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commentr/StutterDec 12, 2019
9 points

I usually don’t comment much on this sub or on reddit in general, but my struggle is similar to yours in many ways. I’ve always wanted to be a doctor, but the fear of not being able to say the right t...

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commentr/StutterDec 12, 2019
1 points

I think that speech therapists can't help you because they don't understand what exactly is stammer, because they never had it. Only things that they can do it is giving useless advice and exercises t...

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commentr/StutterDec 11, 2019
1 points

I hear ya brother/sister. I have the same problem. I just recently started speech therapy for the first time in a long time. Have you considered speech therapy?...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2019
1 points

This. Also, have you tried therapy / CBT? Personally, I dealt with severe social anxiety for years. I read all of the books, tried meds, herbal supplements and none of it did much of anything. What...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2019
1 points

No I never asked about it and the doctors never really talked about my stutter although I never brought it up. I’ll bring it up with my current GP the next time I go in. I doubt she’ll know much abou...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2019
2 points

>I could eventually see a speech pathologist about this Might as well just go now. No reason to wait for it to get worse, right?...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2019
1 points

The General physicians usually just follow prescription guidelines but discriminate based on age. They’re strict with most prescriptions and loose with others(like stimulants and ADD). I’ve been to ...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2019
2 points

Stuttering/stammering is its own thing. No consensus indicates otherwise. Of course, you should probably get the other things you mention checked out, just to see if something separate might be going...

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commentr/StutterDec 4, 2019
3 points

I go for private speech therapy once every 2 weeks. And it has helped me a lot. In speaking but mostly in the way i think about my stutter and how i deal with it...

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commentr/StutterDec 4, 2019
3 points

I did speech therapy in college, and it was helpful. I went for like a month or 2, and then you just kinda do the same things over and over and I realized that I didn't need to pay for that, so I stop...

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commentr/StutterDec 4, 2019
2 points

NHS will be a waiting list, and the length of time you have to wait will depend on how many other people in your area also need help. Often the priority is given to children, so the wait can be long b...

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postr/StutterDec 4, 2019
8 points

Questions about speech therapy (UK specific)

Questions about speech therapy (UK specific) I'm a college student who has never had (nor has access to, given my location in a third world country) any form of speech therapy before. But I'll be movi...

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commentr/StutterDec 4, 2019
7 points

It's so good to hear a positive story once in a while. Kudos mate. I too started therapy a year back but left it after 2 months. It's sort of like I gave up when my therapist said "It will take atlea...

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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2019
5 points

First off thank you so much for your reply it means a lot. I also do see a speech pathologist every week at school and shes really kind and helpful but she wasn't in her office today (she goes to ano...

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commentr/StutterDec 2, 2019
1 points

If you're a student, see if your university or one close by has a speech therapy clinic. You can get treated by students there on a sliding scale...

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commentr/StutterDec 2, 2019
1 points

If it goes on this bad for a while I’ll try my best to see the school speech therapist, since it’s a different one from a few years ago when they told me I didn’t need speech therapy anymore. Thanks m...

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commentr/StutterDec 2, 2019
3 points

My stutter is not that bad but sometimes I block in the same way as you do. I suggest you seek some help from a professional expert because this is completely treatable (I was more like to you when I ...

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commentr/StutterDec 1, 2019
2 points

Thanks for your advice. Being drunk is not a permanent solution, so I think I won't see it as a way to reduce my stutter. I know a really good therapist, I heard his name in the "stuttering therapy gr...

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commentr/StutterDec 1, 2019
3 points

So there's this phenomenon with stuttering where if you're doing something novel with your speech that you don't normally do: singing, acting (which is why you'll find that a lot of actors stutter in ...

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commentr/StutterDec 1, 2019
1 points

u/hellatightboi, The EWU Foundation is a registered non-profit 501c3. You can see public records using their Tax ID 91-1019819. The the university manages their finances and gives them a place to hos...

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