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Lol, this title caught me off guard like many others. I personally try to incorporate movement into my speech that feels natural. I am someone who uses my hands to talk a lot, so I may do something ...

I only stutter at a specific moment

I only stutter at a specific moment Hello, I only seem to stutter when I pray, I don’t know why? It all started like a month ago, before that it was all good and fluent, but out of nowhere i started ...

So I have kinda developed a few things to be less noticeable. - Carry a pen and click it when you need - Rapidly tense and relase your stomach while speaking. - Keep your hand in your pocket and ta...

I agree, usually groping means sexually inappropriately touching. It can also mean 'blindly searching for the light switch'.. in this post it's used metaphorically: *blindly or clumsily finding for wa...

Yeah I’ve never in my life heard someone call a nervous habit, a groping. I had a whole different image when I read the title...

I'd ... probably use a different word than "groping" for this. I call it a rhythm habit. I've learned to either do it quietly, or not have it be as obvious with just a small pat, for instance....

How do you guys cope with your groping habit?

How do you guys cope with your groping habit? So i have a speech impediment where sometimes if i have a block I’ll make a “groping” (tapping my foot, patting the side of my thigh) motion to finish wha...

Now that if stutter it’s no big deal. Stop talking , don’t try to force it. Take a breath and exhale a small breath And try again. Before I would get so aggravated I would just shut down. I took ...

Yes, a lot of the time actually. But I think it's more because of what I say, not how I say....

When I’m nervous, I can let out some long ones. I’m like really good at substituting. My mind is always moving super fast nonstop. Some say that’s exhausting but I feel like it’s a gift. You have to l...

The more you have avoided speaking the worse it has gotten. , Stuttering has a huge element of approach-avoidance conflict. Practice saying simple sentences at home—and say the entire sentence—regar...

Take control of your life buddy. Have you sought out speech therapy? How often do you practice talking? (This may be reading aloud or presenting on video on your own etc) speaking and fluency is a ski...

Sure, there's gotta be several ways to do this but I'll go into specifics: I will drive to a semi-empty parking lot so my family couldn't hear me talking. Then I set up my phone in the car with the ...

Glimmers - are the opposite of triggers. Glimmers are a sign of hope. Once you begin to look for them, they will start to appear everywhere. If triggers make the approach-avoidance conflict worse in stuttering. Then glimmers improve (such motivation-conflict). Find glimmers to improve this conflict

Glimmers - are the opposite of triggers. Glimmers are a sign of hope. Once you begin to look for them, they will start to appear everywhere. If triggers make the approach-avoidance conflict worse in s...

Many of us are considered to be excellent writers. We can express ourselves without hesitation and only choose the words we know we can use without stuttering. The whole world of expression is now ope...

So true. Think of our vast vocabulary. We have all the tools to express ourselves in the easiest way for us....

Great post! **My summary**: (of the post) **Disabusing beliefs (especially the identity)** * The "ideal self" is shaped by societal expectations especially when it comes to communication * Society ...

Yeah this totally, I've always thought this, since I was very young writing was a way I could express myself, let the words out freely.. I rember in school, my English teacher reading out a story I...

I totally hear you and agree! Though because I've made a career of writing, I find myself having to do public speaking sometimes, LOL. Which is kind of ironic. I've definitely had some embarrassing mo...

I definitely feel like I can express myself better through writing. I can use whatever words I want, where I want, how I want, without any worry. Furthermore other things I struggle to get how I want,...