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Just breathe out when speaking/blocking. Edit - there are other things to add. But no need to tape your mouth shut...

Mouth taping before bed??

Mouth taping before bed?? I’ve recently started breathing exercises and was told that putting a piece of surgical tape over my mouth before bed can enhance your breathing. It forces you to breathe thr...

This happened to me. My boss said “I’m picking it up.” After panicking, I realized maybe she was doing it unconsciously. Maybe they’re doing it to show connection? TBH, most SLPS do not even under...

Great post! I have a question. Therapists always mention how they remove stuttering. \- in the netherlands, Del Ferro for example, explains perfectly how they remove stuttering (visualizing diaphra...

If you add a few other things, you can start avoiding the very hard block all together. Disclose, eye contact,talking slowly/enunciating, and practicing this as much as possible w sttangers...

I don't do the exercises but I subconsciously use the techniques all the time,almost automatically. I still fully use the techniques in situations like where I have to say my name in public or, the wo...

I was younger, didn’t fully commit. I was thinking about going back after I get my degree. It is very extensive, you literally change how you breathe. What did impress me though is after the course yo...

I can give tips for people who know for sure that they stutter. Since you don't know for sure...I feel slightly reluctant. Anyways...even though I stuttered for years...I don't follow any advanced ste...

Well that’s great to hear. Do you know anyways to like lessened the stutter or to even make it go away...

Could you maybe step by step write a guide how to do the world class technique? For example: 1. Understand the 4 different sound components? 2. Focus on breathing? 3. ?...

I recorded a video of me making a phone call (you should too) and it helps a lot with my stutter!

I recorded a video of me making a phone call (you should too) and it helps a lot with my stutter! Hi Fellow Stutterers, My name is Leo and i've been stuttering since as long as I can remember (20+...

I don't work out but I learned to metal scream about a year ago, which is extremely ab/diaphragm intensive. I've noticed that if I use the diaphragmatic support that I use for screaming in the context...

I have a heart arrhythmia that I used to be able to “fix” by doing a valsalva maneuver. It became dangerous and I needed a medical procedure to address it. While in recovery room, I woke up sooner t...

Most people who use diaphragmatic breathing don't stutter when they do this technique properly. I think this is because if you focus on the diaphragm (which you learn properly in therapy), then you di...

Saw an article about a research that shows that people who take longer to respond to questions come across as more introverted.

Saw an article about a research that shows that people who take longer to respond to questions come across as more introverted. [This research](https://www.psypost.org/2022/09/people-who-are-slower-to...

Fluency shaping is definitely a self-enclosing loop headed straight towards hell, but let's stop the bullshit dude. It's not stigma. Fluency is obviously the default and desirable alternative whereas ...

There's a book by William Parry that postulates that the core is involved in stuttering by the inadvertent triggering of the Valsalva maneuver. I read his book a few years ago, but was left largely di...

Fluency shaping reinforces the stigma that stuttering is bad and fluency is good. Fluency shaping does not allow for spontaneous and natural speech, which often results in speech that isn't joyful....

We know that there is a need of mental support for people like us, especially those that did not receive any help as children and we grew up we some habits that affect us now, but you cannot say that ...

It's an outdated technique. Fluency shaping is outdated. It perpetuates the problems of stuttering because of its focus on fluency. Control is the problem, not the answer....