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commentr/StutterMar 29, 2025
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Yess I’ve tried both. I strongly recommend ACT. Check out - The Happiness Trap by Dr Russ Harris if you wanna learn about it. Best of luck! 🫶...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Mindfulness & BreathingTherapy Experiences
postr/StutterMar 28, 2025
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I don’t know if this is just me, but zyns help immensely.

I don’t know if this is just me, but zyns help immensely. They calm me down and make my “flow” easier, if that makes sense ...

Meds & SubstancesCoping & Advocacy
Helpful Med OutcomesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterMar 28, 2025
2 points

Hey friend. Are you me? Stress, anxiety and high levels of cortisol can make it hard to think clearly. I graduated in the top 10% of my high school class and I was being absolutely crushed in Univers...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological Rhythms+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 28, 2025
1 points

Start your sentences slower than normal, use your speaking muscles delicately, speak slightly softer than normal when beginning sentences and speak on a gentle outflow of air. Ride out breath while sp...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2025
8 points

I stuttered disruptively in my teens and my twenties. It was extremely traumatic for me as I know it is for everyone who stutters. I’ve worked very hard to put myself in situations where I had to lear...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & BreathingVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2025
2 points

Is costal breathing the same as Belly breathing ? I mean. How do you do it ? I did not undeestand it. Could you explain step by step...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2025
3 points

Great stuff, Costal Breathing has been the technique I come back to most from my experiences. Really gives a sense of control. Any of these courses in Ireland? Would love to attend...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Mindfulness & BreathingPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2025
0 points

And yes it is dumbass, normal people dont hold their fuckin breath when they talk ! Stutterers do hold their breath. Maybe if you tried some breathing exercises you'll realize that it to just like i d...

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Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2025
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No I don't go to a therapist. Sure we all know how to breath just like we know exactly how to speak when were alone, right?? When we have that anxiety that anxiety fucks with our breathing and we stut...

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Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2025
2 points

Hello Does this have anything to do with the amygdala? Alex Honnold is a unique climber whose amygdala shows almost no activity, which results in a very calm character and lack of fear. I stutter mys...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Neurological & BrainMindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMar 23, 2025
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And he set up speech therapy for me, kind of a speech camp down at Hollins Communication Research Institute (HCRI) taught me over 12 days how to breathe correctly…yes at 25 years old, I learned how to...

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Mindfulness & BreathingPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 23, 2025
1 points

Listen, You don’t sound childish! Now, there are three ways in which humans breathe: 1) Nasal Breathing 2) Upper Chest Accessory Muscle Breathing and the correct way which will aide in your fluency… ...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterMar 23, 2025
1 points

>cuz we stutter physically due to lost of breathing control. Is this what the therapist told you? It's not true. Stuttering is not a breathing problem. We all know how to breathing and speak. You do ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindfulness & BreathingMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMar 23, 2025
1 points

You know what I've noticed about people who stutter, alot are very pessimistic. It may not address the mental side of stuttering but it definitely address the physical side cuz we stutter physically d...

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Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2025
1 points

So is the solution being stupidly calm and meditation? Calmness can solve the disintegration. Meditation can prevent the anxiety by present...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2025
1 points

Hey Jardonn, I'm a 35 y/o male who has stuttered my whole life. To echo what most have been saying here, like most things in life, what has helped me the most is deliberate practice around breathing a...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2025
1 points

This is the way! But there are softer ways to get there. Were you making eye contact, or the equivalent? Start doing voluntary repetitions in a mirror, while making eye contact with yourself. Add...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2025
1 points

I think meditation or reading is the best way to calm your mind, it helps in not dependent on external sources but rather training your mind to be calm...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterMar 15, 2025
1 points

I did course in the UK called the starfish project. It didn’t offer or guarantee a cure, however it does teach you the tools and mindset to more controlled speech. Main technique is costal breathing w...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesSituational VariabilityMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2025
2 points

I've had this situation where my stutter came back way worse than it ever was. I also felt like I wouldn't amount to anything and I created this narrative in my head that I need to shelter myself fr...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Mindset shiftMindfulness & BreathingAcceptance & Pride+3 more