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commentr/StutterMay 25, 2022
8 points

As a person who stutters and has tried many drugs, I haven’t noticed any drug giving me consistent results. I have tried Phenibut, F-Phenibut, & Gabapentin, all of which are in the same class of d...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightFluency TechniquesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2022
18 points

Try speech therapy again. Many of us had ineffective / unsuccessful therapy as children and in our teens. I certainly did. And these repeated attempts at speech therapy often leave us with the idea th...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Seeking TherapyPositive Therapy TechniquesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2022
2 points

I’ve heard that you can even record yourself reading aloud and playing the recording while you’re asleep. so it helps with your confidence of hearing yourself speaking fluently....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2022
3 points

Reading out loud can definitely help with beating stutter. It help me beat mine while doing other things on top of reading. A few tips I have for you.. read with passion and read for at least 1hr ever...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesGenetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2022
6 points

That’s why I’ve been doing lately. Whenever I’m taking I’ve been stretching my words and probably reduces my stuttering 50%. The only problem is that it makes my voice sound boring but that’s better t...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2022
4 points

I try reading out loud to my little siblings and they just get bored after a while and wander away. I read really slowly and carefully but I still stutter pretty much though not nearly as much as when...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2022
7 points

I read aloud from books when I practice my speech, and it seems to help. If you work on speaking slowly and sort of stretching your words while you read, that should help....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2022
1 points

I was able to largely mitigate my stutter by doing lots of public speaking in church, youth groups, and college. But, just because this worked for me doesn’t mean it will work for everyone. I love you...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2022
3 points

As a professional singer who stutters. Abdominal breathing was not the skill which ended my stutter. It was two elements #1 vocal law. (Breathing, pressurization, and sinus amplification.) #2 langu...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2022
3 points

I recommend voluntarily stuttering. No need to disclose your stutter, unless you r r r really want to. T t t t talk in a slow/comfortable pace, project your voice, l-l-l-lightly but distinctly stutter...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFluency TechniquesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2022
3 points

What I found helping the most was actually doing a bit of reading aloud every day - like reading a story. I notice that I speak differently, and more carefully, and end up using my diapraghm naturally...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2022
1 points

Engaging in self-harm indicates that you don’t yet face the internal ability to “just do it”, as many are suggesting. 1. Make eye contact when talking. Hold it. (Worst outcome is the person taki...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesFluency TechniquesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2022
2 points

Tbh, I’ve rued my stutter many times during life, but at the end of the day life goes on. If I was in a war, and got shot in the leg, I wouldn’t collapse and let everyone else hail me in bullets, I’d ...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2022
3 points

Here is my response to similar post. I feel my approach is worth a try, simply because it works so well for me, but most other stutterers don't seem to be interested: "My Approach is to actually stu...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFluency TechniquesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2022
2 points

Have a few drinks but don't overdo it. Those Guinness zeros are actually tasty and very like the real thing. Have a few of those every so often :) You can be prepared with different ways to say your ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2022
2 points

I wish you the best of luck but I can’t help but feel that recording yourself and then documenting specific pain points would be quicker. For me a key part of blocking less is learning how sounds are ...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 21, 2022
2 points

Some tips: Talk to yourself. Read outloud. Take deep breath and start talking on exhaling. Meditate. Talk more to people you are comfortable with. For me, my brain can tell if I'm gonna stutter ahea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 21, 2022
1 points

I find that saying "My name is" beforehand helps. My name begins with a C, which is hard for me to pronunce sometimes. By so doing I ease my way into my name....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2022
4 points

Rn i am recording at what moments i stutter and figured out that i stutter when i get nervous or very excited and focusing on those triggering factors i speak taking a long breath and is helping me an...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stress & Fight/FlightFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2022
1 points

I wonder if you can try putting in a pause before those words that begin with a vowel and then putting your lips together like you are saying mmmm like “hand out these papers to (pause) mmm...everybod...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques