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commentr/StutterMay 20, 2022
2 points

I don’t know man. This is just my experience - a lot of people have seen great results with speech therapy, so it might just work for you. It just made my stutter worse. But this thumb/index thing a...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Propositionality & WeightFluency TechniquesUnhelpful Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2022
2 points

i use this whenever the next word im about to say starts with a harsh sound, it really does help keep things flowing. saved me from embarrassment so many times lol...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2022
2 points

Hmmm I'm not sure. Possibly something along the lines of 'adding manageable sounds'. It was a technique shown to me by a speech therapist 10 years ago...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2022
3 points

I typically try to say the word a few times to myself and generally slow down my pacing to make it seem more natural. Maybe that will help you....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2022
1 points

Try adding lead-up words to your name, such as "my name is ____." This can train you to smoothen up your approach to your actual name being spoken by you...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2022
2 points

Add this to your tricks: If you have a best-friend in the class… look at them while you present and pretend like they are the only one that you are talking to! Works like a charm for me....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2022
2 points

24M, graduating this Saturday with a BA in Psychology. Most of the time it wasn’t a problem unless your professor had you speak during the first week of class, but otherwise it was mostly a lot of com...

School & WorkCoping & Advocacy
School & Academic LifeMindfulness & BreathingFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2022
2 points

prolong the vowel after the f to avoid prolonging the f...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2022
4 points

You're not stuttering on the actual f sound but the vowels. Example, fathom youre stuttering on the Athom so prolong it and focus on the Aaaaaathom. It works well for me just not everytime mainly due ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2022
1 points

Try and practice saying different words that start with f. If you know any breathing or stretching techniques, practice those while saying each word....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2022
1 points

Start using the lovett method. It will be hard work, but if you really want to stop stuttering, this is what you should do :)...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2022
2 points

Hey, stutterers are in many ways similar but they are also very different. You must stop think words. There is so much that can be written and explained about this but i'll try to be short. I hope it...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2022
3 points

Put yourself on mute for a second and try to get it out like that then unmute yourself in the middle of your words, that way it looks like a glitch and not look like you're having a block. Normally, ...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2022
2 points

Amazing replies!!! Breathing exercises will help a lot with the incidental 'block' stutter. I have exactly the same but it really doesn't effect my life!...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2022
5 points

I started stuttering at about 5, still not too sure what caused it. My dad sent me to speech therapy and a hypnotist even. She sounds like her stutter is very similar to mine, frequent blocks and a hi...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Advice OfferedFluency TechniquesOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterMay 9, 2022
2 points

Usually I talk more high pitched yes! Also I’m a singer as well and I never stutter when I sing. I’ve heard it’s because we use a different part of the brain to sing than to talk....

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 9, 2022
1 points

Do you talk in a sing-song voice to your pets? There’s a theory that singing bypasses a part of the brain that produces the stutter. It’s one of the tips I use when I feel a block coming. I raise my p...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 9, 2022
6 points

Hi Kevin, if you are in the US you should have a speech therapist at your school. This person helps people communicate and already works with many kids at school. You can talk to your parents and /or ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMay 8, 2022
1 points

Practicing alone- Imagine you are the president, think of anything and start speaking. Understand what words/sounds give u pain and try to make a workaround or simply try just to get that thing out. I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2022
1 points

i think practicing will be good. u can try talking to urself (when ur alone so its not embarrassing) by putting urself in imaginary scenarios like fake arguments etc. u can also try reading aloud!...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques