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commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
2 points

Idk if this will work for you but you can try sitting infront of a mirror while on the call and talk on the phone while looking at yourself. Also whenever you feel you are about to hit a block just pr...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
0 points

Check into this. It works but you have to work it. www.westopstuttering.org...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
11 points

First of all, well done for taking the plunge and applying for the job….make sure to keep us posted how you get on… I can relate to your sense of panic mode….the phone has filled me with dread many m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Anticipating StutteringPreparation & RehearsalFluency Techniques+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
1 points

I was lucky enough to have my parents pay for it. It was helpful but honestly bro you can probably just look up lot of the techniques they’ll teach you online and go over it yourself. Its just learnin...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
1 points

To counter the suggestions (in this thread) that you do your practice-talking alone. Many PWS are fluent when alone (bc stuttering tends to happen whrn you nervously try to stop a stutter bc of fear ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2022
1 points

I’ve had a stutter as long as I can remember, since I learned to speak. I’m currently 17 and have had a girlfriend for almost a year. All it takes is finding someone who understands. And if you’re any...

Coping & AdvocacyParent & CaregiverSocial & Relationships
Fluency TechniquesSchool/Clinical AdvocacyDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterMar 20, 2022
70 points

I was the announcer at a charity hockey game yesterday.

I was the announcer at a charity hockey game yesterday. I grew up with a severe stutter. Didn't achieve fluency until my mid 20s when I went back to speech therapy. Yesterday my 13 yo son was skating...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Fluency TechniquesHope & MotivationPersonal Stories
postr/StutterMar 19, 2022
1 points

If Stuttering is not curable for adults, what's the point of speech therapy? What does learning to "control" it mean?

If Stuttering is not curable for adults, what's the point of speech therapy? What does learning to "control" it mean? [removed]...

Community & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Advice RequestsFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2022
1 points

You may have heard of the Mcguire Program. it combined two approaches, 1 was the acceptance- non-avoidance approach like yours and the 2nd was overcoming the physical causes of stuttering. It worked f...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2022
2 points

I have done it and it works! I just posted in r/daddit that I read to my child recently. I took the course in 2002. let me know if you have any questions....

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2022
1 points

I have done it and it works! I just posted in r/daddit that I read to my child recently. I took the course in 2002. let me know if you have any questions....

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2022
1 points

I have done it and it works! I just posted in r/daddit that I read to my child recently. I took the course in 2002. let me know if you have any questions....

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2022
7 points

My understanding is, he stuttered through his childhood (and maybe 20s? Someone can fact check me). In his later years, before his presidency, the majority of articles had Biden citing that he had ov...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Identity & Self-PerceptionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2022
5 points

Also the man was in his late 40s - 50s in the 90s. Let's say he achieved a level of fluency at age age 35, you're seeing him with 15 years of mastered fluency under his belt...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2022
6 points

A speech therapist I saw in college had really good control of her fluency. In a more casual situation she explained her fluency decreased significantly. I’ve met coworkers that took me months to figu...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2022
16 points

Same reason why you wouldn't know I stutter. I got speech therapy and achieved fluency in my 20s I still stutter if I am really tired. You see the presidency taking it's toll on Joe. I catch him havi...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterMar 18, 2022
5 points

Do you ever feel guilty in moments of fluency?

Do you ever feel guilty in moments of fluency? Whenever I would look at a list of emotions associated with fluency (fear, shame, anxiety, etc) I would always be confused about guilt being listed. I ma...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2022
3 points

Sometimes the scariest part of speaking is all the anticipation leading up to it. As soon as you start speaking your brain realizes it’s ok and the fear dissipates. I hope this will happen with you. T...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2022
2 points

Do this. Click on this link www.westopstuttering.org I am not promoting anything. Get the book. Read the book. Do what the book says to do. The book is written by people who use to stutter! Speech th...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2022
3 points

Think about anything else but stuttering or the word you are going to use. Also, something that works every time is speak with passion. Talk lower or higher. Use gestures. You will never stutter. It t...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring