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commentr/StutterOct 8, 2021
2 points

It helps to control the breathing..If I control the breathing and try to talk slower and stay calm I don’t stutter at all..But it also depends on who Im talking to and how I feel around them..when tal...

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commentr/StutterOct 8, 2021
2 points

I can relate..I started stuttering when I was about 7 or 8 years old. It has gotten better now but I still get these blocks sometimes..especially if Im nervous or if Im talking to someone on the phone...

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commentr/StutterOct 8, 2021
2 points

Yea true when i used to train boxing I'd feel great and be more happy minded after workouts. If I wasn't out of work I'd be at the gym as matter fact...

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postr/StutterOct 8, 2021
9 points

Vigorous exercise followed by a mediation session = relief and improved fluency

Vigorous exercise followed by a mediation session = relief and improved fluency Works great for me. Considering stuttering seems to be a purely mental obstacle (for me), an exercise session burns of...

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commentr/StutterOct 8, 2021
1 points

The same thing happened to me when I came to the US as a kid! I stutter more in Spanish than in English. I’m not sure what causes it though....

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commentr/StutterOct 7, 2021
7 points

I agree! We can’t control our stress but we can certainly control the way we allow our thoughts to react to the stress. I will and can never imagine what it’s like being a person who stutters nor the...

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2021
27 points

So sorry to hear you’re going through all this. No wonder your stutter has increased — stress will do that. Be kind with yourself regarding your stutter, the one thing you can control is how you speak...

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2021
2 points

It depends on a person im talking to. Its so wierd and frustrating, like I can feel persons energy and it affects my stuttering. Like one girl i was talking to, i could feel she was not interested. Sh...

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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2021
1 points

So you mean your stutter got way worse all of a sudden?But from your narrations,your stutter can be linked up to your presentation for your degree and your anxieties are enervating your stutter these ...

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commentr/StutterOct 5, 2021
3 points

I would say that my stutter also feels related to anxiety/hightened emotions. These emotions definitely can make it worse but typically isn't the cause. For me around a quarter of my stuttering is the...

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postr/StutterOct 5, 2021
5 points

Do you have "zones" of stuttering? Connected to places with bad memories etc

Do you have "zones" of stuttering? Connected to places with bad memories etc I feel the most confident with my mother, but at her place (where I used to live) I stutter way more than what I do in othe...

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commentr/StutterOct 5, 2021
19 points

Actually, for me it's often the opposite. Like, I'm talking and feeling pretty fluent and have forgotten that I even stutter and then BAM. Out of nowhere I'm blocking on a word and can't get it out. ...

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commentr/StutterOct 4, 2021
3 points

I can't recommend books to remedy your issue but I will try remedy you myself. Maybe that's because in fact you are always speaking in a high mental pressure and after several minutes,your doapmines ...

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commentr/StutterOct 4, 2021
6 points

Back to the office today and I can’t even speak my mind and my stutter is mild nowadays but the fear of stuttering one a singular word because I’m trying to speak perfect. So stress and anxiety induci...

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commentr/StutterOct 4, 2021
1 points

That's great, I am literally starting my meditation routine today, hoping to teach my nervous system how to shut down the emegency response, all the best my friend!...

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commentr/StutterOct 4, 2021
5 points

OP may actually be on to something here. I ran cross country and track in high school, so I was usually running around 5+ miles a day, everyday. During that time, I was 100% fluent. However, as soon a...

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commentr/StutterOct 4, 2021
2 points

Meditation resets your nervous system and helps our brains get out of the 'fight or flight' response that I suppose most of us stutters struggle with. This is what my therapist told me anyway...

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commentr/StutterOct 3, 2021
1 points

During speeches,you aren't letting loose your mental stresses and that's why you can't speak quickly,and stutter is not relevant about speaking speeds but your mental [stresses.You](https://stresses.Y...

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postr/StutterOct 3, 2021
12 points

Suddenly started stuttering

Suddenly started stuttering Hi all, I hope ye are having a good day. So I've recently had a sudden onset stutter, about 3 weeks ago it started. I am 19 year old female, never had speech problems bef...

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commentr/StutterOct 3, 2021
5 points

I mean I'm 29 and still stutter occasionally. Usually I'm either nervous like in a job interview, excited or drunk. Other then that years of speech therapy helped me personally. Deep breaths before ta...

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