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commentr/StutterNov 25, 2021
1 points

Absolutely! I don't know if i can call it tools really, but more of ways that i manage, not necessarily "good" if you know what I mean. (English is my second language btw) I can tell you my story and...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2021
1 points

Listen brother. A tip i got from my ESL teacher is that to speak slowly, That will help you from stuttring less. Hope it helps brother. Happy thankgiving :)...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2021
9 points

It’s time to start embracing who you are as an individual and find strength in that. You have the right to be happy as someone that stutters, and it is very possible. I think you are putting others on...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 24, 2021
2 points

The key is to talk really slow. Don't be in a hurry to finish the sentence. This is what they told me in therapy which I took for a few days way back when I was 22/23. Although it was useful and I w...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesSeverity & FluctuationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2021
0 points

So I would really recommend the Dave McGuire course. They have an inexpensive self help book on Amazon called “Beyond Stammering: The Mcguire Program for getting good at the Sport of Speaking.” You ca...

Community & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Research & ResourcesFluency Techniques
postr/StutterNov 21, 2021
9 points

Very useful guided exercises that are helping me a lot right now! I want to share this with you all

Very useful guided exercises that are helping me a lot right now! I want to share this with you all There's a stuttering institute in Hungary called the Demosthenes Institute and they released a 4 par...

Community & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Advice OfferedResearch & ResourcesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 20, 2021
1 points

Believing, as I do, that stuttering has a physical cause, namely incorrect breathing, maybe caused by trying to pull one's stomach in at a cost of preventing one's diaphragm from pushing the breath ou...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Neurological & BrainFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 20, 2021
2 points

Most of these programs help some but not all. You certainly do.not need a speech proctologist to become fluent. How much does the hcri program cost? What helped me and my children were the DAF and ...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesAssistive Devices
commentr/StutterNov 19, 2021
2 points

I think you need to be 100% vulnerable with others. Begin telling other people you stutter and tell them about your other emotions too, such as pressure to be a good father. Because if you don’t you w...

Social & RelationshipsCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Disclosure & Telling OthersTrauma & PsychologicalFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 19, 2021
2 points

My experience was that weekly sessions in my teens had no effect, but doing something only once a week won't change anything. I didn't have an SLP that specialized in stuttering, didn't get any "homew...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 18, 2021
4 points

Here is a technique my speech therapist taught me. It’s called “find the tension”. When I feel a block, or am stuck on a sound, I freez my mouth/neck/tongue in the position of the stutter. I then try ...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 18, 2021
2 points

What I was told at speech therapy as a 20 year old was to soften the sound of consonants. "D" is impossible to do that with, so I myself might also try this out....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 18, 2021
3 points

I worked with an SLP on D and T (a voiceless D) for a very long time because I really struggled with those sounds. We focused on controlling the tongue and giving very light contact on the roof of th...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 18, 2021
6 points

We all struggle with something as stutterers. P, especially pr, is it for me. I'm no speech therapist, but what has helped is stretching the first syllable of the word you're trying to say. Like, f...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2021
1 points

I would really recommend the McGuire Program! And reading Redefining Stuttering by John Harrison. There’s a free link to the book if you google search it. Your head jerk is a “trick” to get words out...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2021
2 points

It’s a very intensive program that is only taught at their facility in Virginia. It consists of learning the mechanics of speech consciously. You speak agonizingly slow at first and gradually speed it...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesHelplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2021
2 points

You got balls. Good job. I found that the more I practice, to the point it’s memorized, the better I do. Give the whole presentation several times, out loud, to yourself. Then maybe invite someone to ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Preparation & RehearsalFluency TechniquesHope & Motivation
postr/StutterNov 16, 2021
13 points

Finished my 2 out of 3 presentations

Finished my 2 out of 3 presentations On my first presentation for my research paper i was so nervous, i messed up on the first half i had too much sudden silence but i managed to be calm on the second...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightPropositionality & Weight+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2021
1 points

Damn brother i now how you feel. Im 28 too and in the same situation as you. Just dont give up and practice speaking when you're alone and of course continue to pursue lifes adventures. Do you stutter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2021
3 points

Yeah thats what I did, but I became more fluent for the next presentation by studying more and taking care of myself it was a win in the end :D....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques