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>It was long and tortured and at the end he said he didn't understand the point of the conversation or whether or not he was supposed to be giving me advice, but he just shook my hand and walked aw...

I feel bad for you... Try not to think of this as a once in a lifetime opportunity, though. You don't know that. Have you tried speech therapy?...

No problem. :) I suggest you look into a therapist aswell, they'll be able to guide you through how to work with approach avoidance anxiety and steps you can make to overcome it. Good luck!...

I went on the McGuire programme, but as I said, it's not the course that matters, it's what you do with it....

You've been on the McGuire course. Same as me, though as I said the course you go on doesn't matter. It's what you do with it....

So, a lot of it is because of breathing? I fully agree! I think what you are describing is similar to costal breathing. There's an app for training that, called, similarly, keep it costal.I'm using it...

I still see said counsellor, it's just that I won't for much longer since she's a school counsellor and I'm going to college after this school year is over....

I feel your pain. I was in the same situation a while ago when I was studying abroad in Australia. I wasn't aware that I shuttered so much more in English than on my native language, and because of th...

Lately, I have been. I have been reading out loud every day for about an hour every day. I've picked up a lot of things doing that and I have really slowed down my speech rate and I am starting to rea...

Has anyone tried self-therapy book written by Stuttering Foundation of America?

Has anyone tried self-therapy book written by Stuttering Foundation of America? I want to know your experiences. http://www.stutteringhelp.org/sites/default/files/Migrate/book0012_11th_ed.pdf...

I guess that's what we call a "block" (more nuanced description here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttering#Characteristics) Have you tried speech therapy?...

It won't help with your presentation tomorrow (since there's no time), but if you haven't already tried it, speech therapy can help you deal with your stutter....

It's technique, though not fluncy shaping (the technique is coastal breathing). I know friends who have done it and done really well, I know other people who have done it and while they like it, they ...

Since you seem to know a bit about this, do you think McGuire is more a fluency shaping/technique based program, or something that just forces you to move toward acceptance/reducing the struggle?...

Have you tried speech therapy? Also, don't think that "focus" necessarily eliminates your stutter - just so you don't think it's you who's failing....

well if you are close to Southern California, i can be your candidate. i just came back from an intensive therapy and ive already improved significantly. After finally making the move to get therapy, ...

i just came back from the Mcguire program, changed my life, and worth every penny. I wished i did this sooner. Thanks for the heads up! On the 2nd day of class, they even offered to refund anyone that...

Basically covert stutters do everything they can do to not stutter openly in front of people. World substitution is one strategy a covert stutter utilizes - when they feel they are going to block on a...

I've had good experiences with a book called "Self Therapy for the Stutterer" by M Fraser...

You should seriously consider seeing a therapist. Stuttering and anxiety/depression often exist together. You've described withdrawing from society and experiencing feelings of persecution, both happe...