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commentr/StutterNov 10, 2016
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Yeah when I was 14. They got me to play with lego... fucking ridiculous. I stopped and last year decided to try psychotherapy which was amazing. I learnt a lot about the mind but it was costing me £7...

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commentr/StutterNov 8, 2016
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Practice, practice, practice. It can make a huge difference. You don't have to be perfectly fluent to confidently socialize with peers or talk to professors. Personally I like Bill Parry's book (Under...

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commentr/StutterNov 7, 2016
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Start speech therapy again, it won't cure you, but it helps, and even a mild improve can make a lot to your daily life. A psychologist might help too, not directly with your stutter but with all the a...

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commentr/StutterNov 6, 2016
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If you're in college now, I would go to the speech and language department and see if they offer any sort of therapy or can point you in the direction of someone close who knows stuttering. Not all un...

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commentr/StutterNov 5, 2016
5 points

When I was a young teenager (13-15), I just kind of assumed (and hoped, I guess) that eventually I would grow out of it and it would just go away. I hit my early 20s and that hadn't happened, so I ju...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2016
2 points

Yep, I feel you....Did you ever see a speech therapist? They're there to help you, just as much with the psychological process as with the actual 'practical' stuff. ...

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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2016
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>however much I read aloud, however much I practice or do light contact fucking prolongations, or coastal breathing, or WHATEVER, speech is never going to be a natural part of me Say, how much spe...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2016
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Find a therapist who understands stuttering and work on accepting stuttering (that's how you lose the fear), not one that will tell you to practice techniques to teach you the "right way" to breath....

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2016
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i really appreciate the encouragement nemo_nemo_ . it's very uplifting to read the other posts and realize that i am not alone in this battle. I've tried looking up speech therapist but they are very ...

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commentr/StutterOct 24, 2016
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> To that end, find a speech therapist, practice techniques, practice breathing, and keep talking. Our stutter doesn't control us, that's bullshit. We control it, we control how we respond to it. I...

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commentr/StutterOct 17, 2016
3 points

Broca Brothers have some good videos on YouTube as well. You could also get therapy from your University or join a local NSA chapter....

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postr/StutterOct 13, 2016
6 points

How can i get rid of my severe stutter, or at the very least get it to a point where it doesn't interfere with me

How can i get rid of my severe stutter, or at the very least get it to a point where it doesn't interfere with me Have had this shit since i was in 3rd grade or something and im 18 now. Its so bad tha...

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commentr/StutterOct 4, 2016
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Thanks for you reply - and thanks for sharing your experience! >Do you genuinely want to be explicit about it by the way? Do you feel like you really want to tell people that you have a stutter? ...

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commentr/StutterSep 28, 2016
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The biggest thing about speech therapy isn't necessarily the fluency aspect. For me, speech therapy was always about my self confidence and becoming indifferent to the idea of stuttering. How does she...

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2016
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Is there anyway to study that at home? I just don't have time at all for therapy right now, trying to balance school and work is hard enough lol....

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2016
1 points

If you don't mind me asking, what kind of therapy did you do? I did speech therapy when I was younger and it didn't really help me....

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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2016
2 points

If you can barely speak then intensive speech therapy needs to be your first priority. I was in your shoes until I was 25 and after 3 weeks of intensive therapy my stutter is now mild when it was seve...

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commentr/StutterSep 24, 2016
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Bless her heart. My Mother took me to Speech therapy when I was 4 years old. I was lucky to have a childhood with barely a stutter at all. It's a shame it came back when I was in my teen-hood. Hope ...

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commentr/StutterSep 24, 2016
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There's a long ass book, but it's largely self help by John Harrison. There's a free pdf located in our sidebar. Malcom Frasier's self help for the stutter is a classic. You can also get William Parry...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2016
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Is there a university around you with a speech and language department? Doctors don't know much about stuttering or convene a lot with SLPs so don't think you're doomed, they're not really experts her...

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