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commentr/StutterApr 28, 2021
1 points

Had a similar experience, saw a speech therapist for a couple sessions, and along with other practices eventually got over my stutter. Fluency is possible but it's not a straight line and it takes tim...

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commentr/StutterApr 28, 2021
2 points

Absolutely. I only really started working on my stutter when I was around 22-23. I basically bombed out of every job interview I had after completing my degree, because I would literally block and sit...

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commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
1 points

It’s something we should expect from this era that we couldn’t interact with many like before. Try to speak to your friends and colleagues for a long time every day. That will definitely enhance your ...

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commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
5 points

maybe start exercising your speech more? My fluency has suffered a bit as well during the pandemic. Damn, I miss seeing people outside of the house....

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commentr/StutterApr 25, 2021
2 points

Have you gone to a speech therapist? I am a grad student for speech therapy (I even have a client your age right now that stutters! His is due to anxiety though) and I can tell you that we do absolute...

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commentr/StutterApr 25, 2021
0 points

It's up to you of course. Also, while eliminate isn't the right word, speech therapy can reduce stuttering in people to the point where it's imperceptable. And yes, it actually does to take a lot of ...

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commentr/StutterApr 25, 2021
1 points

I think it depends on what she means by eliminate. Stuttering can be eliminated bhmy managing it (if it's mild mostly) but it takes a lot of effort. You have to change the way that you speak, and it o...

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postr/StutterApr 24, 2021
0 points

My experience with a speech program and how you might benefit like me

My experience with a speech program and how you might benefit like me I won't be surprised if this gets taken down but this forum is the place I found this information and it changed my life and I wou...

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commentr/StutterApr 24, 2021
0 points

I totally agree with you :) A stutterer can always control his stutter to an extent where he doesn’t appear speech disabled!! There are always ways!! The one thing that helped me the most is voice mod...

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postr/StutterApr 20, 2021
6 points

Reading in class w/ a stutter

Reading in class w/ a stutter I had to read a page of grapes of wrath in front of my class today. It wasn’t a bad stuttering day so I was chill about it. But then I start reading and it’s like every s...

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commentr/StutterApr 17, 2021
8 points

I'm not sure there is anything that is 'most effective.' It's a program. A ladder, if you will. *I believe the therapist is an integral part of the process.* I'll run through a thousand foot view, but...

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commentr/StutterApr 17, 2021
7 points

It will not go away. But you can definitely learn to control it. I'm not saying it'll be perfect, but you can manage your fluency to a very functional degree. Source: am an adult who stutters. Nobod...

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commentr/StutterApr 17, 2021
1 points

Music definitely helped me! Played clarinet all my life and the breathing lessons that come with it and also posture and air control really help Not with stuttering itself but now I don't die of asph...

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commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
8 points

It’s pretty much focusing on your breathing as you speak. Sometimes we try to force ourselves through a sentence or a word we are going to stutter on and end up out of breath and without rhythm in our...

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commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
1 points

I can say that this advice you’ve given is correct as I tried something similar (point 1 and 3) in my own style. Perhaps the most important one is the relaxation element. For this I walked slow, made...

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commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
1 points

1. Try tilting your head sideways and then speaking. 2. Act a bit high or drunk or sleepy (I never drank alcohol) to feel more relaxed. 3. Tighten your fists then release. Then start reading....

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postr/StutterApr 16, 2021
79 points

Genuinely helpful advice I got from a ~70 year Stutterer

Genuinely helpful advice I got from a ~70 year Stutterer A few years back, I was taking private trumpet lessons at University, and I got some advice from my instructor that has honestly been the only ...

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commentr/StutterApr 15, 2021
3 points

I’ve used a DAF. Wicked weird at first but it did help my fluency. I made me think I was speaking with other people...

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commentr/StutterApr 15, 2021
2 points

I'm 17 and I know what you are going through. Presentations are very hard for me as well. I do have some tips that I find useful, and I hope you do as well: - Be calm. This is easier said than done, ...

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commentr/StutterApr 15, 2021
1 points

Its less about the water and more just a thing to give you a second to reset or reassess how its going. Taking a sip of water is a very common thing and no one will think twice about it....

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