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Had a noticeable stutter my whole life and need practice for it

Had a noticeable stutter my whole life and need practice for it [deleted]...

No I havent, I wanted to but I heard they are useless. I just started to read a book, you know aloud to help me prevent stuttering. I'm on initial stage but I hope it will prevent me from stuttering...

For years and years I never spoke in person, I never answered phone calls, I never interacted with anyone because my stutter was so severe I couldn't string two words together. I started practising ...

People that know you are using your stutter as an advantage for them. Normally when we yell we speak fluently! When we whisper. We speak fluently. When we speak about something that we are passionate ...

Totally relatable. Yeah I've tried that delayed pick up as well. I usually get into a melodic rhythm, like a song to prime myself to say what I've to. It's been working lately. So yay!...

Do what you feel the best for yourself. Using techniques can become second nature and soon, you won't need them to speak fluently if you can avoid bad stuttering incidents long enough. I don't really ...

You're right, I'm talking about techniques taught by SLPs like gentle onsets and diaphragm breathing. I have seen SLPs use tapping in rhythm, but only in sessions. They don't tell you to it public f...

Yeah but the “tools”mentioned in this post are generally considered a bad idea by most SLP’s. Using a sing song voice or tapping your foot in rhythm - these can easily develop into secondary character...

True, but I'm talking about the most severe cases. The ones that block on like every other word. Acceptance can help, but it's a good idea to have something to fall back on too. Also, having tools to ...

I mean, plenty of people have to deal with shit. Some people need physical crutches, we need a different kind of crutch. Nothing wrong with that. I wouldn't call you entitled, buy I'd rather use tech...

Am I entitled for not wanting to have to use techniques?

Am I entitled for not wanting to have to use techniques? There are many techniques that make me (seem) fluent: taking a super deep breath and exhaling out all the words, pretending like I’m singing a ...

This is unfortunately nothing new and is just one of the instances where stuttering is different for most people. For me personally, I „feel“ the words in my mind where I will get stuck, and singing...

Yeah it works for most people I think; just pretty impractical sometimes and easy to forget especially when you aren’t planning to speak...

Believe it or no, it worked for me and I think it will work for others. It's just singing for few second in your mind, then talking.Practice, practice, practice....

Yeah this is a pretty common technique but come on; no one wants to have to go into sing mode every time they open their mouth lol...

Using crutches (like not thinking about my words but my idea & passion, word linkeage, extreme pronunciation etc.) and mind training (affirmations & visualisation)....

Which strategy had helped you with your stutter the most?

Which strategy had helped you with your stutter the most? These are some of the strategies that I have personally thought of and tried over the years to manage my stutter. Hasn't cured it, but I belie...

My 7 year old son has therapy and what it’s helped with hugely is confidence. It’s never too late to have therapy, my sister has a severe adult stutter and regrets not having the confidence to start s...

A speech therapist can! Adding easier sounds at the start of words is a big one. For example, words that start with D are tough so I add a slight zzzz before. zzzzDynamic. Most people don't even notic...

I am from Bangladesh and given my time zone, I can't find any free and active speaking groups of native English speakers online where I can practice and improve my spoken English, accent and stuttering. Any suggestions?

I am from Bangladesh and given my time zone, I can't find any free and active speaking groups of native English speakers online where I can practice and improve my spoken English, accent and stutterin...