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Exercise is a good thing and all, but don't you think that by putting so much focus and thought to our stutter (by making verbal exercises a big part of our life)....it might have the opposite effect?...

started stuttering after a car accident

started stuttering after a car accident So this past July, I got in a pretty gnarly car accident. I was rear ended by a utility van, and my car was completely wrecked. It's frankly quite amazing that ...

Conscious of stammering!

Conscious of stammering! 21 year old male with stammering problem. Ever since i turned 16/17 I have become more aware of my stuttering and from there I allowed it to have a profound affect on my ever...

How do I fix my stutter? Would appreciate any advice (unique case)

How do I fix my stutter? Would appreciate any advice (unique case) Long post here, if anyone takes the time to read it, then thank you so much! I'm a guy who's been stuttering since the age of 5. I'm ...

I'm a software engineer - totally different than a professor... but their is something about being in a certain type of focused mindset. When I really really know what I'm talking about I find that m...

Any professors or TAs here?

Any professors or TAs here? I'm considering TAing next semester and the only thing preventing me from doing it is my stutter. I know the course material extremely well and I have several friends that ...

Seems likely. In what way is talking an effort to you? With the stutter, I mean. I ask because there are different ways of going about that sort of thing....

I hate it when someone says something nice and I get stuck on ”You too!”, making it sound like I’m hesitating to say it

I hate it when someone says something nice and I get stuck on ”You too!”, making it sound like I’m hesitating to say it ...

Appreciate the insight, thank you. It sure feels like an “it” though. An adversary, something between you and what you want/need, something to be overcome. When the thinking doesn’t come automatically...

I have pretty much the exact same problem. Right now I have a block on saying my last name when we do introductions at the start of meetings at work - which happens all the time since at our meetings ...

But you're nervous (in this example). It doesn't matter what it's about. It's there and it is probably causing you to rush things and talk fast (possibly subconsciously). Take a step back, compose, an...

I don’t get nervous about speaking I get nervous about stuttering. I try to rehearse it in my head if I know I have to say a word I struggle with but I still mess it up a lot of the time. Maybe slowin...

It sounds like the nerves are getting to you which happen to me. Nervous/Exciting (basically emotional) situations such as beginning of schools really increased my blocks. ​ Just slow thi...

Im having a huge problem with blocks lately.

Im having a huge problem with blocks lately. I have always had a stutter since I was small and it was really bad as a kid. In middle school and the beginning of high school I still stuttered a little ...

Diaphragmatic breathing: Breathe in for 2 seconds, out for 4 (one-mississippi, two-mississippi). Make sure your stomach is rising, *not your chest.* Keep your hands on your stomach and chest to make s...

Thought I was the only one that did this lol I feel like it's from my ADD. I constantly have to remind myself to slow the fuck down. It's because our brain has been wired to talk this fast for years,...

I have this problem too. You just need to practice, honestly. Read aloud for a few minutes a day and record yourself doing so. Practice with people in real life next. You don't have to do it all the t...

If you '' don't really know why stuttering happens '', what makes you so positive that it is not psychological? I suggest you go on Youtube and look up the Secret of Stuttering by Dr. Mort Cooper PHD...

Stuttering is not doing wrong, but I would like to be more in control of my speech. D- is OK in my books haha. To me, it means try harder. I realize bad grades can actually lead to worsening of my sit...

Could be. It's hard to tell as he clearly has some social-communication quirks that are pretty intense. For example, is the lack of eye gaze from Aspergers or a secondary behavior to prevent an over...