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commentr/StutterNov 5, 2024
1 points

I can promise also! Start by practicing in lower stakes situations like calling a restaurant and asking “What tttttttime do you stop serving tonight”...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2024
3 points

Please know there is a cure and recovery has been done check out john harrisons book redefining stuttering (its 600 pages) if u dont wanna go that deep because you dont have to , check tim mackesey if...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureCure Claims / Alt-Treats
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2024
-2 points

There already is a way to improve it dramatically. I feel like I’ve spoken to you directly about it. It seems misleading to act as if there isn’t already a way, that in fact, everyone can start worki...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2024
1 points

I’ve gone days without feeling affected by blocks. After a while, the new habits become second nature, which almost is bad bc it leads to me forgetting to practice...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2024
1 points

Great question. I’d never use the word “recovered” in this context but in general, I’m much less impacted by my blocks. For reference, before I started practicing voluntary stuttering, I once went w...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureEmployment & CareerAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2024
3 points

Start by reading " rededining stuttering " by john harrison its free If you have the money contact tim mackesey for online speech therapy They use a psychological approach to stuttering not a mechanic...

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postr/StutterNov 2, 2024
9 points

Voluntary stuttering exercise

Voluntary stuttering exercise Has anybody tried it? How much did it ease your stutter? Like i remember doing it once and i felt this huge wave of tension just getting released and afterwards my stutte...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2024
10 points

For me it was exposure therapy. First my SLP had me call different stores like Nike and say “Hi my name is ___ and I stutter, do you have [this] shoe in a size 12?” Once I Got confident in that, I wen...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2024
1 points

So far I've learnt 4 techniques: 1.prolonging the first syllable of each word. 2.breaking a word into pieces 3. "Voluntary stuttering" (personally this didn't work at all) 4. Do not force a word to c...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2024
2 points

I've been reading the DARE approach for anxiety and it talks about exposure and to accept anxiety and roll with it, instead of trying to avoid it. I think it's even more relevant for work situations, ...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2024
5 points

Yes and no, I have stuttered since childhood and still do. However, I have purposely (not always willingly) exposed myself to situations in which I know I will severely stutter (mainly due to heighten...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureStress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2024
11 points

For me it was a combination of desensitization and convincing myself that my stutter was purely psychological, along with literally choosing to become a speech therapist so I could better figure it ou...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureTrauma & PsychologicalSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterOct 30, 2024
1 points

Everytime I used the old bathroom trick, until one day I couldn’t run from it and just had to face it. Worst couple minutes of my life....

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2024
4 points

according to my speech therapist, blocking, repeating several words or sentences, facial tension etc. are behaviors that we adopt unconsciously when we want to stop ourselves from stuttering (for exam...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFluency TechniquesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2024
23 points

>The only other alternative is to look and sound stupid saying it. Try it out. Maybe you won't look at stupid as you feel you do...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureMindset shift
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2024
1 points

Never done it before. But I have one Tuesday and you bet your ass I’m going to try it because why not...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2024
1 points

Of course. So what I often do is record myself talking to desensitise myself to words that I struggle on. I phone local companies and ask questions to boost my confidence using the phone. I speak on a...

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Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2024
3 points

Hi there. Sharing a perspective as an older guy who struggled with this 4 decades ago. 1. Smile and be at peace knowing that this is a feature and not a flaw 2. Can you raise your hand and show your...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2024
1 points

I publicly posted a voice recording of me stuttering today for ISAD talking briefly about stuttering, itfeels so crazy to do but the more people that are exposed to it the more will look it up and wil...

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commentr/StutterOct 22, 2024
1 points

I think you are joking(?), but there is a... video podcast, tiktok... something that naturally I can't find right now that has this group of guys on it, and every time one of them starts to stutter, t...

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Humor & Community ToneVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure