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commentr/StutterOct 22, 2024
1 points

My dear friend with an otherwise fairly severe stutter somehow manages to host a live radio show. I don't quite know how he does it, but from talking to him it seems that he does three main things. He...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Preparation & RehearsalVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2024
2 points

My dear friend with an otherwise fairly severe stutter somehow manages to host a live radio show. I don't quite know how he does it, but from talking to him it seems that he does three main things. He...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Preparation & RehearsalVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2024
1 points

I still remember this exact thing happening to me 10 years ago. Looking back, all i can say to you is to start learning how to ignore public ridicule, and public laughter. The only way out is through....

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2024
2 points

You are every bit of normal bro, I've stuttered on the letter F for 3 solid minutes inside of a classroom teaching students years ago, that's life, don't let it kill you, yeah, your dad freaked out, h...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2024
2 points

Interesting. Will definitely watch for that. If the moon can change the tide in the ocean there’s no reason to believe it wouldn’t have an effect on us....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2024
2 points

Great question! It’s probably because you aren’t practicing the thing that’s the problem. If you are blocking on the word, you are already having a problem with it, so the practicing isn’t causing th...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposurePositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2024
1 points

Thank you so much for this post, I feel like my blocks are similar to yours. I can’t wait to try this. Is there any reason why you used the first video (95% of the time) or would the 2nd video be jus...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposurePositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
-5 points

You're at ground zero. I must suggest you to try to speak fluently in a closed room by yourself and practice and repeat for like 1 hour daily....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
-10 points

I bet when we find ourselves alone in a quiet room with the doors and windows closed, none of us don’t experience any stuttering. It's interesting how the absence of an audience can create such a sens...

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Experiential AssociationVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2024
0 points

I didn’t say the words I blocked on, I just had to THINK of me blocking in order for that feeling in your chest to pop up. So think of you blocking, and when you have that nervous feeling in your ches...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentExperiential AssociationVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2024
0 points

I wanted to ask what do you mean by you though about the familiar anxiety, I just tried the first video and I kept saying out loud or in my head the words I usually block myself everytime, is that wha...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentExperiential AssociationVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2024
3 points

On my free time I do TikTok’s. I inform people about what it’s actually like to have a stutter. It also helps me with exposure and trying to be comfortable letting people hear me stutter. Ik it’s not ...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2024
3 points

Yes, watch that ball bounce left and right on the screen, and think about blocking/stuttering so you can have that anxiety feeling in your chest. Once you have that feeling in your chest and you’re ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & PsychologicalVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
2 points

I’ve found that by stuttering openly (certainly still working on the “without shame” part!), and people who I interact with seeing my struggle - they are much more willing to be vulnerable with me. It...

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commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
2 points

You can try repetition. Once I accepted my stutter, I simply wanted a go to in order to preserve energy while not fearing the stutter itself. So the idea remains the same but it is just a change in ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & PrideStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2024
8 points

It sounds like you're taking some really courageous steps by embracing your stutter and exposing yourself to challenging speaking situations. That process of letting go of techniques and facing those ...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
postr/StutterOct 12, 2024
9 points

The bar keeps getting higher

The bar keeps getting higher Hello everyone. Recently I've been trying to accept my stutter and remove any techniques or ways to speak fluently. I have blocks and been exposing myself to scary situati...

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commentr/StutterOct 12, 2024
3 points

Anyone I was emotionally able to. Started w making brief phone calls to random stores, asking “When ddddo you close today?”...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2024
2 points

u miss 100% of the shots u dont take. If i stutter, everyones gonna be on the ride with me. I have a therapist and i started seeing a reiki practitioner and I feel more comfortable in my stutter. I do...

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Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2024
1 points

Practicing voluntary repetitions is one of the most effective ways to decrease the impact of blocks...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureBlocks & Stoppages