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commentr/StutterOct 16, 2020
2 points

Please don't use the chat like people are saying to do. There's some things you can do to severely decrease your anxiety and allow yourself to be more authentic during the presentation. Do you have ...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2020
2 points

try to breathe through your mouth 15 times and through your nose 15x quickly and when you are done say your name and surname, My therapist told me to do that and that worked for me...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2020
3 points

One thing I've learned from talking to my...'specialist' from elementary school is to take a couple breaths first. How? In through the nose, out the mouth. And then, when you speak, inhale your brea...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2020
1 points

That was TL for me to read. I will nevertheless, give the following advice: look into diaphragmatic breathing, with the ultimate goal of relearning to speak. Uttering words as your diaphragm pushes yo...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2020
1 points

Yeah, that's a common trick. :) But also, if it starts getting on your nerves that you can never say the initial word that you wanted to use, pay attention to that. It can be a lot of effort to run s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2020
2 points

A stutter and palilalia (vocal tic) are similar but not the same. From what I've read, I think it has to do with where in the [act of speaking the disfluency happens](https://www.sciencedirect.com/top...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2020
4 points

If you have a good job and stable income, why don't you seek professional help? I don't believe in accepting our stuttering and just move on as a "happy stutterer", without striving to become better s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2020
2 points

I don't find the need to develop any further on this topic, owing to your perfect example. Just a little suggestion/ advice: If you're struggling with your speech and you desperately want to conque...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2020
2 points

On today's episode of stuttering lifehacks: Maybe you can say like 10-02-1960 like all numbers...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2020
1 points

Can you flip the script? If you're already ok with quitting and it's not a financial issue for you, this is a unique opportunity where you get to practice speech with many different people that you'll...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2020
1 points

it's possible, but some people might use the day-month-year date method. i think confirming "the month is 2" or something similar to that might help. if you wanna practice on February, try stretching ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2020
2 points

Whisper, skip the first letter and say "Ebruary", tie words together "anditsFebruary17th", use fillers "mmmFebruary", make a small story (if it's an informal small talk) "my zodiac is Aquarius, while ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2020
1 points

Can you sing or talk in a slight accent? This can sometimes trick the brain and can smooth it out. Generally anxiety will be depleted after you've done it a few times, so if you can push through, sh...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityFluency Techniques
postr/StutterOct 13, 2020
6 points

Can this help for stuttering?

Can this help for stuttering? I’ve been thinking about something. I’ve been fascinated with auctioneers, the fast talking men/women at livestock sales among other things... I thought why not try to ...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2020
1 points

I couldn't agree more, Sir. I’m 18 and have been encapsulated in this physical cage since I was 7. Self-talk (talking to yourself), thinking out loud, speaking in front of the mirror (alone) are some...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringFluency TechniquesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2020
1 points

D words, undoubtedly, are alienated. The only way that I worked with was to add some introductory words before getting these specific ”D” words out. What? What do you mean? Well, I suggest that you c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2020
5 points

I have overcome my stutter by just inhaling sufficient and saying everything in one ”effective” exhale. I have practiced this ”technique” to such an extent that it has become a new habitual way of sp...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2020
1 points

She’s 6. Two different therapists, actually. One at school and one at a private therapy center. These aren’t the only strategies they’ve used, but pretty consistent with the overall theme of what they...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2020
2 points

Reading didn't help me at all. Things that improved my situation were Breathing exercises cause I would find myself out of breath at the end of a sentence, alot (you can find a lot online) drastical...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2020
6 points

I don't think reading out loud to yourself is going to help any. Most stutterers never stutter when alone anyway. The one thing has has helped me some is gentle onsets, an exercise I learned from a ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesExperiential Association