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postr/StutterOct 12, 2020
6 points

Any exercise recommendations for stuttering?

Any exercise recommendations for stuttering? First of all english is not my mother language so I apologize ir there's any grammar/ spelling mistake. I'm 19 and my stutter is mild (actually Idk how to...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2020
3 points

Something I've been doing the past couple of years is exaggerated enunciation. This helps me because I tend to mumble, so getting the mouth open more than feels normal helps me with speech. Not too mu...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2020
2 points

Singing it is actually a very nice advice. Personnaly, i never stutter when i read a text or sing. It's always a surprise to my friends :)...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2020
3 points

Other things that helped me. \-Greatly reduced the speed that im talking with \-Started fixing my breathing ( I try to breathe before every sentence )...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
postr/StutterOct 12, 2020
49 points

Practical, simple tips to help stuttering.

Practical, simple tips to help stuttering. Hi, Has anyone ever come across a list of things that help people with a stutter. I don't mean support, I mean actual, physical things to try. As a former s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2020
1 points

i would then recommend trying out different ways to calm your stuttering down. if you're really stuck on a word, it's ok to spell it out. keep trying, you got this!!...

Coping & AdvocacyCommunity & Support
Fluency TechniquesAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2020
9 points

Hey. I can relate. I was valedictorian when my stutter was at its worst. I had to give a speech and I was so anxious the preceding days I sweated buckets out of my palms and I seriously considered cal...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Public SpeakingAnxiety & Social JudgmentPreparation & Rehearsal+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2020
3 points

Yep. Even I was astonished when I read about this in that book. That book has some really great insights. Some work for you some don't. The "rewriting stutter memories" is working for me. Also, the le...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2020
8 points

One great takeaway from Lee G Lovett's book on stuttering is to overwrite "stutter memories" with "fluent memories". It's simply, "Listen to yourself speaking fluently" --> "Feel confident that yo...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Fluency TechniquesExperiential AssociationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2020
6 points

This might be too specific to work for everyone, but what worked to boost my self esteem and confidence was taking classes to build my voice. For me, those classes were singing lessons. I understand ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2020
2 points

Maybe, I have a stammer (a bad one) and when ai presented to class one day. I forgot that I had my stammer and just said the story like a normal human. I guess not thinking about stammer does help. O...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2020
2 points

Does any of you guys have to breath out all of the air in lungs to avoid stutter and blocks. But if ur saying a long sentence you may stop in the middle....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2020
2 points

sometimes I do the opposite, and instead of taking a deep breath, sometimes I do something called purging, if you don't know its where you expel all of your air in a shortish space of time, then at th...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterOct 7, 2020
2 points

Thanks!! I’m been practicing with that for some time but some people find it strange when I do it, lol....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 7, 2020
2 points

Things that work for me are emphasizing certain problem words (in a way that makes sense of course). It helps me breath through the word slowly but without sounding like the sentence doesn’t flow corr...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 7, 2020
1 points

Things that work for me are emphasizing certain problem words (in a way that makes sense of course). It helps me breath through the word slowly but without sounding like the sentence doesn’t flow corr...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
postr/StutterOct 6, 2020
7 points

Any tips on easing my stutter?

Any tips on easing my stutter? I’m in high school and given that there’s constantly social interaction and being called on in class... are there tips on making my stutter not as prominent? I’ve been...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesFluency TechniquesHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 6, 2020
2 points

I practice saying it different ways, singing it, long breaths before, making my mouth different shapes but still have issues. I feed off people’s energies and if they’re uptight or stressed, it makes ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
postr/StutterOct 5, 2020
2 points

Anyone ever had short term fluency using tricks?

Anyone ever had short term fluency using tricks? I get blocks and stutter a fair bit depending on the day. I have occasionally discovered tricks that allow me to speak quite fluently, but i always reg...

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

When speaking on the phone, or I wear a headset with a mic, speaking a bit softer and a bit more slowly helps me a lot. It keeps me calm. Also what you said about singing or exaggerating the modulatio...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing