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commentr/StutterJun 28, 2020
6 points

Have you heard of breath stream management? It's really helpful for me (obviously might not be for everyone). Worth a try if you've never done it. Let me know if you want more info. I know exactly how...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2020
2 points

Ha, same. I still get blocks speaking on the phone once in a while but not nearly as much I used to. Seeing a pro speech therapist helped, she gave me a few tricks like adding air and using other soun...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2020
2 points

Also try speech therapy with someone who mostly treats stutterers. Things that helped me were releasing a small amount of breath first, prolonging the first syllable, and doing a little fa...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Fluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2020
1 points

My personal experience I stated I lived with a stutter on my CV and got a job in a high street pub, so yes less formal than going to a table and taking orders (more being shouted at over a bar) but yo...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2020
2 points

Have you had any speech therapy? I found when I focused on my techniques my speech would improve a ridiculous amount. If you are struggling to start sentences should try incorporate these technique...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2020
3 points

I agree. I think fully accepting your stutter and never working to improve it, seems like a forfeit. We all subconsciously try to sound as fluent as we can. Yet you cannot improve your stutter if you ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2020
1 points

My stutter is worse on the inhales. That's why easy onset works. Practicing diaphragmatic breathing will probably help you....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2020
2 points

I've also been stuttering since I was around 5. I'm currently in college and it is doesn't necessarily get better, it just changes. For some people a stutter will go away. My father stuttered for a f...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Severity & FluctuationAcceptance & PrideFluency Techniques+1 more
postr/StutterJun 25, 2020
10 points

I managed to control 99 percent of my stutter

I managed to control 99 percent of my stutter This is how I talk now https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f5S7Nd6zzYHBAXxPAx_uglB2a359FTwd/view?usp=drivesdk I am willing to share the details of my journey...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacyMeds & Substances
Personal StoriesFluency TechniquesHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2020
3 points

My 2 cents: I am 49 years old, master's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, married with 1 son AND a national trainer. My stutter started as a result from a traumatic dog attack at the ...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindfulness & BreathingFluency TechniquesStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2020
2 points

I've been talking to myself in the mirror for years. I practice my name, greetings and everyday words that I have difficulty with. I can truly say that talking in the mirror has helped me with my st...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2020
1 points

I did and saw my therapist a couple times even after the end of my therapy. He provided a therapy based on desensitization and taught me management techniques. However, my speech sometimes gets so wor...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2020
2 points

Something my parents once told me when I was a lot younger: >"Focus on the people you are having a conversation with and things you are talking about, NOT how you are talking / if you are fluent. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & WeightFluency Techniques
postr/StutterJun 23, 2020
6 points

Advice for a student who stutters

Advice for a student who stutters Hi Reddit Community! I am a SLP who has been working with a 14-year-old young man who stutters for the past 3 months or so. He has made tremendous progress in our ses...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2020
2 points

Wanna add on to this. Don't try to speak while breathing in. It's literally impossible to do so and it's a bad habit I got into last year....

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Unhelpful Therapy TechniquesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2020
1 points

Heyy I know what your talking about it’s like your tricking the brain. Trick the Brain into thinking your going to sing but you don’t you speak normally....

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2020
2 points

All I can say is breath before starting a word or drag the word like "Heeeellllooo".see If that works. I stutter too. Been trying to prevent my female friend from knowing that I stutter whenever we ta...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2020
19 points

Normally I wouldn't comment on someone sharing what's helped them, but #1 is a really harmful trick that you do not want to develop at part of your pattern. Breathing in before you speak is a very unp...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Unhelpful Therapy TechniquesFluency Techniques
postr/StutterJun 22, 2020
11 points

Fun Tip for those looking for extra “social” work

Fun Tip for those looking for extra “social” work Call of Duty Warzone is a free shooter where you can play duos and trios and it gives you an opportunity to speak to and talk tactics throughout the g...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Fluency TechniquesFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2020
8 points

Here's a couple of exercises I learned while in speech therapy. How well, if at all, they work for you, may vary. You probably need to put them into practice before you can see if they work: * Take a...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingBlocks & Stoppages