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commentr/StutterApr 7, 2020
6 points

I have this exact problem with with my business. Everyone answers with the Business Name. However, I stutter on the first word. So I started saying "Thank you for calling Business name". It gets me ta...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterApr 7, 2020
1 points

Slow first word

Slow first word I want to share this because it has genuinely been effective for me over the past two weeks. I regard myself as a mild stutterer, however I go through days where I get severe blocks a...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2020
1 points

Honestly, the biggest part wasn't on me, but was rather making sure that the groups I was a part of knew what was going on and how to handle it (i.e., they didn't have to do anything or feel bad, it j...

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Self-Advocacy & BoundariesFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2020
2 points

This. Overtime you learn to control it. But i still have bad days where i stutter a lot....

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2020
2 points

I’m 42 and I feel like I’ve been able to overcome my stutter but it did take work and I do still have the occasional bad day. I didn’t start to actually “work on” my stutter in the sense of practicing...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesEnergy & Biological RhythmsHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2020
3 points

You can fix it. It takes take and effort. You have to practice and have to be okay with failing. It helps more when you have someone like a friend help you out. Repetition of what you want is key. I ...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2020
3 points

Its sometimes about the breathing too. Sometimes you don't stutter, if you have a great breathing pattern. However, there are some words that I stutter on but I Inhale well before saying I say them c...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & BreathingFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2020
0 points

You can't "fix" your stutter, you can just learn techniques and do exercises that will help you speak more fluently but you'll still have it...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2020
2 points

Even i used to stutter when talking in conference calls in these quarantine times. I used to struggle so bad i would hit myself and do crazy ass hand movements to get the word out thank god we didn't...

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Hiding & ConcealmentFluency TechniquesStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 5, 2020
2 points

Start with Good morning/ afternoon (Steve) or who ever it is change things around to take the pressure off with the H sounds It sounds weird but have to purposely slide on the H sound wh...

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commentr/StutterApr 3, 2020
7 points

Lots of people do this, stutterers or not. But it can be a bad habit, for sure. For us, it's especially fickle if the filler sound itself becomes part of the stutter. That means we're spending even ...

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commentr/StutterApr 3, 2020
1 points

Thanks appreciate it, definitely going to give this a go I think! I think this will help me tackle the nervousness element and to practice speaking. Cheers...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2020
1 points

You're talking about a delayed auditory feedback (DAF) machine. It doesn't record you, you hear yourself speak as you're saying it, but with a slight delay. This effect ends up slowing down your speec...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Assistive DevicesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2020
2 points

I have problem with words starting with "K", it's new for me and I have it since I have went to university this year. but I have found that if I think stuttering is ok and courage myself to say it, it...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 31, 2020
2 points

Yes most of us do. I found out the problem for me was talking too less and being unconfortable with myself. So I started to record myself speaking for 10 minutes talking everytime and everyday after I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2020
1 points

You may want to significantly prolong the first few syllables to get started. Let me know if that works....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2020
1 points

I learned a technique where you get your mouth/tongue/lips ready to say the first syllable but not make any sound. Then slowly ease into. For example, if the first word is “Please”, you would put you...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2020
1 points

Not just this happens to me. But I can totally relate in the way I feel like you stutter more when "your engine" is cold. That's why I am starting a routine of every single day when I wake up I go str...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterMar 28, 2020
1 points

I've recently started seeing a speech therapist here in Sweden as my stutter have become a lot worse lately. I went there not sure it would do anything for me, but when I really listened to what she t...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterMar 28, 2020
20 points

A breakthrough...

A breakthrough... Whilst practicing various techniques today, I find one that helps more than any other I’ve tried during my 20 years on this planet. Change the pitch of your voice to be lower (just ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftFluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more