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Any tips or tricks to help say words that start with B or P?

Any tips or tricks to help say words that start with B or P? So, my stutter is very much stress-induced and it's sometimes impossible to even make a sound to start a word if I'm having a particularly ...

My speech therapist had a nice way of putting it : your speech flow depends on a two factors: 1. Your speech capability(Stutter to non stutter) 2. Demands from environment(Stress, social anxiety, hav...

Yeah I've noticed the looking away part too. If your stutter has gotten worse for the past 3 months you might want to identify the cause. Usually there is a cause like excess stress or some trauma....

It shouldn't be called stuttering in my opinion. It is blocking, fight or flight freeze response That is why we block more in certain situations over others, our perception...

Oh shit! I think I just understood the connection! My mom sometimes gets irritated when I stutter and when I gnash my teeth together, and I think I gnashing my teeth together us me trying to prevent s...

Tongue “Twitch”

Tongue “Twitch” Sometimes after a long day or a lot of talking (sometimes the same thing), I’ll feel a twitch or “seizing” of sort right at the base of my tongue that physically prevents me from speak...

Yes! Have had it my entire life— feels like it’s gotten worse with my anxiety heightening in the work place. I’ve grown very self conscious about it where I feel like it’s almost causing me to block e...

Breathing techniques to reduce stuttering.

Breathing techniques to reduce stuttering. Anyone got any breathing techniques to help reduce the tension and anxiety before stuttering? Anyone tried Yoga and found any benefits regarding breathing? ...

I sold bicycles for a couple summers at a local bike shop, and ended up being the top salesperson there! Even outselling my boss (who stole my commission, but that's another story). At first I really ...

My first job in Highschool was working at a fast food restaurant (White Castle) in Chicago. Oh they loved to put me on Drive Thru. I hated them for it, but i did the job and mostly well. It was rough ...

Depends if you have an actual stutter or not. If you don't, it's okay, it happens to everyone. But if you have the neurological stutter, rip.. I do not recommend breathing slowly or avoiding words, b...

I am taking Gabapentin 900 mg three times a day. I have a pretty severe stutter but I had it before I started taking it as well. So, I don't really think it had any effect on my stuttering....

Medication Question - gabapentin

Medication Question - gabapentin Anybody have any experience with gabapentin (Neurontin)? I started it recently for arthritis pain and was pleasantly surprised to see my stutter decreased significantl...

Exercise has helped my anxiety a bit, but I don't believe it helps my fluency. I do a lot of cardio and weights....

I’ve noticed this too. My hunch is the dopamine & endorphins gained from exercise have a positive effect on stuttering. If you are doing cardio the focus on breathing can help a lot...

Exercise is known to reduce anxiety and stress overall, two things which usually worsen a stutter. Keep at it, but don’t get down on yourself if it doesn’t last....

Exercising Decreased My Stuttering

Exercising Decreased My Stuttering Today, I decided to enter into a fitness based routine after years of being unhealthy and it turns out my stuttering has decreased to almost nil. I didn't even reali...

I hate introducing myself..it's always better when someone does it for me like "Hey this is Ricky, Ricky meet so and so"...

Working at a call center with a stutter?

Working at a call center with a stutter? This was my second job and it literally involves communicating with people over the phone all day. I was in training for 3 weeks for this job and hated every s...

You’ll get there. I came to this realization when I was physically unable to say any word without stuttering for about a week. It terrified me. Because my stutter now would be described as medium, but...