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commentr/StutterMay 1, 2019
2 points

I had this sometimes like I nearly try to shout out the word to break the blockage. I learned the best way to talk is to breath and take your time, most people will wait...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2019
1 points

I'll try that semi silent trick I haven't heard of that one before. I appreciate the kind feedback I'm sure hoping so!...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 30, 2019
2 points

Push your bottom jaw forward as you say the sound. It makes you say the sound in a different mechanical way. It's not natural but it breaks my repetitive cycle when I get stuck...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 30, 2019
1 points

I agree with the other comments here. Just try different techniques and see which one works for you. This can include breathing and then saying the first sound as you breathe out, putting a semi-silen...

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commentr/StutterApr 30, 2019
2 points

Hi!! I just recently received speech therapy for the first time in my life. I’m 58. The best advice and help I got was to breathe into my first word of a sentence. It helps unblock the airway which is...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2019
3 points

You too! It really is just the beginning. I find that really over-pronouncing words helps me (I know we’re all different). I’d sound weird casually, but in an office environment I just sound like I’m ...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2019
1 points

It might not carry over completely, but in my opinion, it's not a bad way to practice to speak SLOWLY. It might not be activating those same areas in your brain, but you can teach yourself how to spea...

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Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2019
1 points

I just wanted to say that a lot of how you may lessen your stutter or try to work on your stutter really depends on your personal experience with stuttering. Everyone is different, and everyone will h...

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commentr/StutterApr 27, 2019
7 points

I think with time and a lot of hard work it’s definitely possible, start reading books about stuttering, get a Speech Pathologist, and completely break down and reconstruct your speech. Some books I...

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commentr/StutterApr 25, 2019
3 points

I think the most important thing to remember here is that you are not a stutterer. You are a person that happens to have a stutter. This is a crucial distinction, as your identity is not solely define...

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commentr/StutterApr 24, 2019
7 points

I can totally understand your pain. In recent years, My stutter has become worse than it ever was. But for the past 5 days, I am practicing speech therapy on my own. ​ So far, I have lea...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingCycles & Randomness+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 24, 2019
1 points

That's exactly what my speech therapist told me but then on the other hand, she showed me these "tricks" :/ but anyway, I'll try my best to "confront" the sounds...

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commentr/StutterApr 23, 2019
1 points

For W’s my speech therapist back in highschool told me to blow before I say the word. For example, the word is “work”. *blow*-ork...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2019
3 points

Thanks for the tips!! I always find it hard to breath when I stutter....

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Physical TensionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2019
5 points

For me when doing W's I've found it helpful to give it a little breath like you're doing an h sound before the word. Like "hWork" but not so hard that you sound like Stewie saying "Cool Whip". Not su...

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commentr/StutterApr 23, 2019
1 points

Wow we've got the same problem. This is what my speech therapist told me: you know that "ah" sound you make when you whisper the A? So you basically have to do that to "slip" into the word. It sounds ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
postr/StutterApr 23, 2019
20 points

Some techniques that really help me

Some techniques that really help me I sometimes forget to use them, but small techniques that really help me: \- Stomach breathing, as opposed to chest breathing--this really made a difference for me...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2019
1 points

Thanks :D I actually think my speech therapist told me this exact trick when I was I think 8 years old? So I completely forgot until now...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2019
5 points

A trick that isn’t a solve all but has helped me is where you press your tongue to the top of your mouth silently just before saying a word, the tongue press acts like a first syllable to a word, whic...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2019
0 points

Do not do #4-7. These are called insertions and they are not techniques, they are tricks that introduce bad behavior into your speech pattern. It'll get to a point where all your Gs sound like Ns etc....

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