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I agree. I should have clarified that the control I was referring to was more defensive and resistant. Pro-active control is helpful indeed...

I don't entirely agree. I think it depends on how it is you aim to control your stutter. If it's via blocking and avoiding words and sounds, then yes that will prove disastrous. But employing active n...

Your technique is similar to writing out the word and reading it as it’s being written. I’m glad you found a technique that works for you!...

Good technique! Whatever helps hack the brain to reach fluency. Thanks for posting. I'm in my thirties and don't stutter nearly as much but i always appreciate new mind tricks to add to my tool box. ...

"Reading" instead of speaking helps me

"Reading" instead of speaking helps me tl;dr at the end but I would appreciate it if you read the whole thing A little background information I stutter since I was a little kid, through out my life st...

Fair enough. By no means is that a recipe for guaranteed success and I hope I didn't give that impression. Those techniques are the essence of what speech therapy taught me and when I'm mindful of t...

For the record, you may have a different definition of tricks vs techniques. In therapy we break down the difference between a “trick” to stop or get out of a stutter (especially secondaries) vs a ...

Hi, are there any speech therapists near you? Users here can tell you what has helped them but you might make more progress with the support that a therapist can provide. https://www.stutteringhelp...

Hello everybody, my question is how do you decrease (fight) stuttering.

Hello everybody, my question is how do you decrease (fight) stuttering. Hello Redditers. I am 23 years old and I stutter since I was 5 or 6. I am born in Bulgaria but I'm currently living in Austria a...

For the record there's not much difference between tricks and techniques imo. Techniques are conscious but they operate on the same level of "do this specific thing to not stutter/Stutter less". ...

I thought this was sarcasm because this is the advice many well meaning but clueless people give to people who stutter. As of all we have to do is take a breath, slow down, and think. If it were that ...

It's kt that you don't remember. It's that you can't use them when you're in a high feared situation because it's too difficult. If I had to remember 6 points at once every time I spoke, I'd rather l...

We should not be sharing tips and tricks. For that, we'll have to look into actual techniques instead (speech therapy). What we can share, however, is the personal dimension. This shouldn't be taken ...

It helps me if I try to connect the first and second syllables of a word if possible. I usually don’t have to, but occasionally there’s a stupid block. For instance, the word “believe”. Instead of try...

Practice by yourself in a mirror. Say a word starting with the trouble letter *very slowly*. Feel what muscles you have to use when you say that letter. Another thing is to do an easy onset. Breathe...

Much better to pause for several seconds than say something immediately and stutter like hell ...

I practice sometimes by talking on my own but I still tend to stutter a bit...

Figure out techniques that work best for your type of stuttering. I tend to get blocks rather than repetitions, so focusing on my breathing and light articulatory contact helps me best (not clenching ...

You can use 'keep it costal' app. set up 6 seconds and follow application's sound and do it 15 minutes. After 2 weeks your breathe will flow more slowly. In addition you must breathe before you speak...

about 5 years ago I had that experience every single interview, i literally not just blocked on words, but fully froze and mumbled nonsense. Now I have had countless of job offers and am very happy in...