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Good thread here.. Yeah me to. I still hate talking on the phone. When I young I stuttered fairly severely, less though after therapy, puberty, and a little less with more age... Practice practice...

I can totally relate with the same story – moderate/severe stutter when younger that got better through therapy in late teens so that by my early 20s, it was still somewhat noticeable, but not terribl...

I totally disagree I think slowing things down and focusing on your breath are fundamentals when it comes to controlling your speech. Guess we just disagree ...

I agree that those are simple things people say to help out stutterers but they are true and imo are at the core of controlling your stutter. Obviously there’s more detailed tools and tricks we can us...

Is Coastal Breathing the same as Diaphragmatic Breathing?

Is Coastal Breathing the same as Diaphragmatic Breathing? Hi all, I recently started reading "Beyond Stuttering" by McGuire and he talks about how coastal breathing can help reduce stuttering. Befor...

Distraction Techniques?

Distraction Techniques? how to distract oneself from the person in-front of you or unknown person over the phone so that you can bring out the words in a easy way. i find that when i am looking at the...

Hey OP, remember you chose your moniker 'freshwarrior' for a reason. I bet it was a good one. Many fellow stutters can relate as they fight with their own fluency. Sometimes the stutter wins the ba...

Remember that using stuttering reduction techniques takes a ton of effort. He will not always want to use them, and that's his choice. He may use them all day at school, but when he gets home, he's ju...

I developed a stutter at the same age, and it took me until I was 14 or so to get help, and it took a few years from there to really succeed over it, so good on you for getting him help earlier. Talk...

Using 'theeee' and 'ayyyy' as opposed to 'the' and 'a' to slowly lead up to a blocker and avoid it with a smooth 'run-up'. It must come across as though I'm thinking about what to say next. I believe ...

Definitely. Slowing down my speech and breathing has been the biggest help for me. Practising talking while I breathe out has been another. ...

I find controlling breathing and slowing down my speech. Sounds silly but if I force myself to get lazy with how I talk it can help relax me. An odd sign of being in a stutter mode is when I've tensed...

What’s a tip/trick that has actually helped you with your stutter?

What’s a tip/trick that has actually helped you with your stutter? I’m curious to know if anyone learned a trick or was told something that actually had a positive impact on them. Just something that ...

This technique makes you think in two steps rather than one big step, therefore making it easier to get the words from your head to speaking them. I think thats why it works so well. ...

Visualising a book

Visualising a book I came up with this by accident but it has really helped me so I thought I'd share and hopefully it will help someone else. When your speaking or are about to speak, imagine a boo...

Here is a thought. Breath in. Breath out. With your lungs nearly empty, quietly and SLOWLY begin problematic sentences. Elongate the first sound “wh..,,” practice at home until you can do it with more...

In a way, it's definitely easier to converse than if I didn't use them but I can't really have that full range of voice and dynamism that I'd ideally have. If I'm drunk my speech is very good though, ...

I do that too. When you use those techniques, do you find that you're able to have a proper full conversation with ease? ...

I stutter whenever I start a sentence with "can" or "what" or "how." What are some options to fix this?

I stutter whenever I start a sentence with "can" or "what" or "how." What are some options to fix this? This is been happening for around 3-4 years now. Are there any technique or therapy options that...

Yeah, like using stretchy speech or gentle onsets or breathing techniques. I can gain fluency if I slow down my speech and stretch my sounds a little but obviously that's not ideally how I would be co...