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commentr/StutterMay 20, 2017
0 points

This is what helps me, When you are going to say your name, inhale and make your belly round. Lift your toes off the ground. When you're going to say the first letter, push your toes back on the groun...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2017
1 points

The best way i got over that was practice. Always start exhaling before you start talking. If you block, stop talking and start again. This will help with blocking. So inhale, start to exhale, then ...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2017
1 points

What your speech therapist is meaning is to breathe before you speak and take breaths after every few words. If you're gasping for air mid-sentence, take a breath! You're allowed to. Abdominal breathi...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2017
1 points

I understand that having others tell you what to do with your speech can seem condescending. It's uninvited and, because you didn't ask for the advice/help, it comes as a surprise. But, I stand by t...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2017
1 points

Now I'm imagining ordering coffee in an exaggerated pet voice. *Yes I would like a coffee! Yes I would!* I'm certainly not perfect now, but I'm a lot better than I used to be. What's helped me is...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideFluency TechniquesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2017
1 points

In the link i posted a bit ago, telling someone to slow down is actually not helping. I know it doesn't help me at all....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2017
2 points

I'm not sure if will help everyone, but taking more controlled breaths into my stomach rather than my chest has helped me with breathing. I also find that talking slower and pausing more to take breat...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMay 17, 2017
2 points

Breathing problems

Breathing problems I'll give a little bit of background information first; I had an extreme stutter and several other disfluencies but breathing was not always much of a problem, now that my stutterin...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Energy & Biological RhythmsFluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2017
1 points

I once noticed that I had problems with talking fluently/talking myself into complexes. Then I did a writing tip (put the most important part of your sentence at the end) and then I noticed I could sp...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2017
2 points

I also do stutter, but slowing down your rate of speech through phrasing and keeping the abdomen relaxed with free flowing breathing, can actually greatly decrease your stuttering. ...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
postr/StutterMay 16, 2017
5 points

Tip: If you're a stutterer try to think about the last words of a sentence and then say that sentence

Tip: If you're a stutterer try to think about the last words of a sentence and then say that sentence If this helped you, thumbs up. Try now go to anyone and think about the end of the sentence and br...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2017
2 points

Honestly, I was good at hiding it. I had my moments and my blocks, but I knew what worked best for me: Stop talking, substitute words, saying other words that helps speech to flow, etc.. I'm pretty ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSituational Variability+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2017
3 points

>sometimes I stutter a little and sometimes it's a lot Yup, stutter tends to vary like that. Depending on what works for you, there are techniques to use (as taught via speech therapy) to help yo...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Severity & FluctuationFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 9, 2017
2 points

Basically, it's a breathing technique. The first few days of the course you are thaught to talk with your hands on your ribs. When you inhale, you should expand your ribs/lungs as far as possible, t...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 9, 2017
1 points

I will he happy to call, i want to train my speech and such. Which app ? Classic Skype, Discord or something ?...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Fluency TechniquesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2017
1 points

Don't let it get the best of you. It's not an ideal situation by any means but there's no way to just tell your stutter to take a break while u do a lecture. I have had a pretty severe blocking proble...

Speech & StutteringCoping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Blocks & StoppagesFluency TechniquesAssistive Devices
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2017
3 points

I have a terrible stutter, and I can relate to everything you've said in this post. I enjoy talking but I usually don't because of my stutter. I made my stutter a bit better by writing/reciting poetry...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Fluency TechniquesSituational VariabilityPersonal Stories
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2017
3 points

You can make any situation a practice situation for yourself. Doesn't matter if you're a cashier, engineer, nurse, there are always plenty of speaking situations where u can practice....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2017
2 points

Recording her reading out loud is a good idea. She loves doing a summer drama camp. When she makes her videos, her speech is perfect. I've asked her does she know what she's doing when she makes her v...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesSituational Variability
commentr/StutterApr 30, 2017
5 points

I think my stuttering got a lot worse nearer to her age as puberty started kicking in. To this day, when I'm PMSing, my fluency goes way down. The hormonal stress really doesn't leave much room in my ...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & SubstancesCoping & Advocacy
Environmental TriggersHelpful Med OutcomesFluency Techniques+3 more