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commentr/StutterDec 1, 2016
3 points

The obvious choice is to just say something else instead, and this is very important for stuttering management at all times, not just when saying "present". This is called substitution, and I would su...

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commentr/StutterDec 1, 2016
1 points

I had and have this problem whenever I practice lower than usual! Sadly, there's no pill or quick medication for stuttering. Just practice, practice, and practice. If you can have a speech therapist t...

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commentr/StutterNov 30, 2016
9 points

Hey, don't give up ! I'm 25, stuttering since I'm young, i'm having some random blocking, it goes crazy when i'm anxious/ stressed out. I had those days that I couldn't even plug 3 single words in a ...

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postr/StutterNov 30, 2016
1 points

What kind of excerises or practices should i do to get over a block

What kind of excerises or practices should i do to get over a block Like right now, i dont know if i can afford a speech therapist and at the moment its block stuttering thats messing me up the most. ...

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commentr/StutterNov 29, 2016
3 points

Hey if you want a tip (All stutters are variable obviously but this has helped me) chewing gum reduces my stutter during presentations, try it and see if it does yours. And any triggers you can avoid ...

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commentr/StutterNov 28, 2016
1 points

I've read through research that has said there are 3 components that stutterers do not coordinate: 1) Mechanics 2) Sequencing 3) auditory feedback. 3 separate areas of the brain. I'm assuming med...

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postr/StutterNov 28, 2016
2 points

Stuttering and Frame Control

Stuttering and Frame Control Hi all, It's easier for me to be comfortable speaking and being a stutterer if I control the frame of my reality and also the frame of each conversation I have. I'm not ...

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commentr/StutterNov 22, 2016
1 points

http://www.nba.com/hornets/video/teams/hornets/2016/01/20/1453321845199-mkgithfp.mov-241648 Seems like a great guy. He's definitely not using as many tricks (ums, clicks, body movements) as he used t...

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commentr/StutterNov 22, 2016
2 points

I was going to post something weird but I thought it was pointless so I'll share here. When I was little I used to stand on my tiptoes in the pool with only my face stuck out of the water , ears subme...

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postr/StutterNov 21, 2016
8 points

I don't stutter when I'm able to completely relax myself and talk lying down facing the ceiling?

I don't stutter when I'm able to completely relax myself and talk lying down facing the ceiling? Its like that Simpsons episode where Homer gets a back injury and when he lies down he becomes an amazi...

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commentr/StutterNov 17, 2016
2 points

If it works for you, then you probably should pursue it more diligently. Everybody has their own little techniques and it's tough to paint everybody with the same brush me thinks. The techniques I use...

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commentr/StutterNov 14, 2016
4 points

I think that depends on how you define "practice". I went from being pretty much unable to speak (coudlnt string together two syllables without blocking) to it being nearly undetectable. I have very f...

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commentr/StutterNov 14, 2016
1 points

practice different speaking targets ( easy onset, light contact, stretching, full mouth movment) i think there is like 7 or 8 more. These will help with breathing coordination, muscle coordiantion, wh...

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commentr/StutterNov 14, 2016
1 points

Cool answer. Thanks. Any ways what can I do to help achieve better fluency while speaking to people? Practice talking to people despite it?...

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postr/StutterNov 14, 2016
2 points

If we practice daily, we could get to a level of fluency where our stutter is undetectable. But we don't? lazy?

If we practice daily, we could get to a level of fluency where our stutter is undetectable. But we don't? lazy? I remember 6 years ago i was in an intensive fluency program( 2 months), and by the end ...

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postr/StutterNov 11, 2016
7 points

Has anyone here achieved fluency or come close to it? If so, how?

Has anyone here achieved fluency or come close to it? If so, how? There's probably been a million of these kind of posts already, but whatever. I've recently gotten motivated to work on my stutter af...

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commentr/StutterNov 8, 2016
1 points

I've learnt a weird technique from a Elliott Hulse video, basically you put your finger down on your throat and stimulate the gag reflex. Don't do that after you eat and of course, practice only at ho...

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commentr/StutterNov 8, 2016
1 points

Practice, practice, practice. It can make a huge difference. You don't have to be perfectly fluent to confidently socialize with peers or talk to professors. Personally I like Bill Parry's book (Under...

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commentr/StutterNov 7, 2016
1 points

Don't beat yourself up. I gave my first lesson plan last week and started off with a stutter, but found my footing. Do you stutter when you sing? Because I find changing my voice results in me not stu...

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commentr/StutterNov 5, 2016
5 points

When I was a young teenager (13-15), I just kind of assumed (and hoped, I guess) that eventually I would grow out of it and it would just go away. I hit my early 20s and that hadn't happened, so I ju...

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