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commentr/StutterJun 27, 2023
3 points

Yes, I apply this strategy to all words (including words that are mid-sentence): * instruct execution of speech movements, but only if I have placed the current articulator * then I initiate voice on...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2023
9 points

Just be yourself and if it really bothers you make a joke of it at the beginning. Something along the lines of "if I repeat myself it could be that the point is really really important or I may just ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2023
3 points

Just have fun!! The more you think about it, the more you are going to stress about it. I also disclose before any of my presentations and trainings so I get it out of the way and I can focus on pres...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftFluency Techniques+1 more
postr/StutterJun 27, 2023
23 points

I have a presentation on June 29 and I'm really scared about stuttering.

I have a presentation on June 29 and I'm really scared about stuttering. So I'm presenting this paper along with a friend of mine and I've asked her to begin the paper and I'll pick up from the second...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Public SpeakingAvoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2023
1 points

I get what you are saying about the gap of not speaking the word and the social tension… But if your tongue knows how to say the word, you will not have to pause too long. For example, imagine that...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2023
-1 points

Of course, I “stutter” sometimes. I may stumble while attempting to say a word that my tongue doesn’t know how to produce precisely. For example, it can be a word in a foreign language. So when this h...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2023
6 points

I have no idea why, but I'm in the most extroverted job given that I am so introverted. I am a national trainer for a large medical facility, and I train medical staff (doctors, nurses, social work...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterJun 26, 2023
8 points

Anyone else keep ending in jobs that require a lot of talking/client interaction by chance?

Anyone else keep ending in jobs that require a lot of talking/client interaction by chance? This is just a random thought that I had but I somehow keep getting jobs and roles that require a lot of tal...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2023
3 points

No, “relax and talk slowly” is a very confusing and totally useless recommendation. It doesn’t explain precisely what you need to do. What does it mean “relax”, for example, at the moment when someone...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2023
2 points

This is not “my theory”. This is how all normal people (and even parrots!) speak:-). I know that nobody ever taught you this and it’s hard for you to grasp this NEW (for you!) natural law of speech....

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2023
11 points

Your theory sounds great and positive on paper, but I fail to see any practical application for a person who stutters....

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Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJun 26, 2023
8 points

Patterns of Uhmmm

Patterns of Uhmmm https://youtu.be/anSjZS63T7s There were a couple of posts recently about the use of 'Um' as a filler word. Those of us who use 'Um' occasionally to help with speech might find this ...

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commentr/StutterJun 26, 2023
-1 points

Excellent observation! Yes, most people who stutter feel the same. Why? Because they attempt to say everything at once, which is physically impossible! Keep in mind that each of us has only ONE tongu...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2023
6 points

Seems he has a good girlfriend. Everyone with a stutter is different. I for example like when people try to finish what I am saying. After thirty years I learned to live with my stutter, but it’s alw...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Listener ReactionsAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2023
2 points

In my [default strategies](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/search/?q=strategy&restrict_sr=1&sort=new) with the aim of subconscious fluency, I integrate elements to unlearn right-hemisphere ac...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2023
2 points

When you’re very mad the mind is there and not on what words you’re going to stutter on. It cuts right through it. You may explore this....

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commentr/StutterJun 25, 2023
1 points

You’ve written a lot:-) Let me try to be brief, but precise. 1. People who stutter are just like all other people on the planet. We all have different mindsets, life experiences and desires for self-g...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMedicalization / NeurodiversityNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2023
6 points

Life long stutterer here. I would say I was on the level of non verbal when I was a kid as every word I spoke I stammered on. Now 40. I only stutter when I’m really nervous or mad. 99% fluency any ot...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2023
1 points

Wow. Very interesting. He was avoiding the beginning of a conversation because talking represent a potential threath to the other person. I think this is common ground for everyone who stutter. And m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2023
1 points

it's just unbelievable how stuttering doesn't go away haha, if you find a way to reduce it, even if you have to speak in a low whisper, it will find a way to bother you again the same way it used to. ...

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Severity & FluctuationAvoidance & Substitution