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commentr/StutterDec 5, 2015
2 points

For the most part, yes. The one truth I came to understand was that I needed to practice talking to get better and this came from working in jobs where I needed to converse with people a lot. Not just...

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commentr/StutterDec 5, 2015
1 points

Slowed down and stopped myself once I catch myself stuttering....

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postr/StutterDec 5, 2015
3 points

How have you managed to control stuttering and achieve fluency?

How have you managed to control stuttering and achieve fluency? ...

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commentr/StutterNov 30, 2015
2 points

Your trick is similar to a strategy used in the valsalva hypothesis book: http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Controlling-Stuttering-Comprehensive-Hypothesis/dp/1929773242/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1...

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commentr/StutterNov 30, 2015
2 points

I try and try again but I can never get my name out clean so eventually I just give it my best easy onset slur for the first syllable and let it go at that. It still sounds like a stutter to my ear bu...

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commentr/StutterNov 29, 2015
1 points

I try to put less pressure on wanting/needing "good periods" doing that makes me less stressed which in turn makes me stutter less. I also try not to get too embarrassed when I do stutter, my stutter ...

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commentr/StutterNov 27, 2015
1 points

Im currently trying out some vitamin b treatment. I think i have a lot less soft blocks, but hard to tell because im using McGuire technique aswell....

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postr/StutterNov 26, 2015
13 points

It's almost 2016 and STILL no stutter-cure.

It's almost 2016 and STILL no stutter-cure. Do we have anything even CLOSE to being effective? Somebody please make a list of all the tested/science backed treatments or methods that can alleviate a...

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commentr/StutterNov 22, 2015
1 points

When I know I need to present I use a technique my therapist helped me with. I break it down into chunks. For example, If I was to break down your post, I would write on paper something like this: ...

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commentr/StutterNov 18, 2015
4 points

I agree with the tips hellodepression posted. It's ok if you stutter during the presentation, that's not a big deal, it's if you let it mess with you that it gets you. Easier said then done, but it's ...

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commentr/StutterNov 11, 2015
3 points

Practice, practice, practice. Write down your talking points. Say the speech in your head as you continue to write down your talking points. Then practice in front of a mirror. Then practice in front ...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2015
2 points

Try gentle onsets. Start with humming, then slowly begin the L, for example, by pressing your tongue in the correct location. Also, I agree that telephone practice will help desensitize you, but you...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2015
1 points

Talk to yourself out loud at home and purposely say the words that trouble you the most starting with D or L. Shout it almost, doesn't matter if you start getting blocks, because you're practicing! Pr...

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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2015
3 points

Make phone calls to places asking for random things . Use the words that you have trouble with in those calls . ...

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commentr/StutterNov 1, 2015
2 points

I would recommend reading out aloud and slowly. You'd be amazed how many words we get wrong. Sometimes I would skip words, sometimes I would mispronounce them. But reading slowly helps a lot as it mak...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2015
3 points

One thing I learned with my speech pathologist when I was young was when practicing to say words like "the" or "three", you should put your tongue gently between your teeth and then say the word, it s...

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commentr/StutterOct 29, 2015
3 points

Desire to control sounds is often what makes the disfluencies worse than they need to be. Ns and Ps are different from each other. With N, you need to make a sound on it and transition from the N to y...

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commentr/StutterOct 26, 2015
0 points

Well, now I'm thinking we might be in the realm of "worked for me [might not work for you]". But we don't need to continue....

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commentr/StutterOct 26, 2015
2 points

It is a bit more complicated than that. I was hoping to provide some quick advice, but i realize i might have suggested something that I don't have time to explain in detail due to time. Stutters nee...

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commentr/StutterOct 26, 2015
1 points

I'm still unsure what you're saying. Are you saying that stutterers _just_ need to "control the voicebox [better]"?......

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