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commentr/StutterFeb 9, 2024
2 points

>*the strategy link that you posted (aka your own strategies) there are 19 of them... so whats the plan here ?* > >Thank you! I would like to put the various strategies that I implemented into on...

Community & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Research & ResourcesFluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterFeb 9, 2024
3 points

I used to use a lot of filler words when I felt a block to get my vocal cords phonating um, well, etc and then use that word to blend into the next. I don’t feel that ultimately helped me accept my s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 9, 2024
2 points

Great reply. I agree completely with your advice. Because if we don't practice and face triggers (such as, unpopular words) then how else are we going to address such triggers? Avoiding them can make ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2024
8 points

First off I have to say good job, you sound like a great parent👏 I second the other comment about spending quality/focused time with your daughter every day. Most off the stuttering programs for kid...

Parent & CaregiverTherapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Home SupportTherapy ExperiencesVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 6, 2024
12 points

Stutter is now significantly under control in the past few weeks

Stutter is now significantly under control in the past few weeks My stutter was largely inflated by anxiety. I don’t stutter alone, when talking to family or friends, or when doing menial tasks such a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHelpful Med Outcomes+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2024
6 points

OP should try voluntary stutter when they say hello or something. It's the quickest way to tell people you have a stutter....

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2024
17 points

Nah, hope that you do stutter. You can't hide yourself all the time. And you shouldn't. So just be yourself, no pretense, no the "best version of yourself". Just you, and her. And see how she pans out...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2024
2 points

I would pull a prank on my family. I'd say " you know how I was stuttering for the past 20 years. Yeah, it was all a prank. I'm actually fluent and I can prove it "...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2024
2 points

I saw this quote somewhere, "Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free". It made a difference in my life....

Coping & Advocacy
Mindset shiftVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
postr/StutterJan 29, 2024
12 points

Discomfort - Growing it like a Muscle

Discomfort - Growing it like a Muscle Has anyone tried growing being in their discomfort like it's a muscle? Some people take ice cold showers or cold plunges. Others, push their discomfort with o...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2024
1 points

Yeah, I opted to take theatre studies in school. It was sometimes outright harrowing but I did it and that was a big fk u to my stammer. It's very lonely under the spotlight when you are blocking thou...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2024
1 points

Let them know you’re flexing you courage muscle, not just that you stutter. Give your stutter a purpose in the eyes of the other....

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJan 27, 2024
26 points

Go to the mall and say you're doing a social experiment for your speech and confidence, introduce yourself to them and thank them for their time, buy a musical instrument and sing or rock out your fru...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2024
3 points

voluntary stutter at the beginning just to let them know I have a speech impediment and also to make it less likely that I'd get blocks. And if I still get a block, they'd know to wait....

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2024
1 points

I saw this quote and it hit me, "expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free"....

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJan 24, 2024
1 points

Oh wow, I’ve never heard of him! That’s fascinating. Do you stutter as well? I’d like to add that I’m also in speech therapy which helps significantly and I’m trying to do dif techniques as well. I’d ...

Therapy & ProfessionalMeds & SubstancesCoping & Advocacy
Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesHelpful Med Outcomes+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 22, 2024
3 points

Embrace the suffering, there is no point in trying to avoid it, be present, do difficult things. We are not the first humans to live. When life passes by, it will feel like a second has passed. Just l...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 22, 2024
3 points

# Tips to improve stuttering (that I extracted from the video): * accept stuttering by not caring about it, and continue speaking * stop fighting it * be motivated to conquer stuttering: increase stu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2024
5 points

You should work on the psychological side of your stuttering by doing it on purpose. Then you wont have such an irrational response to a public stutter again in the future....

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2024
13 points

If this was your worst nightmare you came out pretty intact in my opinion, keep doing it bro I promise you no one is thinking about it this much which is a good thing, it can be left in the past and n...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride