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commentr/StutterMay 11, 2023
3 points

When I was 17 (now 25) I started on The McGuire Programme. It’s intense, hard work and humiliating, but at some point I felt that I really got it. It could say my name to people like I did not stutter...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 10, 2023
2 points

When I was in school back at the turn of the century haha if I had to do an oral presentation. I'd tell my mates I'm gonna use my stutter to pad out my speech time. I knew I'd stutter worse being in...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2023
2 points

Yes , Its is so much information I cant share bcoz its not organize and well structured . You have extended it further and also explain your thought on this that is good . And another point is to d...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindfulness & BreathingAcceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2023
3 points

Don't do that man. Thats avoiding the problem and that Will only help in the short term. What you need to be focusing on is getting comfortabele with stuttering rather than avoiding and running away f...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2023
5 points

I think it helps to listen to other people stutter openly, it will de-sensitize you when you hear others stuttering. Join our official Discord Stutter Support Server and listen to 1400 other stuttere...

Coping & AdvocacyCommunity & Support
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureValidation & Empathy
postr/StutterMay 6, 2023
21 points

I stutterer but but get emotionally overwhelmed when I hear someone else stutter. How can I desensitize myself?

I stutterer but but get emotionally overwhelmed when I hear someone else stutter. How can I desensitize myself? If anyone should be patient with another's speech impediment, it should be me. But I tri...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 4, 2023
6 points

Mindfullnes can help, i try to get as calm as possible before going out and it can help some times, also try to speak as much as possible like ordering a coffee or something else, the more you step ou...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & BreathingVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterApr 30, 2023
1 points

A bit of exposure therapy and intentionally putting myself in uncomfortable situations. But more than that, it’s was deciding to think like a confident, in-control adult instead of a fearful, out-of-c...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 30, 2023
1 points

Hmm. Forgive me for if I don't understand you here. >It sounds like you're stopping your repetitions by postponing (pausing) before the feared sound. I'm actually not stopping BEFORE the fear...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2023
2 points

Wow did you figure this out all on you're own? If so very impressive. This is the way forward and you're doing all the right things. Repeating is better than blocking. It sounds like you're stopping y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2023
4 points

thanks for your comment! >A few other tips is going make eye contact and begin on a normal exhale. Also, practice voluntary repetitions Are you maybe able to elaborate on these points? What is ex...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2023
8 points

This is the general concept to move past hard silent blocks. A few other tips is going make eye contact and begin on a normal exhale. Also, practice voluntary repetitions Doesn’t it feel wonderful ?...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposurePhysical Tension
postr/StutterApr 29, 2023
61 points

A few days I decided (in 26 years of stuttering) to let myself stutter without fighting it, or using tricks/substitutes, I wish I did so sooner.

A few days I decided (in 26 years of stuttering) to let myself stutter without fighting it, or using tricks/substitutes, I wish I did so sooner. Hey all, I Just wanted to share a little something....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2023
4 points

As a PWS... What makes you think you won't stutter in the afterlife? Best to stay here and get better or work on your emotions and get comfortable with failing and with being embarrassed and then gett...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
postr/StutterApr 27, 2023
6 points

Tips to improve stuttering (a psychotherapy approach: guide how Stoicism can inspire stuttering intervention - by PhD researchers Seth Tichenor, J Scott Yarrus, Amy Connery, Andrea E. Cavanna, Ross Coleman et al)

Tips to improve stuttering (a psychotherapy approach: guide how Stoicism can inspire stuttering intervention - by PhD researchers Seth Tichenor, J Scott Yarrus, Amy Connery, Andrea E. Cavanna, Ross Co...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 24, 2023
1 points

You may want to give voluntary stuttering a try. From personal experience, it was extremely difficult to get myself to do it( 2 years!), but its a very empowering experience. You are stuttering on p...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2023
2 points

>I'm currently watching this video by Mort Cooper. He poses that the reason we stutter, is because we don't want to stutter. There are two elements that could lead to a speech block: 1. not focus...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2023
1 points

One more thought: > I have been facing them since I was younger and I have never gotten a short or less block If you ever word substitute, or avoid situations ( asking a girl out, ordering drive ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAvoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2023
2 points

Hey! Sorry for my late reply. Yes, everything you noted is exactly what I do and think, regarding helpful and uhelpful behaviours. It's interesting how most of us experience similar things like t...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Authenticity vs. MaskingMindset shiftVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2023
4 points

Consider this definition of acceptance: Acceptance: to willingly choose to allow the existence of stuttering without interference Are you truly letting yourself be in the stuttering moment? Do you ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation