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Intentional Stutter

Intentional Stutter My speech therapist introduced a strategy to me called intentional stutter. It is basically where you stutter on purpose (repetition) to avoid a block. Anyone heard of or used this...

Great reply! Can you explain the tools in detail? I'm very interested to try them! Popular tools are: deliberate stuttering to reduce avoidance-behaviors (referring to option #5 in the poll); fluency-...

This man, you see, i've been trying to search few months back about REALLY CURING my stutter then eventually stopped because i got busy and i partly realized that it won't work. Right now, i'm trying ...

Stuttering-related Tattoos

Stuttering-related Tattoos Hey guys! I'll keep this short. I've come a long way with my stutter, going from being petrified of being perceived as someone who has a stutter to actively mentioning the ...

Hey man let's keep this a weekly thing , let's select a time and day when everyone is free/ Can Take part , Each and every person has to speak for 5 minutes and since each and everyone stutters so th...

I bought an office telephone on Ebay to practice because the telephone ☎️ was my nemesis. I practiced for 6 months every single day practicing making and receiving calls. At the end of the 6 month...

Keep trying. Exposure therapy can help you but it is painful when you're in a bad stuttering period. Keep working on it and don't be too hard on yourself....

Tension comes from trying to control (aka trying to stop or minimize stuttering in some way). Part of this is conscious and part of embedded from years of reinforced behavior. The good news is tension...

Exposure therapy: looking for ideas for introducing myself

Exposure therapy: looking for ideas for introducing myself I am mostly fluent, but introducing me is my nightmare. It’s like gambling. Sometimes its perfect, even in front of 50 people, sometimes it’s...

I always try to go to places where the menu is in another language. I’ll deliberately read out the item, butcher it (intentionally) and the whole table laughs...

Pushing yourself to do the things you're uncomfortable with until they no longer make uncomfortable. Might not work for everyone but for example, I used to have a real problem with ordering at drive...

Sorry shouldn't have used the word stutter. It's the same thing though you think you are going to say it wrong so you tense up and cause yourself to say it wrong. The way to beat it is to remove the f...

The proven way (from SLPs who specialize in stuttering) to get over blocks is to disclose, do a brief voluntary stutter, make eye contact and begin on a regular exhale....

This response is a slam dunk. The only thing I would add is that you can accelerate your recovery by listening to more stuttering. In person is best (westutter.org), but podcasts work too…...

Keep pushing OP start with self love and embracing the stutter...

Did a presentation today !!

Did a presentation today !! Hey redditors, in college and did my last public speaking presentation for my major, and I’m officially done. Public speaking is always an aspect that I respect people for ...

Why do you think voluntary repetitions are so helpful for you?...

I rarely think about speaking anymore. I do have to occasionally remember to do voluntary repetitions bc that’s what keeps me speaking fluently. I even don’t struggle on my name anymore. As long as...

I've done it multiple times and it can help in some cases but it can also make it worse depending on your mood that day, the situation you're in and other things that influence your stutter. For me, ...

the more you try to NOT stutter, or hide your stutter, the more you'll end up stuttering. So do the opposite: TRY stuttering on words that are normally difficult for you.. you'll notice that you won't...