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postr/StutterSep 3, 2024
43 points

Fuck other people.

Fuck other people. Fuck people they don’t matter. Normal guy that’s scared will win if he doesn’t care about other people. Our stutter can be heavily reduced if we constantly don’t think about what ot...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2024
10 points

Here's my stance. The best "fix" is to learn to accept your stammer. Learn to stammer in front of other people and not feel bad about it. Maybe it'll improve, maybe it won't. The point is, you shoul...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & SubstitutionMindset shift+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 30, 2024
0 points

Yup. I am still practising twice a day (for 30 min) by talking or telling some stories to myself with slow and relaxed speech. And also I think besides practicing I also have to apply these on other p...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesMindset shift
commentr/StutterAug 30, 2024
1 points

I know what you feel, it is really frustrating. I have been really fluent at work before, but since I came back from holiday I struggle much more again. Recently I am trying to be less perfectionist a...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Severity & FluctuationMindset shift
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2024
3 points

Don’t you think on it hermione…. Don’t you think on it for one second. This is simply just a life situation. He can get over not being thanked and you can move past not being able to. (From a stutte...

Coping & AdvocacyCommunity & Support
Mindset shiftValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2024
1 points

Stick to what? What techniques and exercises? I’ve never heard of any exercise you can do that reduces a stutter. What reduces the stutter is how you respond in the moment that it’s happening. Also ho...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2024
2 points

….i also really like #2 because its a life philosophy, it applies to so much, not just stuttering. We make things so much worse for ourselves because we are tense. If you just physically relax, you ca...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & BreathingMindset shift
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2024
2 points

This times a million ☝️ Speech therapy for stuttering shouldn’t be focused on speech at all. It should be more focused on the emotional and social aspects. It’s worth knowing a few good tricks to get...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Therapy ExperiencesAcceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2024
2 points

I’m glad I came across this post and these are excellent points you made. I especially agree with your last point, it’s something I struggled with but I recently realized that I am creating my own ene...

Coping & AdvocacyCommunity & Support
Mindset shiftValidation & Empathy
postr/StutterAug 29, 2024
71 points

Tricks that really work for me

Tricks that really work for me 1) if you know that you will likely block severely in the middle of a sentence, fake-stutter at the beginning of the sentence. For some reason this prevents the block, ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2024
3 points

Yes I know, but it takes time. Keep repeating these ideas to yourself and meditating on them and trying to believe them. Like anything, it takes practice to undue past conditioning and experiences....

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & BreathingMindset shift
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2024
0 points

Yah there is definitely nuance there. I was fortunate to have speech therapy when I was younger that helped a lot. More so in knowing or “feeling” when I’m about to stutter and some techniques to try ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & SubstitutionMindset shift
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2024
1 points

My recent experience is that I don't think about my stutter at all and that makes me stutter more. It is because I'm not using any of the other learned techniques to overcome it. Maybe the nuance is ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentMindset shift
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2024
8 points

For me the less I care about my stutter the less I actually stutter. I'm trying to break the cycle of stuttering and trying to fix it since it makes it worse so I'm focusing on acceptance as well righ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
postr/StutterAug 28, 2024
110 points

I did it. It gets better.

I did it. It gets better. Hi everyone, I used to be absolutely terrified of public speaking due to my stutter. I get pretty severe blocks and/or caught on one syllable for an eternity. I remember how ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Mindset shiftAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2024
6 points

I don't, instead I own it. It's a part of my identity. It has been for as long as I can remember, 41 now. Cancer survivor. That took three years of my life from age 32 to 35. When it was over I had a ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterAug 27, 2024
0 points

It’s not the stutter it’s your mindset. I can sympathize but you’re only holding yourself back. No one cares as much as you do. With that being said, isn’t that freeing? You can fix that today by sayi...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterAug 27, 2024
3 points

I think everyone have his own way to fix stutter

I think everyone have his own way to fix stutter - thats why you see people who get fixed by speech therapy and other not ... Cause it doesnt mean you need to accept it , it's just have more effort a...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 27, 2024
6 points

And even if you do stutter, it doesn’t really matter. So comforting to not care :)...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterAug 27, 2024
3 points

That's awesome, I'm happy to hear it! How old are you now? I noticed this mindset starting to shift for me when I was in my early 20s....

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride