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> we use voluntary stuttering in order to not really stutter and accept it My interpretation of voluntary stuttering was to help with desensitization and lessen the fear of a stuttering moment. I...

> But here is different. It's accepting the stutter in order to solve it, This is right here, is why it took me over 10 years to really figure out what acceptance meant to me. I think there are ...

Loved this. You just helped me out with that line ">the techniques are just a regular stutter but with a different, better-looking shape". However, I would like to know how do you do when the volun...

If we can choose to move our leg muscles (when walking). Can we choose to move our speech muscles (when speaking), if we are in fight and flight mode? How do we outgrow stuttering as an adult, in my opinion?

If we can choose to move our leg muscles (when walking). Can we choose to move our speech muscles (when speaking), if we are in fight and flight mode? How do we outgrow stuttering as an adult, in my o...

Guess what? Forcing your words out is actually what’s causing the blocks. It’s like those “Chinese finger traps” (I’m sure there’s a better name but I’m unaware…) The havbits that works for me and...

Choosing to repeat a few syllables. Most ppl block bc they are trying to avoid repeating, so allowing yourself to repeat or just getting used to it can dramatically decrease blocks....

What’s voluntary repetitions? I like the begin talking on exhale idea, I normally start exhaling on the first word....

Thank you a lot for your advice. You just said 2 of the missing pieces for me too, facing fear (stop avoiding situations) and accepting stuttering. Now that you said this, I just realized that accepti...

Our fear of stuttering is often more debilitating than stuttering itself. My advice? Stutter. Look silly. Sound ridiculous. Making peace with my stutter was the best thing I did for my anxiety. My a...

Have you done ERP exposure response prevention for ocd or stuttering? The goal of ERP is habituation (also called desensitization), building tolerance and not perceiving **stuttering, feared letters a...

Or you could disclose, do voluntary repetitions and make eye contact while beginning to talk on an exhale?...

There is a lot of info about breathing and stuttering. Some stutterers have recovered after learning abdominal breathing. There's a video from the UK’s National Health Service’s Stammer School, that's...

Well, it's not easy, you know. I think it's a long process of registering, going through stuff, revisiting your trauma and moving towards acceptance. I wouldn't say I have embraced it completely yet a...

>But I noticed that stuttering people still have OCD very often. Have you noticed that when we start talking, a severe panic attack, fear begins? Have you ever thought that ordinary people do not e...

I have one short song and the whole lyrics is "that was not the end of sentence. let me finish. let me finish." I cannot get rid of my blocks. So I do some voluntary blocks in the middle of some word...

That's an interesting perspective. What's worked best for me is harnessing courage to face feared speaking situations. Being proactive, on the attack. Not being reactive. A lot of my stuttering was ca...

I really enjoyed the insight you have shared. I have been wanting to see that movie. I have seen more personal change when working on my fear compared to the working on the stutter itself....

Does voluntary prolongations really work to not block?

Does voluntary prolongations really work to not block? I have tried and it doesn't work, but I'm really open to the possibility of me doing it wrong, so I would like to know if for someone works and h...

It's all about getting out there and speaking in public to others so your brain knows that it's fine, first speak to yourself in a mirror for at least an hour a day, then get a family member to stand ...

Make eye contact, begin on exhale and begin slowly. Also, practice voluntary repetitions as much as possible- starting in mirror, thrn on short phone calls, building up to harder situations...