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After some advice - work related

After some advice - work related Hi, I’ve had a stammer for my whole life, ever since I’ve been able to talk. In my job, it involves making calls to customers a few times a day. A few times lately I’v...

But if you master breathing you can do by nose and first sound should be assertive not with holding back Don't speak more than 5 word then release all the air from your lungs Repeat the cycle...

Also always empty your lungs of air before you inhale. Never try do it on a half breath already. Not sure the reasoning but it’s how I picked it up, also smile and maintain eye contact. All these litt...

A good way to experience it would be to wear a belt around your mid section, if you breathe deep enough you should get light headed. Just think of when you yawn, you naturally use that breath. Also if...

Mentioning your stuttering to co-workers

Mentioning your stuttering to co-workers Hi all, First post here. I have a question regarding stuttering and having to do professional presentations. My co-workers think it would be a good idea if I'...

I used to drool during really bad blocks, thankfully I broke that habit...

So, with hard consonants…ease into the word on the exhale. For that matter, when you feel a stop coming on, pause…..relax the muscles you’re using in the word and breathe into the word. Practice this...

Sometimes I tap my thumb to my forefinger for each syllable. It helps me slow down and be more fluent. Or you could try doing the same thing just tapping your foot....

Yes and no. It's usually not really "spitting" but the spit flowing down my mouth. It's really embarrassing and I try to hide it with my hand when it happens....

Yes! Thankfully my family gets it. But professionally and socially it’s so embarrassing. I typically just have to stop talking mid sentence because otherwise I’ll be struggling too much. My stuttering...

Great post! In my experience, if I tense my throat muscles as tight as possible, then I can still open or close my throat, larynx or vocal chords. Why don't you try this right now? So, right now 1. t...

Do you guys spit while you stutter?

Do you guys spit while you stutter? That must be my nr.1 hated aspect for my stuttering. When i need to say P for example and i block, my lips press together and sometimes i spit towards the person th...

Throat closing help needed.

Throat closing help needed. Hello everyone I had a question about my stutter. Whenever I stutter it feels like my throat tenses up and it makes it impossible to saying anything but random noises. It...

Not sure the semantics of whether stuttering is neurological or X or Y or Z is useful - as long as you understand and accept why hard, silent blocks are the more progressed version of repetitions/prol...

I can vouch for easy onset and light contact. It does not completely remove my blocks, but it does reduce tension and tension leads to making me sound angry. I do not want to sound angry before gettin...

So far, I’m not dead lol. I have a job as a babysitter (of course with the anxiety of “maybe they’ll mimic me and I’ll have to explain to them and even after that I’ll be anxious”, but I still have a ...

Bravely and with anxiety leading up to it. It’s not easy to really believe you can take your sweet time and no one has the right to rush you. I’m tempted sometimes to just write on my phone and show i...

Yeah, that's what makes me feel bad because I feel like I'm leading decent people on. I'm sure they'd be understanding its just more the fact that I have to come to terms with my sleep and be open abo...

I feel you. It is hard, very exhausting. When I get in a rut I try and catch myself and take deep breaths. Staying present and calm really helps me. Even some stretching?? Your stutter clings to tens...

I've been doing that "forever" and I find it very helpful. I feel it removes some of the tension when I inevitably block on a word....