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commentr/StutterJan 15, 2023
1 points

You said it yourself - people think you might be having a seizure. *New people do not know you stutter*. Please get/make a nametag to wear on a lanyard with your name and just the relevant info. I a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 14, 2023
4 points

Do you block and have avoidance behaviors(switching words, avoiding eye contact, avoiding conversations, etc? those things are almost entirely due to anticipation anxiety. Unfortunately, the way to ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2023
2 points

Find some inner confidence. I found myself getting a couple blocks today and I stopped and breathed before I exhausted myself. Tried saying it again slower this time and I was fine...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & BreathingVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2023
1 points

Try to stutter next time you say your name. Like call customer service, or approach a cashier, and say that you've a stutter and youd like to say your name to practice. Then stutter voluntarily on you...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2023
5 points

>How do yall manage to get through blocks that feel impossible to overcome? There are many strategies in the stutter discord (scroll up the page, at the right side of this page is the discord link...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureNeurological & Brain
postr/StutterJan 11, 2023
10 points

Anyone want to practice stuttering?

Anyone want to practice stuttering? Hello everyone! I´ve been wanting to practice letting my stuttering be and expose myself to moments of stuttering. Sometimes doing it irl may be too much exposure, ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2023
2 points

You need to start in the easiest situations where you stutter. Also you can't practice this all day so pick a situations and see if you can resist the panic enough to see if you can let yourself stutt...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2023
1 points

Thanks for the insight. I'll try to start letting myself stutter, 1st at home and then when that doing well I'll start trying it in school....

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2023
5 points

Many SLPs have no training in dysfluency, and give advice as if you have something similar to a lisp. At best, this will not help. If you are interested in SLPs who specialize in dysfluency, many wh...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2023
0 points

>So, does anyone have any advice or recommendations for or against it? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Yes, I believe going back and do speech therapy is worth it if you perceive stutterin...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesPositive Therapy Techniques+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2023
6 points

Tricks further entrench the problem. The solution is to let yourself stutter on your name....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2023
2 points

Do voluntary brief repetitions. Make normal eye contact Begin speaking slowly and on an exhale Enunciate...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFluency Techniques
postr/StutterJan 9, 2023
25 points

M17 I stutter and want to be a navy seal

M17 I stutter and want to be a navy seal [removed]...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJan 8, 2023
1 points

Yessss ur so righttt. It really is my own fault, my stutter is apart from it. I take 100% full responsibility for that and it really stems from fear as u say. Taking risks is one of my New Year’s reso...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindset shiftVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJan 8, 2023
2 points

Break the ice… Let them know and they will find it that you are very courageous to expose a vulnerable part of yourself so upright and with that they will respect you even more. I did it at work. I st...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2023
3 points

By making the ugly stuttered sound you're afraid to make. That's literally it. Nobody is making you block, it's something you're doing. I know it feels like it's beyond your control, but it's not. The...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2023
3 points

Yeah everyone is different when it comes to stuttering. That's cool that you can get it all out of your system before talking to others. Voluntary stuttering helps some people do that too....

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2023
2 points

I don’t know if that is what it’s “called,” or just what I have called it. I stole the idea from watching toastmasters (that regularly try and hijack every public meeting I have ever attended). Regard...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2023
3 points

If you don’t want sympathy or accommodations, then convey that in your preamble. Simply Be very light, informative, and even add in humor or how your dysfluency makes you more tolerant, observant etc...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2023
2 points

Laughing after us always a good thing! Love your positive attitude! In the moment, in your words, when did you almost shit your pants? Was it in the moments before you stuttered, or after? Also, yo...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride