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Have you tried having conversations with chatGPT? You would be 'conversing' with a computer, aka just some pieces of silicon....

So you’re aware that it’s not the stutter itself that’s causing the biggest problem, it’s the panic and the focus on your stutter that’s preventing you from thinking about your answer. I think you ca...

Hi, your experiences are very common. PWS are often much more fluent when alone. This was one of the first findings of stuttering research going back to the 1930's, and it has been confirmed in mul...

I think in your case, if you think it’s appropriate, would be to just stop speaking for a bit. Give yourself a chance to reset and dump whatever care you had about the last question/conversation and c...

Hahahaha. Does Siri understand the command even when you stutter? It's been fine with me tbf....

I've actually just started using Siri and just give little commands like "log my meds" or "pick up the call" "next song" when I'm in the shower. Last 2 are a god send honestly....

Yeah 'talking' to Alexa was a bitch. My wife (then girlfriend) got me an Alexa and used to play music on it and asking Alexa to switch/play/stop songs was a nightmare. I would go A-A-A-Alexa play Demo...

Is this why chunking is a good suggestion to improve your stutter?

Is this why chunking is a good suggestion to improve your stutter? I have always liked the idea of chunking for some reason but it was only recently that I realized why that may be the case. I don't k...

This happens to me sometimes when I call customer service and have to say the number or describe my problem to the robot. 😂 Feels more embarrassing than stuttering to a human, somehow....

Happens to me when I "converse" with ChatGPT. The uncanny nature of the voice mostly sounding like a human sends a red flare to my brain saying, "OH A HUMAN, LETS GET NERVOUS SHALL WE", and I stutter ...

For a time my mum's house lights were fully and only controlled by her Alexa. I could not, for the life of me, operate the lights. So she'd find me just chillin' in the dark in the mornings, and get...

Hi, Can you be more specific: if you are completely alone do you stutter when you say 'Siri' or only if there are other people present? And what would happen if you said something like "splendid" w...

Self-help books on stuttering?

Self-help books on stuttering? Hi Guys, I've been stuttering/blocking since early teens, I'm now 28M and I carried it along. I personally believe it's a mental habit that formed for some reason and ne...

Train the ‘talking muscle’ and the mind. Talk and relax as much as possible. Be calm. Think at least as possible before you start talking, don’t overthink and prepare your sentences. I got a new girl...

Has stuttering/blocks ever went away?

Has stuttering/blocks ever went away? Has stuttering/blocks ever went away for you as you got older? I realize it's more of a mental issue....

Ok..simple approach is to not rush when it comes to answering questions. Pause, collect your thoughts, process what you need to say in your mind..the whole statement. Then speak slowly and don’t t...

This made me laugh. Looking at scary people in suits on your computer 😆😆😆 . . You do realize that no matter how much you practice in front of your computer or with family/friends or your gf…it’s ...

Doctor with stutter here. It’s neurological, the behavioral inhibition system tries to prevent you from stuttering. And of course you get anxiety from the blocking. Solution? Explain the block and tha...

When talking how do you get your mind off stuttering?

When talking how do you get your mind off stuttering? Whenever i am communicating, i always fear that i am going to stutter on a word and then that makes it worse and i actually stutter. I tend to stu...

How do you deal (mentally) with a severe block?

How do you deal (mentally) with a severe block? I mean, when you are in a middle of a sentence and you have literally no idea how to get the next sound out of your mouth. I know, at *some* point, or...