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Something I always always always say is acceptance doesn’t mean enjoyment. Acceptance means that you are aware it’s apart of your life (whether good or bad way) and you are doing what’s best for you i...

I’m 37 and I have done that my whole life none of my siblings has and out of my four kids only one… it definitely can get better especially if you work on it there’s plenty of times that I notice when...

When I was younger that's what I thought it was. There were moments where I was fluid so I would talk really fast to get everything out. That's not actually it though. It's when I'm calm and relaxed a...

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Helpful tips Please drop down things you’ve started doing that help your stutter. Im in speech therapy and I see mine improving sometimes. I just want to do additional things. Im frustrated right n...

Friend, the same thing happens to me as it does to you. I have stuttered for as long as I can remember and the truth is that it has gotten worse over the years. Before, I could read without any proble...

My friend used speech therapy where he used an ear piece that provided a cadence to his talking. So the therapy and science agrees with you....

This condition doesn’t define who we are. Truly, you are so much more than your stutter. When others recognize our depth beyond our speech I believe what are saying is much more than how we speak. Yes...

That and continuous phonation. My brain seems to really love A: Rhythm Or B: Long bouts of uninterrupted vocalization I can speak quite fluently if allowed to vocalize freely(“uhhh” or “ahhh”)...

My elementary school speech therapist gave me a wooden block and had me color stripes on it. We practiced reading sentences and she had me tap the next color for each word. After a while I was able to...

oh my goodness yes this has helped me so much. i’m a hobby musician so i have been very rhythmic my entire life. i make raps for fun and i notice i am 200% fluent when there’s a beat running....

I don’t know if this is already a thing, but rhythm REALLY HELPS.

I don’t know if this is already a thing, but rhythm REALLY HELPS. If you can somehow apply a tempo to your words (for me, I tap things rhythmically or tap my fingers) it’s a LOT easier to talk smoothl...

Stuttering and stress are related because when you stutter , you feel stressed about your future and also what you will do in your life with this stuttering that is blocking you from everything you wa...

I (40f) worked as a journalist from 14years old to 34. Now I’m in a strategic comms role and give tons of virtual talks and guest lectures. I stutter. Sometimes I’m more fluent than my average; someti...

When I (40F) was about that age I had a speech pathologist who told my mom to make sure I was not presented at home with reminders and cues as my brain was likely already reminding me of that. The SLP...

Don't be scared. In school, when I used to address the class, I stuttered very badly. I spoke too fast, and didn't know how to control. People including the teacher used to laugh. When I went to colle...

Absolutely join gym and start speaking slowly it will fade away man and I am serious one time I couldnt even say my name correctly now I give public speech infront of 1000 people trust me mate it's ea...

This is a fantastic way to think about it. I’d like to add thoughts about *why* people are in different camps - if you are debilitated by anxiety, blocking and avoidance behaviors, you are more likel...

I'm usually stumbling through it so I'm not much of a teacher on it, but the hotkeys i constantly use are ctrl+K to split a video, ctrl+z of course, and up/down arrows to move the playhead to the star...

It definitely would, but that's not reality. It is what it is, no point in imagining friend groups, lovers, opportunities for a you that doesn't exist. Could your stammering get better? Probably(depen...

I hate this

I hate this I had a job interview today for an extremely important role and I absolutely fucked it. My stutter has never been this bad, I could barely get 5 words out before the interviewer starting c...