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commentr/StutterAug 7, 2022
2 points

Exactly my point. I wanted to see if people wanted to get rid of their stutter as much as myself. I voted 30-45% but now I'd consider bumping that up to 60%...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterAug 5, 2022
2 points

A lot of good advice already, but I'll give my 2 cents anyway :). It sounds like you are loving and supporting parents and thats the best you can do for him. If you never told him it's ok to stutte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 5, 2022
1 points

Voluntarily l-l-like this really helps with blocks for me personally...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2022
3 points

Exactly dude what I'll recommend you to do when u need to say these specific words just push through the block. And yeah it's going to be tough and embarrassing but in time you'll get better you will ...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2022
2 points

I understand this is a vent but the more sick you are of your stutter and try to not stutter, but more you reinforce it. You need to learn to stop fighting it and slowly work on getting comfortable le...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2022
3 points

Try some kind of counseling which teaches you to be not so afraid so much. Try breathing exercises Most of all, don’t be afraid to make an absolute fool out of yourself. Shit will always happens, but ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2022
2 points

How's your speech when you're completely relaxed, and speaking to yoirself, or say, speaking to a dog? Does ot still feel like you struggle speaking? Or do speaking come easier when you're alone?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Experiential AssociationVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2022
3 points

I never stutter at all when alone, or talking online to Bots. Only when people are involved I begin to stutter....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Experiential AssociationVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2022
1 points

I’m 100% aware that blocking behavior often leads to bad miscommunications. Try holding eye contact and see what happens. It can will actually help you break the block....

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2022
1 points

They’re not really irrelevant. Anyone you talk to has an effect on who you feel you are as a speaker. Letting your internal self be known will help you be more free. Yes, I think there are some inte...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2022
2 points

May not be the best advice but people have said previously to myself and others that if you keep putting yourself out there and in uncomfortable situations, you should start to get used to it and shou...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2022
1 points

I had a few blocks with numbers before so I actually just purposely stuttered on my phone number when I called the bank once. I told the lady I stutter on numbers sometimes. Doing this intentionally r...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposurePositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2022
2 points

I think for the most part the cure to stuttering is already there. It’s no easy route but it’s basically to overcome your own inhibition in your life so you can accept your emotions and desires, and a...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2022
2 points

they were good people but my social anxety made it hard for me to connect still. We did control exercises and something about desensitisation. Im more happy that the techniques helped me than that i m...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Therapy ExperiencesVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2022
2 points

I have related closely to what you say. Voluntary stuttering has really helped me with this. It really helps desensitize you and decreases the fear in those moments. And never, ever apologize for yo...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2022
3 points

If you've ever learned guitar, you know that bar chords suck in the beginning. The only way to get better at them is to just keep doing them. Your finger isn't strong enough, notes are rigging out dea...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureExperiential AssociationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2022
1 points

Forcing is counter productive. Forcing most things is usually not the right way. You don't want to fight against your stutter, you want to learn that it's ok and let it happen. When you stop fighting ...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposurePhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2022
1 points

PWS probly speak fast in an attempt to “get the scary parts over with”. Especially the beginning. I started to address this by slowing down how I read silently and even move around. It primed my bo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2022
1 points

Ok thanks for that but would forcing through a block make my stutter worse? Or would it improve overtime? I have forced it one time and ended up stuttering so bad...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2022
1 points

I did go to speech therapy a few times and it did swem to help. Also I read books out loud to myself, and I worked on improving my mental and emotional health which helped a lot so I did stuff like wo...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Seeking TherapyPositive Therapy TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing+1 more