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commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2025
3 points

Im 17M from 🇮🇳. Try repeating the sentences in your mind 3-4 times before saying it. When you're comfortable, speak it out. That'll help with stuttering. I started this too and I've seen differences...

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commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2025
2 points

This was a really pleasant read. You complimented my writing skills, but yours are clearly even better! I would love for you to delve deeper into why being passive intrigues you? What does being passi...

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commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
3 points

Wow, man!! Congrats! I see some similarities between us - reading aloud books though I also read words from a dictionary. You also accept that stuttering may be a part of life forever, and that is ok...

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commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
2 points

Thank you! Breathing exercises are also a huge help. Speech therapy was very valuable for me - the first time I could ever talk about my problem openly. It was the start of the snowball effect. How...

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commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
1 points

Nope. 22 years ago I applied to Mcguire, but also to Starfish Project. Starfish phoned back first so I took the Starfish route. I mentored on dozens of Starfish courses and then a group of us wanted t...

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commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
6 points

Your story is inspiring man, mine is similar too but instead of going to gym I take boxing classes which made me more confident I would talk with my friends, coaches give advices to juniors and take a...

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commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
2 points

I used to be like you—I had severe stuttering, exactly the same as you describe. After reading your story, it’s as if you’re describing my past self. I worked with a speech therapist, but I can assure...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
1 points

Thank you. I couldn't say my name until I was 36, I am so pleased that I found costal breathing when I did 😊...

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commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
3 points

My last sentence meant : having the goal of sex with a woman who’s focused on looks will make a relationship nearly impossible. Therefore, if that is truly your goal, escorts are your best choice. ...

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Fluency TechniquesQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
2 points

I can usually sense them ahead of time so I’ll work around it, word substitution is my usual go to. I also do a lot of pacing and breathing so my speech comes out in a uniformed way (it helps to reduc...

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commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
4 points

I saw a speech therapist for years, from about 6 years old until I was 10 or 11. She taught me so many techniques that I still use to this day (I’m 46 now)...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
2 points

Because I don't think I was really receptive to the techniques they taught me such as speaking slow, speaking with a rhythm, pausing during stuttering and restarting, etc. Those techniques while somew...

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postr/StutterJan 31, 2025
100 points

How I Conquered My Stutter & Got Jacked at the same time (How-To Guide)

How I Conquered My Stutter & Got Jacked at the same time (How-To Guide) **Introduction** \- I am 18M and I have been suffering because of my stutter since I was 5 years old. 3 years ago I reached my b...

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commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
1 points

Like I said, this was a very long time ago, but I still incorporate the concepts every now and then. I find it most useful in the beginning of a sentence....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
0 points

I'm an SLP and I stutter. Fluency should never be the goal, as stuttering is a neurological difference and not curable. The goals are around making it easier to communicate with others, reducing avoid...

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commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
3 points

I was in William Parry's workshop twice, and I read his book almost 20 years ago. I think a lot of what he says is plausible. Whether it's the "most effective", who knows. I found his breathing and...

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Therapy ExperiencesFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
1 points

Stutterers do not have cerebral palsy, speech therapy could really help them to be more fluent using techniques etc. However, the goal now of speech therapy is to get the patient comfortable with thei...

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Medicalization / NeurodiversityFluency TechniquesAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterJan 31, 2025
6 points

Guys what do you think about the valsalva maneuver by wiiliam pary i think is the most effective therapy for stuttering as he says that

Guys what do you think about the valsalva maneuver by wiiliam pary i think is the most effective therapy for stuttering as he says that ...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2025
3 points

That’s because there is no ‘cure’ as such and stuttering can only be managed through acceptance and techniques...

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Acceptance & PrideFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2025
4 points

My son who’s 15 now, had a stutter starting at 4 and got speech help in preschool and kindergarten. End of 1st, he made such amazing progress and he stopped speech. He always maintained a little bit o...

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