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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2022
3 points

I do! It actually helps me relax, and the person kind of warms up to me pretty quickly. Oddly enough, once they know, I kind of relax more and I can get into it easier. Works well in job interviews! I...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2022
6 points

If you find that it helps you relax and makes it easier to talk, absolutely! If you're like me it's tough to do at first, but it gets easier every time you do it. You're making yourself vulnerable and...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2022
9 points

I strongly believe that one reason behind this is because we don't speak up. 1/100 people stutter, yet I never or rarely have a coversation with someone who stutters. I do speak to people who are hid...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2022
2 points

Great! Maybe I’ll also add some voluntarily blocks along the line. Thanks a lot man, you’ve been a great help and inspiration ☺️...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2022
2 points

I tried it today. It actually helped! I'll have to continue for a couple if days to give further analysis!...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2022
2 points

Glad that worked out for you. If you do it regularly for 1 month, you'll find it easier and easier to intiate and hold converations with anyone, even strangers. Voluntarily stuttering simply reinforce...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2022
1 points

Yea I do speak fluently alone. When my stutter was worse I also spoke fluently alone, though I could get myself to stutter a little bit if I imagined a crowd in front of me....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Experiential AssociationVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
postr/StutterMay 25, 2022
3 points

Lee’s Speech Anxiety to beat stuttering

Lee’s Speech Anxiety to beat stuttering Hi all. I love this community and hope we all get to our goal soon. A member of this community reached out to me about this book titled Speech Anxiety written b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2022
2 points

Okay!!! I will do this. My stutter is 90% just blocks, so this will be something fresh. Maintaining eye contact is something I find crucial as well. I already practiced today and felt great. It’s a ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2022
3 points

Hurray h-h-hurray and hurray! Do this. If this seems too daunting, start by simply calling. Pick an area of interest (cars, electronics, fancy cakes, etc), pretend you are looking for basic info b...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2022
3 points

I recommend voluntarily stuttering. No need to disclose your stutter, unless you r r r really want to. T t t t talk in a slow/comfortable pace, project your voice, l-l-l-lightly but distinctly stutter...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFluency TechniquesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2022
2 points

Hey man! Thank you so much for this I love this mindset. I am also a stutterer who tries to see stuttering as a good thing or at least not as a bad thing. It has given me confidence over the past few ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2022
3 points

Here is my response to similar post. I feel my approach is worth a try, simply because it works so well for me, but most other stutterers don't seem to be interested: "My Approach is to actually stu...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFluency TechniquesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 21, 2022
2 points

Some tips: Talk to yourself. Read outloud. Take deep breath and start talking on exhaling. Meditate. Talk more to people you are comfortable with. For me, my brain can tell if I'm gonna stutter ahea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2022
3 points

I used to do this really really badly, then once randomly out of blue I tried confronting it and ever since it's made it so much easier like stupidly easier. If I get pissed off about my stutter I jus...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2022
1 points

My stuttering came about from a traumatic dog 🐕 attack at age 5. My speech therapy ran the gamut of techniques and at the end of my speech therapy, I did hypnosis....

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Trauma & PsychologicalExperiential AssociationVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2022
3 points

My Approach is to actually stutter freely, 'especially' when I get nervous or if I've having a bad stuttering day. As stutterer, we're conditioned to think that stuttering is 'bad'. Therefore we cring...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureStress & Fight/FlightAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2022
1 points

I'm not recovered yet but I stopped trying to avoid stuttering. I work on letting it happen naturally and not fight it....

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 13, 2022
5 points

As someone who’s suffered from a speech impediment and was in the military. You definitely can do it with practice. I learned to mask mine though it was painfully obvious in BCT but it didn’t hold me ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Authenticity vs. MaskingHelplessness & AgencyVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
postr/StutterMay 9, 2022
12 points

Exercise that helps me

Exercise that helps me This exercise may seem a little strange, but of all the different exercises that I've come up with, this one has helped the most and is a more long term solution than the others...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnticipating Stuttering