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If you can talk fluently sometimes and have no articulation/pronunciation trouble, then the issue is more likely in your diaphragm, not your mouth....

Hardest syllables?

Hardest syllables? Are there certain letters, syllables, or whole words that you get especially stuck on? I have a really hard time with a phrase if there are a lot of R’s, S’s, P’s, and D’s in it, ...

Everything you describe is very classic stuff for people with impactful dysfluency! My first tip is to let them know you speak with a stutter. Maybe even wear a name badge saying “I stutter”. Make ...

Also, some people with autism have a hard time making eye contact when speaking, just like people who stutter who are shy/afraid....

Some people with autism have facial tics and "coughing" tics. Their tics happen even when they are not in the middle of speaking. The difference is, for us, facial tics or what looks like facial tics ...

What does exactly "accept your stutter" mean?

What does exactly "accept your stutter" mean? Let me explain myself: When we talk, we need to push in order for the words to come out. We need to make an effort to talk, right? So, when we talk, we ar...

That’s great that the pep talks work for you! So, with family, do you stay quiet from embarrassment or bc it’s too tiring trying to talk? Guess what? After all that about being fluent…I resigned my...

I’m an early childhood teacher who recently got significant control of my blocks. Oddly, when it was bad, I *became* fluent in intense situations. “Johnny! Get off that electric fence!!” “Kevin!...

I try to focus on my speed, breathing or something else entirely to distract the mind. Although, if I focus on breathing too much, I find it can become difficult to breath correctly and often get a s...

Consciously do not speak quickly. Make normal eye contact whrn blocking. Breathe out. Enunciate You aren’t bothered by it, and a stutterer can become president (please - leave the jokes out). Why...

I got Laughed at for Stuttering in Class.

I got Laughed at for Stuttering in Class. I've always had a stutter since I started to speak. I'm in high school still and I have a part-time job. Both of those have been going well so far. Good Gra...

How I see this picture: 1. Guy has a trigger: "oh no, I will stutter - on a feared letter" 2. Then he perceives this trigger as TRUE, a fact, his true intentions, fearful 3. Then he reacts to this tr...

It’s great to hear that you have come such a long way. That gives hope to many, including myself. I agree with your explanation of blocks. That’s what I’ve been living with for a couple decades. Here...

Regarding that 80% rate compared to a different outcome as you get older : I teach young children and know that they all have times when, for all different reasons, they speak w dysfluency. Most do ...

Flow don’t force

Flow don’t force I’ve struggled with stuttering for years. Recently, I had an epiphany. Before speaking, my focus was always on not stuttering and trying sound to a certain way. That didn’t work beca...

What kind of breathing have you done? Even if I breath. Sometimes it's like a clog in my throat even with the breathing. Maybe im doing it wrong...

It’s really hard tho when u start stuttering all of a sudden and people are engaged with your speech to stop and take a breath...

Tips for people who stutter - Advice on how to approach feared letters and anxiety-based situations

Tips for people who stutter - Advice on how to approach feared letters and anxiety-based situations Many triggers cause a stutter anticipation. A feared letter is one of these triggers, that our insti...

Lecturer agreed to me presenting alone in front of her

Lecturer agreed to me presenting alone in front of her Honestly even though she's okay with this, I still have this anxious feeling. It always happens like I'd get a lecturer or teach from school that...

Amazing tip 'breathe in and out'. The next question then is: if we freeze our articulators, how do we make our tongue and jaw move?...