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commentr/StutterDec 18, 2024
1 points

Just follow one thing & you can speak to a normal person "Maintain breathing state" every time( before & while speaking) Also check Stuttering cure algorithm concept: https://youtu.be/G4AmJlKR4GM?...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2024
3 points

Yes, this is true! A block causes disruptions in controlled exhalation. When a person experiences a block, it is often due to muscle tension that obstructs the airflow needed to initiate speech. Gen...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
postr/StutterDec 17, 2024
6 points

Notice how…

Notice how… When you block, you’re still able to mouth your words without vocals? Yea. It’s a vocal problem. You may say we all know this, which most of us do, but how can we use this to help us? Is...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesLoss of ControlOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterDec 17, 2024
1 points

Notice how…

Notice how… When you block, you’re still able to mouth your words without vocals? Yea. It’s a vocal problem. You may say we all know this, which most of us do, but how can we use this to help us? Is...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesLoss of ControlOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2024
2 points

Try yes maam, or I'M present, For reading, i hope that you can read alone quite well and without blocks, so when asked to read, just try to think youre sitting in your chair, at your desk and reading...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionGenetic & Family FactorsFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2024
1 points

While there’s no law against it, this is a crutch that is likely to worsen your stutter blocks as time goes on. Better habits would be to make eye contact and begin saying your name on an *exhale*....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
3 points

I attend HCRI a year or so ago and I speak like this, my breathing is extremely controlled now. It honestly makes me feel way more relaxed when I’m speaking...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
1 points

Practice is always key for me. I will run through the presentation multiple times to check for possible words or phrases where I may stutter. Then I have the chance to find an alternative way to say i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Preparation & RehearsalFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
5 points

No scientific insight but my dad would always say ‘breathe’ if I was having trouble with a word. Nowadays at 33, I sometimes catch myself holding my breath while speaking and the tension all adds to...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
2 points

The behaviors of struggle, avoidance and anticipation plus the fact that it is only present in the presence of others (which is quite common) indicates that you probably have tonic stuttering, perhaps...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
1 points

Ive not heard of it. But it makes sense that variations in breathing can help us when we block. Also having such tool can give us confidence boost to attempt spea,ing in situations that we normally av...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
postr/StutterDec 16, 2024
6 points

Speaking on exhalation helps stuttering/blocks

Speaking on exhalation helps stuttering/blocks It’s a technique that honestly slips my mind most of the time, but I notice that it really helps when I remember to use it. Whenever I hit a block while...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & StoppagesEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
4 points

There is a technique similar after going through the HCRI’s Hollins fluency program. You always know who attended the program because they have random pauses and deep breathes in unusual places. Su...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
6 points

Can’t agree with you. While it’s true that brain is enormously complicated organ and its physiology and connection to psychology is far from understood, there are known phenomenons which make stutteri...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyMeds & Substances
Situational VariabilityFluency TechniquesHelpful Med Outcomes
postr/StutterDec 16, 2024
13 points

Ever heard of the Kassel technique?

Ever heard of the Kassel technique? I am curious how many other stutterers know of this. The Kassel technique teaches that you take conscious breaths in between word blocks, with unusual pauses, like:...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2024
1 points

Well the alternative is to give up and be miserable. If something isn’t working then you change it up and keep tweaking the strategy. There is an infinite amount of variability in this world. It’s imp...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationFluency TechniquesIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2024
1 points

try this technique [here](https://youtu.be/lX1S1sijqSM?si=Ogb1mk7Sd2gckidB) https://youtu.be/lX1S1sijqSM?si=Ogb1mk7Sd2gckidB there might be longer versions if the video on you tube or watch The King...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesSituational VariabilityPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/stutteringDec 15, 2024
1 points

I feel you, I am so tired as well. Just know you are not alone… what have helped me is when I have the time to do breathing excersises in the morning (many good videos on youtube). Also starting your ...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Energy & Biological RhythmsMindfulness & BreathingFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2024
3 points

Has your stuttering improved through acceptance and self-confidence or do you also use the techniques you learned during therapy?...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2024
4 points

Stutter and embarrass the shit out of anyone who tries to make fun of you is my best advice. No amount of practice is going to undo the neurological predisposition to stuttering. What you can do is t...

Coping & AdvocacyMeds & Substances
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesFluency TechniquesHelpful Med Outcomes