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Does music help anyone? I have stuttered since the age of 5, and thank god it got better towards my teen years. I had a music teacher that pointed out that he never knew that I stuttered whereas the rest of my class was well aware of it. He was very insightful and he thought the rhythmicity of the music helped my sentences flow better. Now before I know I will be in a situation where a stutter is likely, I usually tap my fingers on my leg/arm/palm in some sort of rhythm that I'm familiar with. I'm not saying it works all of the time but it definitely helps. Before job interviews now or presentations, I will generally blast hip hop in the car, generally, something that I can sing to, then tap that beat all the way to into the interview room in a very subtle way (palm tap). I was wondering if anyone else had the same coping mechanisms. Side note: first time on this thread and happy it exists. Not many of the people that I know or are close to know how much this affects me, given that I don't stutter much in front of them, however, they all know. Glad to see a community that is supportive