postr/StutterDecember 15, 2025

How I overcame stuttering.

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How I overcame stuttering. So I used to get stuck for around 20-30 % of the time. I just kept working on different methods and tricks so that I could be fluent all the time. I have watched countless youtube videos, read so many articles, went to a speech doctor but the below trick worked for me. What I realised is stuttering is nothing but the shortness of breath ie shallow breathing or us speaking at the rate of our thinking. Our brains are very fast in thinking process but if you match the speed of your speaking to your thinking process you will be stuck. Your brain can think about 400 words per minute whereas your rate of speech is 150 words per minute: just a rough estimate I found online. So below is the solution: Solution Steps: 1) Start with speaking slowly. 2) Just inhale through your nose and from your stomach and speak on your exhale not more than 5-6 words, at first you will feel weird but you will definitely see an improvement here. 3) Once you get comfortable with the above start mouth breathing too while speaking but from your stomach. If these steps helped you too I will be super happy !!!!! Do let me know if this works out for you 😄

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Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability

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Fluency TechniquesEnergy & Biological Rhythms