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Personal conclusions Here are some points I think causes stuttering or what can help it: 1) Emphasis is not placed on the right letters when speaking which can lead to misunderstandings or the need of repeating oneself even though you didn't stutter. Therefore, try to focus on where other people usually put emphasis and learn how to speak by them. 2) The belief that one actually *can* talk without stuttering. Setting the mind to you not being able to talk will have a strong effect on the conversation. Do not feel ashamed! Even if you stutter, you are as worthy as a human being as the person you are talking to. 3) You must believe in yourself. You may have thought that stuttering is due to nervousness, but then you realize that you are not nervous at all. It doesn't have to be nervousness but maybe some unknown reflex that is triggered when you think you can't talk fluently. People get shy or anxious in certain situations even though they do not want to. But it is possible to work it off. In the same way, you have to work off the idea that you are not able to talk. So one can actually stutter without being nervous. 4) Try to speak with empathy and articulation. This gives the brain more time to process the words. 5) Focus your thoughts on the letter that is pronounced and try not to get them out fast. Try singing *la la la la la* from Selena Gomez's "Who Says". Sing it without skipping or tripping on a single *Ia*. Practice this until you can handle it. 6) Do not compare the speed of your speech with others. Stuttering may have been caused by a damaged social life during the early years, which requires that you need to develop your own pace. Such a comparison has a strong negative effect. As youngsters we all talked pretty slow. Then, speed was developed. 7) Have you been prevented from socializing as younger? Have you had much to be ashamed of? Such things may have triggered stuttering. Try to work on these facts. If you feel like seeking a psychologist, it is far from a bad idea! 8) Remember that stuttering occurs because of the brain and speech not being all intact. So it does not have to be anxiety and such, even though anxiety likes to make it worse. Even people who don't stutter at all can stutter sometimes when they're nervous. 9) When you pronounce something together with someone, you don't stutter. Wether it is singing or just talking. Therefore, imagine someone who articulates the letters in front of you just as you pronounce them and see if it helps. 10) When speaking, take short breaks. Think four words ahead, say them, take a short break. I am convinced that stuttering is a psychological deviation and not something that we can't control. We just don't have the knowledge, just as people in the past didn't have knowledge that we have today. Keep your head up, your tiara is falling! Or your cap :)