Search

The first thing is practice letting go of all worries regarding all manner of speaking situations when they arise in your mind. So definitely don't "plan ahead" or try and strategize things too much- ...

Yes, vocal cord tension was key for me, too. One of the things that the HCRI program in Roanoke focuses on is the “gentle onset” target. It is related to vocal cord tension. They have an app (a black ...

Sorry its too long,but i was elaborate

Sorry its too long,but i was elaborate Stuttering is not a cross as most of us think.i know we envy the social life we could have enjoyed if we never stuttered and all that but in reality,you just hav...

I think your absolutely right, but I might disagree with the "effortless" part. I try to meditate daily and it definitely takes effort to wake up 30 minutes earlier each day to make the time. Likewise...

Learning to think like a fluent speaker has made it all better

Learning to think like a fluent speaker has made it all better As stutterers, we're almost always in the habit of thinking about the words we're going to say, often anticipating that we might stutter....

I have a bit more sever stutter then yours but sometimes I won't feel stressed or anxious at all but my stutter will still be bad. I still find doing anxiety reducing exercises like meditating a litt...

You summed it up perfectly. I do exercises daily, such as: reading out loud various texts, speaking to myself in the mirror, trying variations of speaking faster/slower, breathing exercises. These ar...

I learned to see stuttering as a gift. I'm strongly into meditation and yoga, both require awareness of myself and my surrounding. So stuttering became my gateway to awareness. The more focus I put o...

Something I've noticed that reduce my stuttering

Something I've noticed that reduce my stuttering I'm working at a nursing home for the elderly this summer, and I often have shifts that start in the middle of the day. I have noticed that my stutteri...

Huge lesson I learned a couple years ago when it comes to seeing progress in my speech.

Huge lesson I learned a couple years ago when it comes to seeing progress in my speech. First thing to know, my type of stutter was on-and-off. But if your stutter doesn't fluctuate the same, this sti...

I can relate to your experience, talking about how its linked to your mental health feels super close to my understanding of my stammer. I spent a great deal of my childhood and early 20s, just not re...

You should really try to convince your parents to get you a speech therapist. Speech therapy tends to be less effective the older you are because of how the brain develops. Meditation is also a good t...

Exactly. I've done a lot of work on the mental side of things but I want to be more consistent with mindfulness...

It's a subscription based app and there's a course you follow that gets you more in tune with meditation and mindfulness. And I am assuming they focus on stuttering as opposed to a generalized mindfu...

It makes me calm, thus less stutter and relaxed way of talk. I am using Calm app... I didn't use Buddo though....

I haven't tried the app, but I started to meditate. and I realized it doesn't change our stutter directly. it change our mind like how to think about stutter, life. and then you'd come not to care th...

Buddo Stutter App. Anyone try this for mindfulness and meditation?

Buddo Stutter App. Anyone try this for mindfulness and meditation? ...

Something that helped me before presentations was meditating for 45 minutes, it puts you in a super super relaxed state of being and calm. This obviously won’t mean you’ll be stutter free but you have...

Can someone give me some clarification?

Can someone give me some clarification? Hi A bit of context, I am 23M and have been stuttering since I can remember. My stutter isn’t so bad, it depends from day to day and the situation I am in. My ...

Spasm of the diaphragm muscle

Spasm of the diaphragm muscle When I start talking, I feel the spasm of the diaphragm muscle. So that the breathing stops. Then get into the stuttering spiral. I think if I control the diaphragm muscl...