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commentr/StutterApr 29, 2021
1 points

Stuttering It’s a anxiety issue by meditation n handling humiliating moments with maturity can make things …….....

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2021
1 points

Tbh breathing mindfully is something that takes some time to master. The more you practice and adopt a meditative breathing style, the more you’ll get accustomed to your racing thoughts...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2021
2 points

Something you could practice is the art of mindfulness. Learning how to use your breath to anchor yourself in the now. It could be beneficial to slowing down...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
1 points

This pandemic has caused great stress for PWS and it's pushing us out of our comfort zones. I realized that I need to learn this new medium (Zoom/Skype/Teams training) and I practiced with my friends...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2021
2 points

Have you gone to a speech therapist? I am a grad student for speech therapy (I even have a client your age right now that stutters! His is due to anxiety though) and I can tell you that we do absolute...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Advice RequestsFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 24, 2021
1 points

I take B1 Thiamine Nitrate with Magnesium Orotate on a daily basis. It helps me a lot, even though I still experience the occasional block. I'm a lot more fluent when I take it compared to when I don...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Situational VariabilityMindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2021
3 points

I am way older than you and trust me, it gets better. Do not let your stutter define who you are. Learn to breathe correctly, take your time when you are talking and everything will be alright. Just a...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2021
4 points

Yes I also experience that. I think that's called a block. We all do. Breathing and practice helps me....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2021
3 points

I go through this same thing every now and then. Lately, I've realised that these blocks have more to do with being socially anxious than simply stutter. I become too self conscious when someone asks...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2021
3 points

I used to do the same. What it does it simply forces proper breathing so You catch the flow with the exhale and can speak...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2021
3 points

Thanks. Does practicing talking infront of a mirror or breathing exercise work? I am thinking about giving them a try. I tried speech therapy also. It was not much helpful....

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Mindfulness & BreathingSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterApr 17, 2021
1 points

Thats nice. I think it would be more beneficial if people started going to a kind of therapy that helps them deal with their stutter instead of learning tricks and breathing patterns only. Of course t...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Therapy ExperiencesMindfulness & BreathingVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterApr 17, 2021
1 points

Try indicas, they will relax you and slow things down. I think once THC gets you into a rhythm and it makes you relax. Also I really think learning how to properly relax and chill plays a big part i...

Meds & SubstancesCoping & Advocacy
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Mindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterApr 17, 2021
1 points

This could work really well for me! Thanks for sharing! Good breathing is the base of speaking fluently. But your mind has to be super super strong. Because if you fuck up one time, you can start pa...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
8 points

It’s pretty much focusing on your breathing as you speak. Sometimes we try to force ourselves through a sentence or a word we are going to stutter on and end up out of breath and without rhythm in our...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingFluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
1 points

I can say that this advice you’ve given is correct as I tried something similar (point 1 and 3) in my own style. Perhaps the most important one is the relaxation element. For this I walked slow, made...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingFluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
1 points

1. Try tilting your head sideways and then speaking. 2. Act a bit high or drunk or sleepy (I never drank alcohol) to feel more relaxed. 3. Tighten your fists then release. Then start reading....

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Physical TensionMindfulness & BreathingFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
5 points

Shrooms helped me out with A LOT. Not only with depression but with anxiety. When I was on a huge dose, I was basically forced to practice diaphragmatic breathing and the months after that trip, I wa...

Meds & SubstancesEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Psychedelics & MicrodosingHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
1 points

There is also another benefit to this method, which is when you focus on your breathing while talking to someone, you automatically pay less attention to your stutter and what other people think if yo...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
3 points

At my mom's job a while back she had a customer who stuttered and she told him that her daughter, me, stuttered and he told her the same thing. Being told "breathe" is annoying but sometimes we just n...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingPhysical Tension