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Notice your thinking when you are feeling stressed... that simple step automatically takes you into presence and out of its obsessiveness. ...

At my last speech therapy session, they recommended to the group to join a Mindfulness based cognitive-behavioral therapy (MBCT) that actually covers how to manage your stutter as well (the therapist ...

I was incredibly anxious when I was in my late teens. I dropped out of school because of fear of stuttering and completely withdrew. I didn't understand how I could do anything or find a way forward. ...

This often happens when people have a real bad block & they’re literally trying to shake it out. Only advice I can give is what’s helped me I currently don’t have any ticks now. The second you notice ...

I practice every single day for 2 weeks before the presentation and I practice at the venue/room where its held so when I have to do it, its very familiar to me. I do box breathing and then count dow...

face scrunching definitely happens. for me it’s looking away from people while speaking, involuntarily putting my hands in front of my eyes (i guess to subconsciously hide myself from them) and going ...

Please don’t believe everything you think. When you overthink things, it’s detrimental to your state of mind. Go in, take a deep breathe, and do your best....

That’s awesome! Thank you for sharing your experience. I find the same inner calm with GABA enhancing meds, such as Baclofen, and it greatly improves my fluency and reduces blocks a lot. It all has...

The inner calm when I am on my meds is insane. Imagine your mind is a raging storm, with emotions, worries, just noise, and then like a still pond in a zen garden after, mind clear, thoughts together,...

Honestly, the nerves make total sense — especially when you’re already dealing with a stutter. One thing that helps a ton is lowering the pressure: you don’t need to sound perfect, you just need to ke...

Behavioural Strategies That Truly Reduce Dopamine Hyperactivity

Behavioural Strategies That Truly Reduce Dopamine Hyperactivity Here are just some tips for you all to reduce dopamine hyperactivity, which should improve your fluency over time. Works for me so hope...

It’s very common for our stutter to be much worse when we don’t have quality sleep. You MUST get quality sleep every single night without fail. Drink some chamomile tea 1 hr before bed. No caffeine, ...

I understand how addictive it can be, trust me. My wind down before bed is to now put my phone away, and spend 10-15 minutes doing breathing relaxation exercises. I know it sounds like a bunch of wa...

There you go! If you deprive your mind of quality rest/sleep, the next day you’re neuronal networks in your speech motor system gets all fkd up and doesn’t fire properly. Try drinking a good calming...

When you feel a block coming on, pause, take a silent breathe for 2-3 seconds, hold it for 1 second, then silently release through your mouth for 2-3 seconds and start again on the breathe out....

Yes, I’ve learned this too in speech therapy. Breathing from the diaphragm helps as well to elongate the words. Additionally, I over articulate (or emphasize) some of the words I tend to stutter on of...

I've tried it. I can't say it doesn't work but sometimes it does work. It works for me when I am relaxed. For me diaphramatic breathing is the best. I try to use diaphramatic breathing even when I'm r...

Put air purifier in your house or room, if you can afford. Breathing exercise should help but you can't stop yourself breathing bad air. AQI of country is out of your control, you can not change peopl...

If you focus your mind on breathing or just noticing things around the room, like the wall color or what someone is wearing, you won't be thinking about stuttering as much....

you can overcome this via: 1. practice of fluency shaping 2. practice of relaxation techniques to de-tense in the moment 3. repeated exposure + acceptance put your mind to all three and you ...