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Perhaps you should be having a one-to-one conversation with your speech therapist who organises these meetings. I'm sure the goal of the meetings is to help develop self-esteem and build confidence in...

Was a long time ago, one of the early prozac family that they don't hand out anymore because of the side effects, an ssri inhibitor. Just get an up to date one if you are going this route. Note though...

In short yes. That is how I exited my total stutter for a manageable one that hardly ever crops up about 25 plus years ago. Used the drug to calm down about the effects of my stutter, then learned to ...

Hello! Thanks for talking to all of us here. I have learned that techniques can be used to reduce tension and help you 'stutter with ease'. I have gone to speech therapy twice, several years apart. T...

Can you give me an example? Maybe some YouTube channel where such pathologist post videos and talks about how they target emotions in treatment? I want to learn more how they do it....

Yes. Addressing the social-emotional aspect of stuttering is a major part of successful speech therapy. Any speech1language pathologist worth their salt targets emotions in treatment....

Hands down, depends on your situation. A symptom of social anxiety is stuttering, but the hardest part of having a stutter is we might never know the exact cause, everyone’s different and research is ...

That’s a really good question, and one a lot of people who stutter quietly wonder about. Stuttering when you’re alone doesn’t necessarily mean there’s a physical problem. Stuttering is a complex mix ...

I tried CBT during Covid and I wish I didn’t bother. Not sure if it’s different depending on country, but in the UK it consists of a quiz to determine how mentally well you are. They ask you the usual...

I’ve had some interesting results. But let me preface - I’ve tried a TON of treatments that have led to incremental improvements: Toastmasters, reading aloud, tongue exercises, Lee Lovett’s “Stop Stu...

How StopStutter Helped Him Overcome Stuttering for Good | Speech Therapy at Home

How StopStutter Helped Him Overcome Stuttering for Good | Speech Therapy at Home There are a lot of ineffective speech therapy programs out there, and it’s not the fault of the SLP. They’ve just never...

I get where you’re coming from. I’ve tried Hypnotherapy. Didn’t work at all. Give CBT a try with a Psychologist. You’ll get better results....

This is a bone of contention between me and my therapist. The approach to therapy is very different here as compared to the West. My therapist likes to use the word cured and it gets thrown around a l...

I am a speech pathologist who has worked in hospitals, nursing homes and the school system in all the grades....

Speech therapist. Thought I would work with kids who stutter, because duh. Found my niche in another subspecialty and leads to a nice career...

The problem with those kinds of tricks is that they add up over time and all those avoidance tactics pretty much become your speech impediment. The hardest part of therapy was to stop avoiding stutter...

Could it be that it forces you to focus on your speech motor skills? For me, when I’m focused on my speech, I don’t stutter. But it’s hard to direct that focus. When I talk about my stuttering I don’...

I believe stuttering is more of a psychological challenge than a developmental or physical one. Rewiring those old patterns and memories in the brain using NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) technique...

I have stutter problem too. I’m 36 even though I’ve taking speech therapy all my life. It’s tough. Though I’m optimistic somehow. Can’t words out of my mouth also....

Yes, I agree that he was very good . There does seem to be a very high rate of relapse, but Ross doesn’t seem to blame the client for that . I remember at the Hollins program , they were a bit more ...