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All of the things you mentioned are things stutterers do, they are called secondary behaviors. You really want to nip those in the bud and start speaking without them... you may stutter more at first ...

Do not avoid situations you would like to avoid, this will make things go from bad to worse. Finding a way to cope with the problem, and, more importantly, becoming a confident speaker, should be the ...

I wouldn't recommend either. Blocks are really tough and sometimes there's no straight strategy to go with, but I focus on staying on the sound and kind of sitting in the uncomfortable moment until th...

The best way is to never substitute words, as it will actually add to your problem. Just allow yourself to stutter. Eventually you will become desensitized to stuttering and you won't feel as bad, and...

Deal with it. You'll get stronger the more you expose yourself to this stuff. Yes, it sucks terribly at the time, but it's the right move for the long term. I remember those days and can empathize. ...

Anyone up for skype calls

Anyone up for skype calls Hey I was wondering if anyone was interested in skype calls. We could talk and stutter and hopefully it would help....

I believe your therapist should help you desensitize with situations where you are uncomfortable. I never stuttered with mine so she asked me what made me uncomfortable. I told her phone calls and mee...

SLP here. The idea with purposeful stuttering is that it a) decreases tension/panic response because you're desensitizing yourself and b) may increase volitional control of the speech mechanism, sinc...

Stuttertip: Mimick your hardest stutter, pretend you're having your hardest stutter, exegerrate. ss-s, m-mm-h Do this for couple of minutes. Make it really disgusting. I hope this helps.

Stuttertip: Mimick your hardest stutter, pretend you're having your hardest stutter, exegerrate. ss-s, m-mm-h Do this for couple of minutes. Make it really disgusting. I hope this helps. Okay another ...

As someone who got by for several years by being inventive with temporary tricks, I think this is a pretty good one. It isn't one I've tried but I can see it making you more comfortable with stutterin...

okay, I have another. mimick yourself stuttering. Do it as you would make fun of someone else stuttering. Really mimick it, mock it. Pretend yourself stuttering in the most disgusting way (not imagini...

Stuttertip: Make sure you start to breathe out and THEN speak

Stuttertip: Make sure you start to breathe out and THEN speak So I saw this in another forum. When you want to say something, start to breath out and then speak. Make sure you started to breathe about...

> I wish I could tell everyone that the secret words for helping me be more fluent is to ask me to stutter as much as I want, once they do that, I feel no pressure at all. Do that....

I tried to do it for a few minutes but I either do it wrong or it doesn't work for me xD...

One thing I've seen suggested on here that feels like it could help is making a list, a list in ascending order of dreaded things, from least dread (but still dread) to most dread. The list will be s...

It's a secondary stuttering behavior. Only works for those with a not too severe stuttering. It only feeds the fear of your real stutters so it's not adviced to do so....

It's good to hear that you're stepping out of your comfort zone. I too installed both of these apps, but much to my dismay, I did not ever utilise them. I was always caught up in the cycle of "I'll do...

Never heard of it! I've been using this App called Wakie which I've met some really cool people on. A lot of people practicing English so it's a mutual help hehe. I will definitively look this app up....

Anyone want to talk sometime this week?

Anyone want to talk sometime this week? Just looking to talk on the phone and practice speaking. I have unlimited minutes so I can initiate the call. Maybe talk for like 15 minutes. We are both going ...

Thank you. There was a quote saying, "The best way to face fear is to face it." It looks like that I'll have to face it....