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commentr/StutterJun 11, 2018
1 points

Paraphrasing using themes common with the way the mind works. Our conscious mind is logical, fast, but quite limited. It feeds/trains the more powerful subconscious mind with what it decides is rel...

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commentr/StutterJun 11, 2018
2 points

Here are the pages with script for stuttering/stammering from the book Personal Change Through Self Hypnosis by Pam Young, Donning Press, 1986 https://imgur.com/gallery/tmrgx3p...

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commentr/StutterJun 10, 2018
1 points

It happens to me too. Especially when I’m going through a rough spot. It helps me to be aware of it and intentionally speak fluently when I talk to myself. It helps me pull out of a rough patch. We ca...

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commentr/StutterJun 10, 2018
4 points

I am currently being coached by Lee Lovett, and his methods have helped a vast range of people who stutter, including myself. He has a popular book on Amazon and his own [Twitch channel](https://www.t...

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commentr/StutterJun 10, 2018
2 points

I read a book on self hypnosis and followed a script specifically for stuttering. I don’t think I’d say it was, for me, any more effective than a guided meditation. Meditation, especially guided med...

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commentr/StutterJun 8, 2018
5 points

Could you try really smiling and as you say hello? I don't know if it's just me, but smiling when I talk improves my speech so much...

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commentr/StutterJun 8, 2018
3 points

If it’s the H, you can say Good Day or Good Afternoon/Morning. But I get you - the overthinking makes it so much worse. I have to talk on the phone for work sometimes. I take a deep breath, stand...

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commentr/StutterJun 6, 2018
2 points

Love the smiling tip. It's such a positive way to cope. Yeah, I think we stutterers have a lot of issues with negative thoughts and mental health. I try to PSA once in a awhile to remind everyone to ...

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commentr/StutterJun 6, 2018
3 points

! Thanks for such an insightful and thought provoking response. Okay, when I say it “goes away for two weeks”, I mean I am pretty much stutter free. I would say around 90-95% fluent, and around 5-...

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commentr/StutterJun 5, 2018
4 points

Different things work for different people. The things I have found beneficial are sleeping enough, meditation, no alcohol, no nicotine and limitting my caffeine intake....

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commentr/StutterJun 3, 2018
1 points

Message me I'll let you know. Its mostly about pacing yourself, relaxing and taking your time when you can in the situation....

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commentr/StutterJun 1, 2018
2 points

I focus in on my breath and take a minute \- try to remove the anxiety surrounding the block. Doesn't always work though...

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commentr/StutterJun 1, 2018
2 points

Idk about you ,but I'd smoke some weed and put some headphones on. Then I'd listen to an audio book,music, or a podcast .if I were extra anxious I'd put on some sunglasses ....

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2018
1 points

yes, i find that if i take a deep breathe before speaking. i have no blocks and just go on to finish 1 full sentence. but currently i am experimenting with nootropics. i find that when i fap much, i g...

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commentr/StutterMay 28, 2018
1 points

I used to smoke weed like three years i stopped year ago, at the beginning it was great it made me more relaxed i dont remember how my stutter was bad or good but i had a great experience, until the t...

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postr/StutterMay 27, 2018
14 points

Marijuana affecting stutter

Marijuana affecting stutter Hello, I have stuttered since I was 5 years old (I am currently 19). Sometime a year ago I finally accepted my stutter and began to work with it. I don’t see it as a handic...

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commentr/StutterMay 26, 2018
0 points

That website I linked requires you to do daily excercises, at least for a good while after you’ve completed their course. If you can do that (which I failed to do for honesty sake) there’s no reason t...

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commentr/StutterMay 26, 2018
6 points

That is just cural/costal breathing. It is not a cure for a stutter. It is something you must do at all times in order to attain fluency, and the relapse rates are about as high as you'd expect. It ca...

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commentr/StutterMay 26, 2018
1 points

[Link 1.](http://www.stutteringtherapycentre.co.uk/blog/the-correlation-between-breathing-and-fluency.html) [Link 2.](http://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2014-51875-002.pdf) [Link 3](https://stutterin...

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postr/StutterMay 24, 2018
2 points

What has worked for you/ Best therapy techniques?

What has worked for you/ Best therapy techniques? Could anyone recommend me some speech therapy that I could practice at home or something that I can work on daily to help with fluency? Also, what a...

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