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Practice meditating/Self-affirmations/self love daily, avoid toxic people in your life if not then fuck what other people think, understand that you're trying to be the best version of yourself every ...

For context, I’m 40. I’ve always worked in creative spaces and let my stutter influence those jobs through the years. Eight years ago I set things up for myself to work in only web design. It happen...

Dr Martin Schwartz of NYC explained that some people tense their shoulders when they are stressed out. Stutterers, for whatever reason, learn early on to tense their larynx and surrounding area when t...

I have always stuttered. I struggle to say my own name most of the time, even more on my kids’ names. I hate talking on the phone. The other side is that I am an IT professional who regularly teaches ...

Ah, glad you liked it! The sun has just begun peeking out again, though it is still quite chilly.its definitely best at summertime. I actually just begun a couple of weeks ago. But we make a plan fo...

Thanks. This is my first big talk. I think I’m starting to come to terms with it. I’m going to practice breathing like another commenter had mentioned. You’re right. Nothing awful will happen if I m...

Hey, maybe you'll black out and just auto-pilot it until you come back consciously! Kidding aside, I would try some anxiety breathing exercises. You can YouTube some and they work alright. Go get 'e...

Are you currently seeing a speech therapist? I would definitely recommend doing so, if you’re not. Stuttering is one thing, but how you handle the stutter can make wonders. I have found that medit...

My son is getting all sorts of secondary behaviors as he tries to control his stutter. Sometimes it sounds like he’s hyperventilating. Our SLP has him focus on “tummy out” and that helps a lot (when...

You can just be honest and tell her the truth: you don't like talking on the phone because you stutter more on the phone I got over my phone fear for the most part. I just started calling places ever...

I play a lot of sport/go to the gym each week, but yeah sometimes that'll happen to me lol Breathing is a huge factor in stuttering, that's why I was told to speak slowly and in tune with my breathin...

Yes yes hell yes! Breathing is a big part of fluency. I've been practicing reading aloud with deep and calculated breaths and my stutter is almost non-existent when I do it alone. Among people, I stut...

For me, it came down to not caring if I stuttered around people. Get through your fluency issues conversationally without making a big deal out of it. People may look up at you when you have a break, ...

Just got the notification for this. Now I'm on 3 hours of sleep. :D. Anyways, back to the problem at hand. I, personally, think that you're being too hard on yourself. Everyone has rough days where i...

Consider deep breathing exercises-- diaphragmatic. And try to be cool. There are lots of other problems many people worse than stuttering....

I totally feel you. What I’ve found is engaging in situations like these are what makes me more confident in my speech overall, as painful and nerve racking as they can be. A big part of it is control...

wow, that's really interesting, thanks for sharing! i'll think about this or try to reflect on imagery while i speak in the future...

Hey there. I'm sorry to hear about your troubles. I know the feeling. It's frustrating and sometimes it feels hopeless. I used to think my stutter would just magically go away somehow. I guess I i...

I went to speech therapy myself and overtime and especially through high school it got a bit rough not to mention the situation at work. I realized that the more I thought about it the more anxious i...

What are some tricks or routines you guys keep to that help you with stuttering?

What are some tricks or routines you guys keep to that help you with stuttering? I know this might sound needlessly obsessive, but for me, having a ridiculously strict sleep cycle and not being social...