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stress/anxiety make it worse... so try to relax and breathe. managing ur stress will make ur stutter 2x less active...

I've had a pretty good few weeks trying to control my stutter. I've been far less anxious compared to the past. Grades have been really good which I think has made me feel calm thus positively impacti...

Pay attention to your breathing. I started noticing that whenever I hit a block, my lungs would freeze up. Take deep breaths and, of course, always talk on the out-breath. ...

I enjoy that you are critical to what Im saying, since you learn most from those who dont think like yourself. Thank you. For me, stating that something is because of a brain difference makes me mad. ...

Sorry if you read that as me attacking you! I wasn't. I just want to make sure other people don't read your story and think there is some miraculous cure to stuttering. Personally, the knowledge that ...

I said nothing about this being a spontaneous event. It has taken me my whole life doing this. I dont think I gain anything of value by thinking stuttering is a brain difference (even if it may be). A...

Im thankful that I can usually answer those questions pretty well...but I avoid a lot of social scenarios which I REALLLY hate because I'm a really outgoing 18 year old dude. Try and practice response...

Exactly this, one day at a time, look for things that make you happy, because happy is often comfortable and comfortability is the key to fluency. I am in college and it's definitely hard to start con...

You're 100% right! You just reminded me of one very good moment. I was in 8th grade when I had to do a presentation in front of my whole class. Day before presentation I read in one article that you n...

I don't know if you stammer/stutter whn you are alone, I know I sometimes do and sometimes don't...so I do. What I do to combat this is focus less on the exact words I'm going to say and instead think...

Spend a good 10 minutes (or however much time you have) before the presentation closing your eyes, taking deep breaths, and think about how you will go through your presentation without stuttering. Th...

interesting story. Thanks. I had a friend in college who learned to manage his Tourette's Syndrome with meditation. With regard to your questions. The first two are empirical and we don't really hav...

I think meditation is hard to give advice on, I started with some guided meditations and then I took it from there. Why not give it a try and see what you can do. Being mindful and relaxed may help yo...

Wow i know exactly what you mean, i don't have a really bad stutter. I only stutter when i am under stress or thinking about stuttering and still then it is a minor stutter. I also believe that my stu...

How I've treated my stuttering.

How I've treated my stuttering. Hi folks, want to give you guys my story. My stuttering started in school, almost as early as I can remember, but got under my full control at around 20, i.e. I've bee...

I am most fluent when my brain/thoughts just turn off. When I can talk without thinking, anything, thats when im usually 95% fluent. And its awesome. However thats an extreme rarity and I can't get my...

I can tell when I'm becoming stressed, so with that fact I can stop my self and allow my self to relax, it's kind like my body's stress alarm ...

Short breaths in immediately before you make the first sound work for me, but use it sparingly or you'll just look like you're suffocating. ...

Hello. Some advice `ve been given is an exercise where you lay on your back and try to breath into your stomach. Slow deep breaths. Like try to make your stomach rise when you breath and dont let your...

For me, most of my stuttering happen when I am nervous. I think you should take deep breathes and try to calm yourself. I try to do it on a daily basis and it helps. Also, stuttering is not as bad as ...