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I went to HCRI when I was in 8th grade. My parents found the program and thought it would be worth a shot. From what I can tell, I am a similar "stutterer" to you. I can give presentations and not stu...

>For me personally, the techniques I learned in order to speak fluently took away a part of my personality. I was not able to speak naturally so eventually I stopped practicing the techniques. Also...

I tried HCRI back when I was in high school. The program did work for me and I was maintaining fluency in most of my conversations for a few months after the program. However, this did not last for me...

Some people find it hard to keep up with the practice after the program to maintain improved fluency. You have to do daily exercises. Most are helped dramatically in the program, but not everyone is...

Thank you for answering me. >I feel like when I am more confident and positive about myself, everything else might become easier as well. Yes, this true I believe. I absolutely do not see you ...

Hi. You're describing costal breathing, yes? What happened to you is common. It works. You feel great for a couple of months; life is very different, almost like a new life. Then you don't want to...

I suggest finding something other than fluency shaping or any therapy that focuses on fluency and teaches techniques (it's not the wonder fix it seems). I'd focus on finding ways to reduce the struggl...

Hi Linda, I googled your name and you seem like a wonderful lady with an amazing story. I am so glad you have an interest in stuttering; sometimes I feel like it is not given much priority in the SLP...

They teach you unnatural methods to curb stuttering. Methods that you will not remember to use half the time....

It's fluency shaping which has a good sell but for most people it doesn't last after the 3 weeks because it doesn't address the real issues associated with stuttering. It does help some people, but mo...

Thank you for your advice. I'm taking some herbal medicines for depression. I've tried speech therapy before. They taught me a method to overcome blocks. The problem is that this method makes my spee...

Hi! My speech therapy took a very long time, a total of about 10 years and in total about 10 therapists (most were in the last couple of years though, therapist came more and more popular with people...

Hey, I've had both speech therapy for stuttering and voice lessons for singing at various points in my life, though I'm currently not in either. Also, the singing lessons were not meant to address my ...

Question for people who have seen a psychologist for stutter related anxiety

Question for people who have seen a psychologist for stutter related anxiety Do any of you feel like seeing a psychologist actually made the problem worse because you became more aware of your problem...

Ok. I'll just come out and say it, that therapist doesn't know what the hell he's talking about and I don't mean to be discouraging, but you're basically wasting your time and money. I've done some pr...

This is really inspiration thank you for sharing all of your experience and knowledge. As for therapy I tried speech therapy but it just wasn't for me. Plus I had all the stresses of school and exams...

My speech therapy in school was focused so much on the emotional impact of stuttering. Which was quite unhelpful. Finally by middle school I had the balls to tell my ST, I don't have a self-esteem pr...

Most therapists will refuse to help you unless you tell them you accept it. For child stutters this is different but for adult stutterers therapists mostly focus on accommodation. It is very hard to f...

My dad has paranoid issues and thinks therapists are out to get him. I have seen a few in secret, but they didn't help much except for offering the strategies I call the "retard talk". My mom understa...

A therapist won't hange anything anyway. They will help you how to breathe that's it. And we all know stuttering is not only about how your breath....