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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2015
3 points

Thank you buddy, you wrote best article on stuttering and how to get control of it. Slow down, each and every moment you want to speak, I know its easier said than done and I have failed many times bu...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterJan 1, 2015
6 points

How to Stop Stuttering: This is How I've stopped stuttering

How to Stop Stuttering: This is How I've stopped stuttering I think knowing a little back story to my history will help you understand my thought process , so here goes. My Dad, has a very intense s...

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2015
1 points

Sorry to hear your story, many times I have been in same situations like this..I have attended speech therapy sessions for 3 months and they helped me a lot. Breathing is the major aspect we need to ...

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2015
1 points

Here's what you do bro. You start working on your speech. You go and read some things, you watch some youtube stutter help videos. You can even contact ol' GolfEnt and I can show you some of the exerc...

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commentr/StutterDec 28, 2014
1 points

Worse performance due to overthink definitely happens to me. When I tried controlling the valsalva maueuver(explained here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT3l0FYJKns), I got so used to thinking ab...

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commentr/StutterDec 18, 2014
1 points

Hey op, I know how you feel. It took me 13 years of speech therapy to get me to talk fluently. I still sometimes stutter, but only in rare occasions. If I could give you any advice is that all you nee...

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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2014
1 points

Thanks for the tips. I've noticed that when it starts, that if I take a break and some deep breathes, that I'm able to recover my train of thought. I'll definitely give the less words per breath an...

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Mindfulness & BreathingFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2014
2 points

As a life-long stutterer, here are a few things that help me; Deep, controlled breaths. This is important, don't inhale and exhale so quickly you hyperventilate, just long, deep breaths. It'll calm y...

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Mindfulness & BreathingFluency TechniquesHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterNov 15, 2014
1 points

I was agreeing with you in regards to stuttering tricks. I think anyone who stutters, including me, needs to re-learn how to speak then do it that way. Stuttering tricks is like continuing to build ...

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commentr/StutterNov 14, 2014
2 points

I play the French Horn and I know exactly what you mean. It doesn't happen often though. If there is a distinct rhythm before I play the note, it almost never happens, however starting a song without ...

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commentr/StutterNov 12, 2014
1 points

I've had speech therapy since I was 4, up until I graduated H.S. In all fairness, I still stutter. It was never that bad, but it's not gone. I always saw it as something I had to do. I could never g...

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commentr/StutterNov 11, 2014
1 points

it's a trick people use, yeah. I don't think tricks are good, but sometimes you just want to get the word out and move on. I sometimes do this too. Or if a word starts with a vowel, i'll add a sound i...

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commentr/StutterNov 11, 2014
3 points

I actually spent 5 years in speech therapy, all in elementary/middle school. I credit the fact that I can function as well as I do and as faded/managed as my impediment is to the skills of my therapis...

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commentr/StutterNov 10, 2014
1 points

I prefix my words, but say it really, really quickly. People have noticed once or twice. It sucked each time. ...

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commentr/StutterNov 10, 2014
2 points

the problem with stuttering tricks is that the stuttering can come to incorporate them as with all other maneuvers of regular language. it actually rather interestingly suggests that we're fooling ou...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesRoles & Performance
commentr/StutterNov 10, 2014
1 points

Just to preface this, vowels have not been my consistently most difficult sounds to say. However, I do block on vowels once in a while. I just started working on laryngeal blocks with my speech thera...

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesFluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterNov 10, 2014
1 points

I love talking on the telephone, I think it helps so much in regards to your stutter, one thing that is great and that you probably realise is that stutter is linked to breathing, right? So when you...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterNov 10, 2014
2 points

A good method to try and skip some of these boundaries that I got into a while ago was that of using a letter that you find very easy to say, so for example, I have trouble with d's sometimes. So e.g...

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commentr/StutterNov 9, 2014
1 points

Well it's definitely not a scam. I know a lot of people who have gone through it and do recommend it. I havent yet but thats because I don't feel like it's for me. I think one of the best things about...

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Mindfulness & BreathingFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2014
1 points

As someone who attended three courses I recommend the program. The aftercare is good with a very strong support network and a private coach for regular practices. It's going too far to say that it w...

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