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commentr/StutterApr 21, 2014
3 points

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...

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commentr/StutterApr 9, 2014
1 points

Speech pathology graduate student here. Came here to agree with natabean. Your brain uses a different, more manual neuro-motor pathway when speaking English because it is your second language and less...

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commentr/StutterApr 1, 2014
2 points

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...

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commentr/StutterApr 1, 2014
4 points

Watch yourself talk in a mirror, it always helps me talk better when I have to talk on the phone....

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Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2014
1 points

This isn't 100% the same thing, but I get this feeling during periods where I am just totally fluent. Sentences where I'm just chugging out the words like a non-stuttering. It's like wow, so THIS is h...

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commentr/StutterMar 27, 2014
1 points

Christoferjude nailed it. Print that off and keep it in your wallet. One thing I'd add - set yourself a daily quota of 'successes'. Do things that you usually wouldn't: ask that question, don't subs...

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commentr/StutterMar 23, 2014
5 points

For me, I was/am able to get around some word-blocks by changing the word or restructuring the sentence. I've had people tell me they like when I use "strange words" so I guess it's helped expand my ...

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commentr/StutterMar 23, 2014
1 points

This works. My take is that the switch over from the "s" to "even" is really fast, so it tricks our brain....

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Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
2 points

My speech therapist actually taught me something in the lines of this, although in his words it was emphasizing on the first vowel of the word. So as you said: s-Even. The reason why it works might b...

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Fluency TechniquesPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
1 points

I've done this before, it does help because for "seven" for example.. I can make the S sound, and the E sound. It's the transition that's not easily doable. However I don't really do it often because ...

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commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
1 points

Thanks! I have trouble with sevens too! My phone number ends with 2777 and I can never say the last seven! This will help!...

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Fluency Techniques
postr/StutterMar 22, 2014
3 points

A little trick that has helped me. Maybe it will help you.

A little trick that has helped me. Maybe it will help you. Sometimes I get stuck at the beginning of certain words after saying the first letter. Words liked "seven" and "level" are especially hard fo...

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commentr/StutterMar 17, 2014
3 points

I agree, being comfortable with yourself is the most important thing you can do. In my experience the more worried I am the worse I stutter, so if you go around constantly worried about what people th...

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commentr/StutterMar 17, 2014
1 points

I'm 18 too. Speech therapy helped me personally. It didn't fix it but it have me tools to manage it better. How to deal with your stutter depends on what kind of stutter you are. For me, I try to make...

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commentr/StutterMar 17, 2014
1 points

Toastmasters is great. I dont know if they have that organization in turkey. Practicing public speaking and learning to accept yourself and keep from thinking negative worrying thoughts help me the mo...

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Preparation & RehearsalFluency TechniquesAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2014
1 points

I don't know what you have tried. I'm wondering if "practicing" before you talk works for you, that is, a kind of "warm up". Even if you do it without voice, parting your lips and making (virtually) n...

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commentr/StutterMar 16, 2014
1 points

I did my GCSEs 5 or so years ago and I was in a similar situation to you. If you are doing another language, I did GCSE French, you can get a doctor's note acknowledging your stutter and it will allow...

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commentr/StutterMar 9, 2014
2 points

First and foremost: talk to your school's disability services. They will be in your corner and will help out immeasurably. Now, that aside, here are some of my tips I used back when I was a national...

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commentr/StutterMar 2, 2014
5 points

I would practice your part a lot. having it down pat will be one less thing your brain has to worry about. Secondly, i'd do my best to keep things slow and steady as you speak. for me, once my nerves ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2014
1 points

I've learned to stutter less through time. I took therapy as a child and in my early 20's and picked up different techniques to help me get through my disfluency. I still stutter but have more control...

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