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commentr/StutterJul 31, 2025
1 points

I am sorry. It worked for me I guess it does not work for everyone. The Valsalva response was the answer to my stuttering....

Speech & Stuttering
Loss of Control
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2025
2 points

I am trying to get people who stutter to understand that in my research stuttering occurs due to poor or intermittent airflow through the vocal cords. It is called the Valsalva effect. Try researching...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2025
2 points

Check out the book by William Parry who talks about the relationship between the Valsalva response and stuttering. This book began my journey to fluency....

Community & SupportSpeech & Stuttering
Research & ResourcesLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2025
3 points

We have all felt that way. We have all made decisions that were controlled by our stuttering. I have always felt that I could have become so much more successful in my life if I didn’t stutter. I was ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterJul 31, 2025
1 points

I am sorry that you are missing the point. Try reading a book by William Parry about the relationship between the Valsalva response and stuttering. This book helped me to begin my journey to fluency....

Community & SupportSpeech & Stuttering
Research & ResourcesLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2025
1 points

The mouthing of the words is only a test. It is to demonstrate that stuttering is not in your mouth but rather in your voice. A fluent speaker doesn’t stutter because they have a steady flow of air th...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainFluency TechniquesRepetitions & Prolongations+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2025
1 points

I have the exact opposite. When I'm infront of other people i can feel their presence wich makes me like 90% more fluent. When im alone i stutter like hell. I cant even pronounce a single word. It doe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2025
4 points

Speaking to yourself is a low stress activity where you dont hit your stutter threshold. Meanwhile talking to others puts more demand on your speech system which it cant handle, thus you start stutter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2025
2 points

Yep bro slow down your thoughts and speech both and speak in exhale and do this for around 6 to 8 months after that you will be able to speak on your natural pace with around 85 to 90 percent fleunt, ...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesRepetitions & ProlongationsLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2025
3 points

The same question came to me a little while ago. Why do I speak better on my own than when I speak with others, even though I sometimes stutter when I am alone but its too mild, There must be a way be...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2025
1 points

I am about 90-95 percent fluent even under pressure you don't need to excessive exercise to reduce this just talk and force out your words take your time just talk and talk and notice your breath do i...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2025
1 points

We all at one point in our lives felt the same way you do now. There was a time that I thought that I would stutter for the rest of my life. I was lucky in the sense that I am a speech pathologist so ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesHope & MotivationLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2025
1 points

I have asked many people who stutter to say a sentence from any text. Repeat the sentence without voice by just mouthing the words. I have never known any stutterers who stuttered without voice. Stutt...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesRepetitions & ProlongationsLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2025
1 points

I agree. The blocks seem to be a learned response. When I'm talking to a dog or singing ( badly) I don't even think about my stutter because I know it won't happen. However when talking to another per...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilityLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2025
2 points

A good test is to take a sentence from a text and repeat it by mouthing it with no voice. If you do not stutter then you know it is not a problem in articulating the word. Usually it is a problem with...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesNeurological & BrainLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2025
1 points

This is the HARDEST part of reaching fluency. A stuttering brain instructs the vocal cords to close during speech whereas a fluent brain instructs the vocal cords to remain open during speech. You are...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesNeurological & BrainLoss of Control
postr/StutterJul 10, 2025
1 points

Is there is someone like me?

Is there is someone like me? For me my stutter come and go but not daily imeen in months like ispeak completely free for couple of months (winter) then once we get to summer ifeel like iam totally dif...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Cycles & RandomnessLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2025
1 points

I feel ya, for me the stutter created subconscious fear around talking, not even conscious. And of course the fear fuels the stutter, vicious looping cycle....

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentLoss of Control
postr/StutterJul 9, 2025
14 points

Why do I only stutter when I think what I want to say?

Why do I only stutter when I think what I want to say? I swear whenever I think about what I want to say I stutter and can barely get the words out. But if I don't think about it most of the time I c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
1 points

Yeah, it's conplex in nature, but I truly believe it's totally related to our nervous system, and how safe it feels with expression. Some kinda nervous system freeze response. Perhaps a combination of...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological+1 more