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commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
1 points

I am a trustee for a UK charity which teaches stammerers costal breathing, desensitisation techniques and tools to help manage blocks. We DON'T profess to "cure" stammering, but we can help to reduce ...

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Fluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
48 points

it can be incredibly hard to overcome. I found a range of ways to help control my stutter. Exercise and meditative breathing techniques, Acting and Singing lessons. Actually helped with breathing ...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureStrategic Swearing/CursingHumor & Community Tone+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
1 points

Sorry I don’t mean to sound redundant, but I would genuinely try to pray over it. I know religion might seem like a foreign thing for you currently, but there is a God who wants a relationship with yo...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Hope & MotivationVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureRoles & Performance+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2026
3 points

I’m 100% with you. I feel like it’s just about exposure and acceptance. My issue is how the fuck do we begin...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2026
0 points

Let me tell you guys a secret. What we have is a gift not a curse. As you get older, you will care less and less. You will still have your moments, but once you realize everyone only really cares abo...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationMindset shift+2 more
postr/StutterJan 7, 2026
3 points

Becoming extrovert to fix stuttering?

Becoming extrovert to fix stuttering? I'm fed up with my situation. I'm thinking of just talking 24/7 to make sure I recognize patterns in my speech and minimize stuttering. Idec anymore. Not sure if...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureMindset shift
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2026
1 points

Please don’t do this just bite the bullet and roll with the punches. Staying in will just make it worse...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2026
1 points

No matter how hard you stutter, you have to do exposure if you want to lead a fulfilling life. Stuttering has a lot to do with anticipation. Any speaking technique can only help once you are mentally ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnticipating StutteringAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
postr/StutterJan 5, 2026
12 points

Why don't try it?

Why don't try it? So we are all afraid do talk because we stutter right? But was there really something so bad that happened to you because you stutter, and now you won't talk anymore? My point is tha...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2026
1 points

Have you tried desensitization? This was very hard for me. I get it. I think the time presssure got to mel too,, I went into starbucks etc to practice. You are not alone here,...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2026
1 points

Happy 2026 everyone.... Let this year you voluntery stammer more so that your fear get killed...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
postr/StutterJan 1, 2026
10 points

building a stuttering online community

building a stuttering online community Hello everyone, I’m Arsala and I stutter. Since my childhood I had been hiding my stuttering. Last year, I gave a really bad presentation in university. I’m glad...

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commentr/StutterDec 31, 2025
8 points

It is very difficult to work on improving your stutter unless you’re comfortable stuttering openly. This is a contradiction we have to deal with, and this is one of the reasons many pws never live th...

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Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterDec 31, 2025
1 points

I’m not even at this point yet (only with strangers and friends i can do this with not family) but i just stutter freely and let it come out. This process does take awhile to desensitize yourself to y...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 29, 2025
1 points

hi, stuttering SLP in training here. i hated my stutter in high school, but now my friends and co-workers joke about my stutter and it's a world of difference. i saw multiple SLPs (speech-language pa...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
1 points

Sounds like you're just too lazy to put the work in. "Life on Delay" by John Hendrickson is a memoir that delivers hard-won, practical advice for stutterers: Accept permanence. Letting go of the "fl...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureDisclosure & Telling Others+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2025
1 points

Many of our speaking environments include strangers. If you have a covert stutter, your listener won’t even know that avoiding eye contact or unexpected pauses are how your stutter presents. We ne...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2025
1 points

The valsalva concept will help people with a very classic blocking stutter that is rooted in fear. Learning more will teach you tangible steps how to “accept your stutter”. There are skills one can...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2025
2 points

Found a summary of the book: "Life on Delay" by John Hendrickson is a memoir that delivers hard-won, practical advice for stutterers: Accept permanence. Letting go of the "fluency fantasy" is the s...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2025
1 points

Yeah psilocybin has great anti-anxiety effects in the brain, reducing inhibition and self monitoring, and promoting neural plasticity. That’s probably why it helps you. Have you ever tried a macro ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure