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commentr/StutterAug 28, 2023
1 points

Although I stutter, I do not identify as a stutterer. Rather, occasionally I have trouble speaking. Just changing your identity mindset helps you speak 5-10% better, and that's better than nothing. ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Identity & Self-PerceptionMindfulness & BreathingPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 25, 2023
1 points

you're doing a good job! i understand how you;re feeling. using "I forget" to manage a block can feel tough. it's good that you're reaching out here and sharing your experiences. let's talk about som...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionAdvice RequestsFluency Techniques+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2023
1 points

Yes. And fully accepting that activates an inner power. The cliche is true - to live is to let go. And then, with this reality check and an increased meditation practice, along with purposefully d...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2023
1 points

If the repetitions are getting too long, pausing and breathing helps so much....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterAug 19, 2023
5 points

If you think about how speaking works and what happens when you block (you hold your breath) breathing is a huge part of fluency. Anything you can do to be more in tune with your breathing and improvi...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & BreathingFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2023
1 points

So ‘stuttering’ the act itself is not ur issue, everybody stutters or bobbles time to time and often in anxiety provoking situations such as ‘I’m going on a date or I am asking a person out, I hope I ...

Coping & AdvocacyMeds & Substances
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
postr/StutterAug 17, 2023
14 points

Tip for anxiety of speaking

Tip for anxiety of speaking I've been doing something for a few days that has reduced my speech anxiety. I record myself on my cell phone. Talk to myself about everyday things. And then I listen to it...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2023
1 points

The best thing you can do in the moment is listen patiently and wait for them to say what they want to say. Keep your facial expression neutral. No pity no frustration, nothing different from you. Jus...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stress & Fight/FlightFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2023
4 points

Just take ten minutes a day to sit quietly and kind of meditate. Just focus on breathing slowly and relaxing. It's not an overnight fix, it's more occumulative. But it does work....

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterAug 16, 2023
2 points

I do that. I've attended speech therapy and regular therapy. I have my issues in life, like everybody else. I'm constantly studying my triggers in my almost four decades of life (but mostly in this l...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindfulness & BreathingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
3 points

Hello. Good observation. Stuttering and anxiety are indeed correlated. Watch huberman´s podcast he talks about anxiety (and everything lol) and many posible treatments including natural ways. I think...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentMindfulness & BreathingSituational Variability
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
3 points

Deep breathe in and take a small breathe out before you begin talking you start talking and continue breathing out while talking and that helped me with my stuttering significantly....

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2023
2 points

I’ve tried it, I wouldn’t say it was a instant cure but it did help jump start my mental health in a healthy direction, that I believe has helped my speech. (I believe my stuttering has a root in self...

Meds & SubstancesEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Helpful Med OutcomesHope & MotivationHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2023
3 points

High school can be tough for people who stutter, especially when it feels like everyone already has their own groups. My advice is: * Start small: Begin with brief conversations and simple greetings....

Community & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Advice RequestsFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2023
1 points

What helps me is to relax as much as possible before talking. Imagine an anchor is tied to both your wrists and ankles while you're floating in the air while imaging you smoked tons of weed and are hi...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2023
3 points

Something that works for me sometimes is by blocking out the thoughts by listening to music...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2023
3 points

Yesss I know what you mean!! I currently do neck stretches cause I suffer from migraines and a very stiff neck so that’s probably not helping my situation, when our muscles are tight it probably does ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2023
1 points

The stretches I can’t really explain but I basically did neck stretches to each sides for 5 seconds each doing deep breathing then I did deep breathing with my stomach basically stretching it outwards...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2023
2 points

I used to listen to a Jon Kabat Zinn tape called Body Scan for 45 mins. You can probably find a similar tape online but u basically try ur best to focus ur attention on ur breath and relaxing each mus...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & Breathing
postr/StutterAug 9, 2023
12 points

A story of my stuttering

A story of my stuttering Hey there guys, hope you’re doing well. Way to hard to include all the details but I’ll try to get to a gist. I was diagnosed with stuttering at 5 years old. It didn’t effect ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Experiential AssociationStress & Fight/FlightFluency Techniques+3 more