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You bring up a fascinating topic. One that is worthy of a conversation and not just a singular response. As I get older, I am more in line with this possibility. I think changing cognitive behaviors...

43/m. I was able to gain much more control over my fluency in my 30s. How? I'm not 100% sure. As a teenager I did some intensive speech therapy. It helped but I still really struggled.. I can say that...

You don't need to force speech. That is actually what causes stuttering, the tension in your vocal muscles. What works is a proper mindset, facing feared speaking situations with courage, reducing avo...

I'll try this thank u. What I do nowadays is when I feel like I'm gonna stutter I notice stuff around me and say in my mind "the wall is grey, I see 4 people, there's a glass in front of me" and then ...

I think my brain is broken

I think my brain is broken As you all now, stuttering can be quite the curse to deal with. I've always been a stutterer, but lately it has been getting worse. Is as if I have some mild aphasia or some...

Feeling invisible in my MBA program

Feeling invisible in my MBA program I'm doing my Executive MBA at a top business school, and I need to get something off my chest, not for sympathy, but because I genuinely want advice from people who...

Online speaking is easier than real life

Online speaking is easier than real life I recently had an online interview where I was asked to introduce myself. I had prepared a lot and was extremely anxious, especially about saying my name. To m...

When you talk to yourself you are using a different part of the brain that you would use when talking to someone. ...

I honestly think both aren’t frequent enough to be major issues, at least for now lol. I was thinking and I’m pretty sure the fainting is because I’ve been losing weight(on purpose), and will wait unt...

And the Stuttering Just Dies - Part 3

And the Stuttering Just Dies - Part 3 Hello there. I made a [post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/1kl3wb4/and_the_stuttering_just_dies_part_2/) many months back and I thought this would be ...

I'm glad you have that confidence!! I think confidence really makes everything work? I think I definitely should be more confident....

I constantly focus on every word when speaking – how can I stop this?

I constantly focus on every word when speaking – how can I stop this? Hi everyone I've been struggling with speech problems for 2–3 years. I'm 20 years old and I don’t exactly know what caused it. Whe...

Extremely well said, its often tied into a self conscious issue where we judge ourselves. The negativity sends signals back to our brain that warns us that's its a danger so we stutter which makes us ...

I wouldn't focus too much on the mechanics of your disfluency. Thinking about how you speak in a negative way to the cause of your stuttering. Shifting focus to the positive aspects of speaking (eye c...

Am I (23m) being emotionally abused by my roommate? (22m)

Am I (23m) being emotionally abused by my roommate? (22m) Last night, I had a genuine almost ego death with my own thoughts and started to think, that I need to run away. My roommate came home from ...

As you do, try to focus on other aspects of life.  Forget that its not enough, just focus on anything else, things that make you happy, working out, movies or games, studying, gym, anything but forget...

You replace it with something else not try not to think.  Think of anything else, something that makes you happy.  Its easier said than done at first but your making this sound more forced than it has...

Same here. I ordered a slice of pizza at the Sam’s Club food court today and I was standing in line overthinking and repeating in my head “can I please have a pepperoni pizza and a fountain drink”. Ov...

List of stutter tips

List of stutter tips **Stutter tips:** reduce pressure to speak quickly reduce fear of phone calls or introductions or being interrupted or rushed or authority figures or group settings or fear of j...

Read aloud every day at a slower pace to exercise your vocal folds. Work on addressing your anxiety in social settings, whether that be medications, breathing techniques, vitamins or medications. Ch...