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How do you disengage the right hemisphere of your brain which is over active as you say when we stutter? How do you reduce anexity and speech issues before I speak? I just don't what I need to sta...
Mindfullnes can help, i try to get as calm as possible before going out and it can help some times, also try to speak as much as possible like ordering a coffee or something else, the more you step ou...
Precisely why I posted it :) Here's my best advice: 1. Don't worry about other people. Some will be nice, and some will be jerks. The best thing you can do is just be yourself 2. Be patient with yo...
I'm undergoing speech therapy and my therapist started with deep breathing. Basically increase the capacity of my breathing as we tend to shallow breathe. Then the main part was to practice reading ou...
I can relate my fellow stutterer. Focus on the positive aspects of your life. Make a gratitude list. Go help someone (volunteer) or go to a nursing home and visit folks who have no family. The goal i...
Anxiety and unsteady breathing are the culprits that exacerbate a stutter. We have stutters, we anticipate stuttering which triggers fight or flight and tight breathing which makes our ability to comp...
Research stress reduction techniques and self-confidence boosting techniques. Adopt these techniques into your daily life, and they will have a big impact on the symptoms you're describing....
Tips to improve stuttering (a psychotherapy approach: guide how Stoicism can inspire stuttering intervention - by PhD researchers Seth Tichenor, J Scott Yarrus, Amy Connery, Andrea E. Cavanna, Ross Coleman et al)
Tips to improve stuttering (a psychotherapy approach: guide how Stoicism can inspire stuttering intervention - by PhD researchers Seth Tichenor, J Scott Yarrus, Amy Connery, Andrea E. Cavanna, Ross Co...
Don’t underestimate stress (and why you need to get lifting)
Don’t underestimate stress (and why you need to get lifting) I stutter as we all do. I can definitely feel a difference in my stress levels on if it’s been a while since I lifted. This correlates wi...
Along the lines of radical self-acceptance, some wisdom that a general therapist shared with me that, when I had first heard it, sort of brought me to tears and even invokes some deep emotion in me ri...
Wow, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your response. Thank you so much for taking the time to reach out to me. You are so accurate on so many things about control and acceptance. Tell me more ...
>*"We often think it should be one big thing that's causing stress. But often it's just a bunch of little things all happening at once that causes tension and stress to mount until it negatively af...
A good way to rest could be to do’s guided meditation. I really like “mindful in minutes” on Spotify. It’s free and I find it helpful. Mindfulness and living in the moment is a game changer. Easier s...
When this happens to me I try something new. The usual stress reduction techniques aren't working so I try a new one until something does work. I also find meditation with deep self analysis helps as ...
Definitely, but don’t take a huge breath before speaking, breathe normally but time your phrasing with your breaths. Speaking while breathing in is gonna send you in a spiral of worse speech....
I highly appreciate your comment. Does that mean that speaking on an exhale could be helpful? I mean taking a short pause and then speaking on an exhale?...
* don't care, worry or overthink when doing silent blocks * speak on the timing of your speech plan and always breathe calmly, stick to fluency laws and stress management, don't engage in unhelpful be...
Running.🏃♂️ Picked it up last year and joined a local running group and now i'm doing it about 4-5 times a week. It's helped me regularly with how more often I socialise with folks. Still it's a ch...
Oh, sorry for my miscommunication. I meant physical fitness, such as running, biking, yoga, climbing, etc. It has enabled me to focus heavily on breathing, lower stress, and be more confident....
I take 2x200mg of L-Theanine every morning, and a dropper full of relatively strong CBD oil. I swear the combo helps reduce my anxiety, which in tern helps with fluency....