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I'm 38/M and my journey with my stutter has essentially followed the arc of radical self acceptance over the course of my life. I say arc because there are still days, weeks, periods, etc where I noti...
I don't, unfortunately. Just the usual techniques. Take your time, and speak when you exhale, not when inhaling. Speak gently and prolong your sounds and words if necessary. Say you stutter on "speec...
Im in psycho therapy now (for another trauma), but meditation has been really useful for me. I havent done it under professional guidance, but forms of CBT have been life changing for me as well. We...
How does everyone tackle panic responses when blocking on a feared word?
How does everyone tackle panic responses when blocking on a feared word? Last week many people voted in this [poll](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/12mr71i/what_improves_your_stuttering_the_...
>It's like I know when I'm going to stutter before it happens, it has nothing to do with confidence. Anticipating stuttering falls under anticipatory fear. These [youtube](https://www.youtube.com/...
I suppose exhaustion is a form of forced relaxation. Relaxation techniques helped me so much in improving my fluency. I can totally see how this would help. Just be exhausted all the time....
Sorry about that,the tricky part with stuttering is constantly beating yourself bcos of your stutter. Took me a long time to accept my stutter and consciously decide to work on it..Breathing technique...
>*"How do i stop feeling the blockage on my throat when i speak. i feel the block in my throat and it’s just so hard for me to spit the word out. i felt so embarrassed after and felt like i’m not ...
I would try the breathing technique that I use. I’m not sure if there is a “proper” name for it but I would only speak on the exhale. How I do it is: Take in a deep breath, and as you’re breathing ou...
Tips to not forget a strategy: * Practice the strategy a lot in easier situations (like reading alone) until the strategy is a habit * **Having a helpful goal**: making the strategy a habit. To repla...
According to research, a research study published in the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research in 2017 found that nearly 80% of adults who stutter reported experiencing "stuttering-like" d...
Great reply! Can you explain the tools in detail? I'm very interested to try them! Popular tools are: deliberate stuttering to reduce avoidance-behaviors (referring to option #5 in the poll); fluency-...
Great advice. Others have been helped through breathing techniques. One Youtube video: https://youtu.be/bNkOeIBKZNs The doctor also has videos: Dr.McGuire stutter. Sue...
Went to a regular therapist this is what I've learned after only 1 session
Went to a regular therapist this is what I've learned after only 1 session Hello,I'm 15M and just went to a regular therapist (not speech therapist), she used to stutter her self and severely now she ...
>*"(Id like to also add I can identify mid sentence which word I’m going to have trouble with and I’ll try to switch up the words before I get there but I end up just fumbling thru out my words. Is...
Great post. Next poll you can maybe throw the question how everyone approaches their breathing difficulties? In my opinion, it could be one of the most important answers to break the stutter cycle....
what helped me is :- \-- keeping calm while speaking, taking my own time to speak slowly. My breathing stops and my heart races when I stutter, so maintaining my composure has been quite helpful. \...
I do not have personal experience with stuttering or working in a call center, but I can offer some general tips that may be helpful. Firstly, it's essential to remember that having a stutter doesn'...
From reading that, I can tell that you are capable of stutter free phone calls, the environment has caused you to stumble and now you’re anxious and in your head about everything. If possible, try s...
It’d be great for you to find a better job, for sure. Hopefully you can find something that lets you have breaks between talking, because it’s been really helpful for my throat tension. Just a few l...