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commentr/StutterSep 12, 2022
1 points

Try meditation and breathing exercises these will help u in calming ur mind and always make sure to relax and take a few deep breathes before engaging in a conversation and also always focus on the ot...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2022
1 points

There is already treatment, no, 'treatments', speech therapy, delay auditory feedback device(but you cannot wear it all the time) and metronome. I also heard Mcguire uncovered some meds that can miti...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingAssistive Devices
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2022
5 points

It sounds you are very anxiety affected. I'd try focusing on anxiety reducing techniques. If you are like me. Your stuttering is getting worse but you stuttered a little bit then got anxious and self ...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterSep 8, 2022
3 points

Okay, so she sectioned out my therapy session (I had them for about a year once a week) into 4 or 5 parts. At first, she had me simply reading out loud. Not a book but 1 or 2 printer pages worth of ma...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Therapy ExperiencesSeeking TherapyFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 8, 2022
3 points

I’ve been there, in high school and especially college. A few things helped me: 1. Practice your answers infront of a mirror until until you can say then fluently. Knowing what you’re going to say, h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Preparation & RehearsalMindfulness & BreathingHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 7, 2022
1 points

Hmm that’s weird. Don’t forgot to take a deep breath when your throat feels closed and talk on the exhale...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & BreathingFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterSep 7, 2022
4 points

as a solutoin I would advice: interrupt, delay and limit feeling passive aggression (unless you can handle it), but if not, and you are too stressed then convincing or ignoring in the moment won't do ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterSep 6, 2022
-2 points

Just breathe out when speaking/blocking. Edit - there are other things to add. But no need to tape your mouth shut...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & BreathingFluency Techniques
postr/StutterSep 6, 2022
5 points

Mouth taping before bed??

Mouth taping before bed?? I’ve recently started breathing exercises and was told that putting a piece of surgical tape over my mouth before bed can enhance your breathing. It forces you to breathe thr...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2022
1 points

I actually don't know myself. I was a very active person and was a sportperson and I was not excellent in studies. My main school exams were approaching and I really wanted to score well but I couldn'...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingEnergy & Biological RhythmsSituational Variability
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2022
1 points

Great reply! I understand you offer: 1. during stutter: recognize feeling that stutter is coming up 2. making self-analyzing/prediction subconsciously (by distracting oneself) by focusing on the 5 se...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringMindfulness & BreathingEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2022
2 points

It sounds like it’s a mixture of anxiety and stuttering. Try doing some meditations every day to help you feel more calm and present. That’s all the advice I can give since I do the same around cousin...

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Mindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2022
1 points

Yes! Maybe it is placebo but I can't deny that working those muscles and learning to breathe a different way has not change my fluency. That's amazing you have picked up on that skill! I saw not to...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2022
2 points

I don't work out but I learned to metal scream about a year ago, which is extremely ab/diaphragm intensive. I've noticed that if I use the diaphragmatic support that I use for screaming in the context...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2022
2 points

I don't do the breathing consciously as a way to avoid stuttering. I just do it on the side (maybe 5-10 minutes a day) because it's healthier to breathe through the gut than the chest in my experience...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindfulness & BreathingIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2022
2 points

Most people who use diaphragmatic breathing don't stutter when they do this technique properly. I think this is because if you focus on the diaphragm (which you learn properly in therapy), then you di...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2022
1 points

I have a bit of a background in speech because I went to school for it and also because I stutter so because of that I’m always curious on my behavior and how it affects my speech that day. But a cou...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2022
1 points

By "core", do you mean the abdominal muscles? I've noticed dramatic changes in my fluency depending on the state of my gut and my ability to do diaphragmatic breathing. I suspect the gut is very mu...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2022
1 points

No, there is no evidence on having a strong core. You are right. But there is research about about speech rate and one of the techniques that is used is stretched syllable technique. When stretchin...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2022
1 points

Oh ya i get that lmfao ya i tend to use a lot of words that are not even required lol i will make sure to work on it and also will try my best to slow down and breathe consciously but so far they havn...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringMindfulness & Breathing