How do I stop stuttering?

max_peenor · 2019-04-17T16:48:59+00:00

This is one of the few areas where professionals can actually do something about it. If it is crippling, seek some help.

OoRNG · 2019-04-17T16:34:14+00:00

Stop fapping

KingRead · 2019-04-17T18:44:58+00:00

'Entrepreneurs in cars' on YouTube has a video about this, check it out. He mentioned that what helped him was reading books out loud.

slamdunktiger86 · 2019-04-17T20:22:51+00:00

I had HEAVY stuttering problems as a child, I've fixed it for the most part, except I do it sometimes in one dialect of Chinese when under duress.

What's happening is the equivalent of a microphone getting too close to a speaker, it produces feedback and escalates quickly.

You're listening to yourself and also correcting outgoing speech too fast and it all becomes a train wreck.

To fix this, you have to lower the perceived stress response to the situation. You have to progressively expose yourself to more and more of the trigger before it gets better. In fact, it might just get worse while you're trying to work on it because you're mindfully watching a feedback system that as repeatedly self-destructed.

Keep a journal of where and what you're doing when there's stuttering. There may even be trigger phrases you'll notice. Just shift gears in vocabulary selection, create a new micro-routine. In terms of game, are you going off with wild openers or something? Simplify. "Hi My name is ____" and stick out your hand.

Talk to more women in general. Moms, grandmas, doesn't matter. Get comfortable being uncomfortable.

3 second/30 foot rule is good here. If there's someone that's within 30 feet of you or maintains eye contact for 3 seconds, you initiate a conversation.

Oh ya, this will be awesome and terrible — record videos of yourself talking. Read passages. Learn to recite a few poems. Start with Kipling's "be a man."

Hope that helps.

FixYourselfFirst · 2019-04-17T14:24:13+00:00

We are not speech therapy experts. Google "stuttering cure". If that doesn't help, seek a speech therapist.

Sexyladstik · 2019-04-17T16:25:25+00:00

Do you stutter often or only when you're nervous?

Sometimes I stutter when talking to girls I feel intimidated by. Other than that I've never had an issue with speaking normally. It's like I become some autist just because some tits are in front of me.

What I've been practicing is visualizing what you're gonna say, then say it. When you say whatever dumbass thing you are gonna say, say it with confidence in a dominant tone. Even if what you said was completely fucking stupid at least how you said it was straight forward and to the point. Before I say it I visualize how I want to sound before actually speaking.

You should also feel fluid and comfortable when speaking. If you're tight and uncomfortable, relax bro. Clear your head then re-engage. Practice reading out loud in a fluid manner. This will help train your speaking skills. Generally, the more difficult the book the more help it will be. Good luck rr-rr-eetard don't s-sstutter t-tt-too much brother.

SupremeBBC · 2019-04-17T17:27:42+00:00

I have a stutter that's heritary and I've learned to accept that it'll come out in various situations. The great thing is that because I've had it all my life, I've learned to flip the switch and make it a part of my being that I don't run away from. I'll be talking to a chick and stutter, and if she has a laugh I won't get offended but rather escalate and say something they'd find offensive (jokingly obviously). That way, I've maintained my frame and shown that the stutter really means nothing to me.

[deleted] · 2019-04-17T18:45:34+00:00

Speech therapist.

nross368 · 2019-04-17T18:50:39+00:00

It's psychological. Figure out what's causing it.

chazthundergut · 2019-04-17T21:52:00+00:00

You cant get rid of stuttering entirely. Speech therapists can help you develop some strategies to improve your fluency and ease yourself out of blocks. Go find one.
As with all "disabilities" the best course of action is to embrace it and own it. Dont hide it. Lead with it. Chicks can be extremely open minded about who they will date, trust me. Be the confident ripped guy who stutters but goes after it anyways. Turn it into simply one more of the charming idiosyncracies that make you you

vullnet123 · 2019-04-18T00:27:15+00:00

I occasionally stutter or mumble still, but put some effort to speak slower, and to say it in your head before you actually say it(if you get what I mean). I used to always say things as I go and stumble around my words and sound like a retard, so just consciously make an effort to speak a bit slower.

Title	How do I stop stuttering?
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Date	April 17, 2019 2:11 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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