How do you stop stuttering?

Answer 1

it might just be a habit but than again it could be your talking to fast and are unsure of what your trying to say

1 Think Before You Speak.

Don’t even open your mouth until you are exactly sure about the word or words you are about to say. People who stutter often are smarter than average. This ironically works against the stutterer because when he or she attempts to speak, his or her mind tends to think too far ahead! This causes the conscious mind to not be in line with the current immediate word being expressed. The result is a jam or a block in the flow of speech. It really is not enough to “slow down the rhythm of your speech,” as is so often recommended. This can be slightly helpful, but what really counts is to think before you verbalize each word. It may be temporarily helpful to slow down just in order to retrain yourself how to think ahead of each word spoken rather than after, but eventually, the speed of the speech can return to normal.

2 Say it in Your Mind.

Literally hear yourself successfully saying the word you want to say in your mind before you say it. This is a type of aural visualization. All people who succeed in anything admit that they practice visualizing their success, with optimism, before actually attaining their goal. Imagine the sound of each word, one by one, in your mind before you physically say it.

Answer 2

there is no 100% effective cure for it. one of the likely causes is that the brain does not register the sounds that are being produced as being the correct sound so it goes back to try and get the right sound. this continues until the brain is satisfied that the right sound has been produced. I occasionally stutter, I personally found that balance excercises help me when I am getting into stuttering more often. I also try and relax when I am speaking. most people know that there is nothing truly wrong with you if you stutter, and are very understanding. everyone else doesn't matter. the other excercise that I will do when I am having trouble stuttering is that I will suspend a ball from the ceiling, lay down underneath it then give it a gentle swing, follow the ball with your eyes only, DO NOT MOVE YOUR HEAD. the other excersice that seems to help me is to spin rapidly around on something, not by using my own feet to carry me around.
those three exersices were given to me by my speech therapist when I was a kid.

Answer 3

Stuttering is a very complex disorder. What works for one may not work for another. In fact, many stutterers who experience a period of being “cured” suffer a relapse later. More research has been done on stuttering than on just about any other speech disorder. Yet, experts have not found a specific cause. In fact, most agree that many factors may contribute to stuttering. One theory, according to recent studies, is that it has to do with the irregular organization of brain cells early in the life of the stutterer. According to Drs. Theodore J. Peters and Barry Guitar, in their textbook Stuttering—An Integrated Approach to Its Nature and Treatment, current views about the causes “will be outdated as more studies fill in the huge gaps in our knowledge about stuttering.”
Since man knows so little about stuttering, there is a need for caution when suggesting one of the numerous therapies for those plagued with this disorder. “Most severe stutterers,” the above textbook adds, “will make only a partial recovery. They will learn to speak more slowly or to stutter more easily, and to be less bothered by it. . . . For reasons we don’t understand, a few stutterers just don’t change significantly in treatment.”
When treatment fails to work, some therapists have blamed the stutterer for not trying hard enough. One asserted: “The only likelihood of failure lies in a half-hearted attitude on the part of the stammerer.” Regarding such claims, author David Compton said: “I have no words to express the anger this kind of comment can make stammerers feel. First, because it’s manifestly untrue. No one therapy will ever be right for all stammerers, and even the right one for a particular stammerer will be far from infallible. Second, because stammerers live with failure . . . Anything that increases [their failure] needlessly, unjustly, is a crime.”
Stutterers usually do not want to be pitied. However, there is much that can be done to ease their burden. When they stutter, do not look away in embarrassment. Rather than looking at their mouth, look them in the eye. They are usually sensitive to the body language of their listeners. If you appear to be relaxed, it will help to lessen their fears. “Show the person that you are prepared to hear him out as you would be prepared to hear anyone out,” said a speech therapist.

Answer 4

I know it sounds crazy, but try speaking with an accent. A root cause of stuttering is insecurity, thinking that people will not accept you as you are. So, become another person by changing your accent. Then you will not care whether they like the "other you" or not. Once over that fear, hopefully your stuttering will stop.

Answer 5

The oldest therapy for stuttering is to sing. Singing uses a different part of the brain so it uses different mental patterns. Also having a rhythm can make the words come out smoother.

After that, practice makes perfect. Then I would consider a speech therapist.

Answer 6

Sometimes it cannot be stopped. It can be a serious problem. If you stutter a lot ask yourself why? Find the cause and slowly burn through it. I have known 2 ppl in my life who have overcome stuttering.

Answer 7

Growing up I had a couple of friends that had that problem. Did you know that you don't stutter when you sing. you can also speak melodically. after a while it will be gone. Just concentrate on what you say. James earl Jones was a stutterer and now , a great orator

Answer 8

I have a slight stuttering problem too. One solution that works for me is to always plan your words before you speak and also speak slowly and confidently. If you happen to be in a presentation and you are very nervous, start with a smile, it helps quite abit sometimes.

Let me know how it goes ya

Answer 9

Go to a speech therapist. If you listen to James Earl Jones fantastic voice, you will never believe that he had a stutter as a child. But he did.

Answer 10

James Earl Jones got over his stuttering by reading poems out loud.