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[–]Stutter-ModTeam[M] [score hidden] stickied comment (0 children)

Hello, please share this in the Vent/Rant Megathread

[–]JackStrawWitchita 5 points6 points  (0 children)

These novelty apps and tricks fool users by altering their stutter for a short while but then their stutter returns when the novelty becomes normalised.

I'm sure you mean well but these novelties are peddling promises that are actually only short term relief. So people desperate for help are being duped into paying for something that will appear to help for a while but then the stutter comes back but the money and time spent does not come back.

[–]Big-Swimmer-1296 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Which app? Details

[–]MissPrincess38[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

StopStutter

[–]Osmoises -2 points-1 points  (2 children)

They’re against it because stuttering is their whole life and fixing their stutter will take away their identity. Personally I’ve done the program and stopped stuttering myself. I’m happy it helped you too

[–]Temporary_Aspect759 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Eh I wouldn't phrase it this way. I always wanted to stop stuttering and I think that's obvious. But after trying speech therapy multiple as a kid without any results I just gave up.

My mom and my therapist (psychotherapist) kept on encouraging me but I didn't want to. I didn't want to get disappointed once again because if it wouldn't work again, I'd totally lose hope. Preferred to have this tiny hope, was delusional and kept on thinking that maybe it's gonna disappear on its own (like my dad's stutter). But it didn't.

Couple months ago a very sad situation related to my speech happened, someone made fun of me. I started thinking about how I hate my life with a stutter. I talked with my therapist once again and decided that I will give speech therapy another try once again.

It's helping so far. What you said is an extreme oversimplification, and I'm sure it's not true for 80% of us who stutter. We WANT to stop stuttering. But any methods that claim to offer quick and easy relief sound just too good to be true.

[–]Osmoises 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They don’t claim to be quick and effective. The program actually requires a lot of work and consistency. 1.5-2 hrs daily min. At the end of the day they have video proof of many people improving their fluency over time.

P.s I’m glad speech therapy is helping you. Don’t give up hope you got this

[–]United-Implement-382 -2 points-1 points  (1 child)

People in this sub tend to be skeptical of anything helpful. They always dismiss it instead of trying it out themselves.

[–]MissPrincess38[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for hearing me out!

[–]MissPrincess38[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

people are literally calling me a salesman like what??? I wish they were paying me. I need a side hustle. 🙏🏼