postr/StutterMarch 22, 2023

Does hearing someone else stutter make you stutter more often?

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Does hearing someone else stutter make you stutter more often? Hello! Thanks or stopping in! I'm 25 (26th on the 28th!) and I've had a stutter since elementary school. Mostly with m, w, and b, but it sort of just happens, as per usual. I've never given it much thought, but recently I've started talking more with a new friend who has a pretty severe stutter. Sometimes he has to give up and rephrase to try and get it out. I had a friend in Elementary school, too, who had a stutter, and he was the one who first pointed mine out. It's mild at its worst but I notice I stammer much more when talking with my discord friend. Is this something you've experienced? I dont think I've ever caught myself doing it before.

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Community & SupportSpeech & Stuttering

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Validation & EmpathyRepetitions & Prolongations