postr/StutterJuly 30, 2023

I stutter... sometimes?

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I stutter... sometimes? Hi, i had a pretty big stutter when i was a kid but as i grew up and gained confidence it kinda just calmed down. Now i only seem to stutter in some specific cases. When i stutter it usually happens right at the start of the sentence, once it gets going, the rest flows out pretty easily. I have a harder time for when the words start with a vowel. Weirdly, i can answer just fine when someone asks me a question or engages a conversation with me in general. But when it comes to starting a conversation with someone or changing subjects in one, i tend to stutter a lot, especially when to trying to say their name to get their attention. Some days are easier than others, some days i experience little to no stutter and some i struggle to get out most of my words. I also noticed that in the hardest days i tend to be out of breath for no obvious reason Oh and i don't ever experience stutter when it comes to singing I'd love to get insight on whether this just a variation of stutter or if it's something else entirely, and of course any of the known ways to fix it!

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships

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Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringSituational VariabilityCycles & RandomnessDisclosure & Telling Others