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i hated my stutter so much that i did psychology as an extra degree in college and i specifically took as many classes related to stuttering as possible to have a better understanding of stuttering an...

There are likely many factors involved (outside of specifically diagnosed cases). Ask yourself this: What would it mean for stutter to be exclusively psychological or exclusively neurological? If the...

Is stuttering psychological or neurological?

Is stuttering psychological or neurological? What do you think it is? Some say its neurological while others say its psychological. My question is this: If it is neurological, then how have so many ...

Yeah this is kinda the whole point I have been trying to say about dopamine and I always reference one paper when speaking about this. That paper is called [The Dopamine Dilemma](https://www.ncbi.nlm...

I’ve tried phenibut. It tended to make mine worse but other people have had some success with it. Stuttering tends to very much be YMMV. Aniracetam is one i can definetely recommend although you need...

Hi there, I have been doing some extensive research on stuttering and pharmacology. Most researchers agree that dopamine is the main part involved in stuttering as stuttering most likely comes from u...

Yes, i’m not saying CBD isn’t a possible treatment option. Also, just because you can order it without a problem doesn’t mean its not illegal. Its spreading misinformation to say CBD is not illegal. ...

It's not all in your head, unless you mean in a neurological way. Different parts of your brain signal for different types of speech. Expressive, everyday language happens in one part of the brain. Si...

You can absolutely be viewed as a person with excellent communication skills while also being a person with speech dysfluency, especially if you put a sustained, lifelong effort into pushing your comf...

Its all great , i want to pursue medicine , what do you think are the chances of a stutterer in medicine where excellent communication skills are the absolute essential....

I think it changes because when you go on an interview, the pressure gets amplified. It’s like this for some who speak normal as well I feel. You feel the pressure to do well because if you don’t? You...

I have a toddler and started reading books to her every night when she was just a few months old. I was stuttering when first reading to her, probably a combination of horrible past reading out-loud e...

It has high "propositionality" (it has a specific meaning in a specific social context in a specific time) Social pressure + time pressure + few synonyms ... likelihood of stuttering may be higher (a...

The word itself . I visited my speech therapist couple of times and she said saying thank you is difficult for many stutters . ...

Table for One - a Poem about Stuttering by me

Table for One - a Poem about Stuttering by me **Table for One** I can be a very good listener. If God willed, I could also be a good Talker. I am not mute. If I were mute, perhaps I could learn si...

There are a few approaches that might help. You could look up soft contacts (aka light articulatory contacts). Another approach that I find helpful is prolonged speech”. I used to fixate a lot on par...

A letter to stutterers, from another stutterer

A letter to stutterers, from another stutterer This is going to be a bit long and a lot cheesy but I wanted to share a few things with anyone who stutters and this is as good a place as any. I’ve been...

It's because speaking isn't just speaking - meaning, the situation matters. Communication is a lot more complex than it's sometimes made out to be. :)...

Could Piracetam help with stuttering?

Could Piracetam help with stuttering? Several months ago there was a [scientific article](https://www.cbs.mpg.de/stuttering-in-the-brain) that showed a positive correlation between overactive areas of...

I wonder if it has something to do with the understanding of the language - if you can only say "hello, bye, thanks" etc and not construct a sentence, then it's easy. Whereas maybe subconsciously we a...