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Stuttering can happen unrelated to inheritance, in my case I had an accident when I was younger and developed a stutter due to shock, there is no point in worrying over something you have no control o...

I recovered from stuttering through psychotherapy at the age of 70! I dealt with my abusive childhood. I knew I had to stop shutting my eyes when speaking to another person. I finally realized I had d...

We really don't know. I know, for me, it had something to do with external judgment. We are fluent when talking to ourselves or to a pet but anywhere else it's a crapshoot. I suffered from an abusive...

Congratulations. What an insight. Anything that helps one of us, may help others. I'm a recovered stutterer too who had multiple TBIs. My stuttering had nothing to do with the TBIs or improper diaphr...

IME it's fear. You may want to seek psychotherapy and maybe you and a therapist can figure out a way to tackle it. Try not to lose hope. It's hard trying to reverse decade(s) of behavior!...

When it first happened it seemed like that there was no trigger at all,only that I was lying on the sofa at late night and all tired.But after that first time there may be major nervousness that takes...

I wish I had an answer. It does sound like you are now stuttering. Did anything happen recently that might have triggered it? If you have a diagnosissis of OCD do you currently have a psychologist/psy...

No, I received no help for my stuttering. My parents were abusive and at the age of 69, I began psychotherapy for anxiety and depression and my abusive childhood. was uncovered. Miraculously, dealing...

Facing stuttering when studying abroad

Facing stuttering when studying abroad This summer I'll be studying for some months in Japan and I suffer from a severe stutter since I was a child. I get by in my native language more or less but whe...

It's true that stuttering can be genetic, there are also many children of stutterers who are fluent. There are also a myriad of other causes, physical and emotional, that both can cause and trigger s...

I recovered from stuttering at the age of 70! I had an abusive childhood and recovered through psychotherapy, I realized I had latent anger and resentment. I had therapy several other times previously...

Eugenics or Welldoing?

Eugenics or Welldoing? I am 19 years old and I have suffered my entire life because of stuttering, despite not stuttering as much as I used to, I must admit that it has destroyed my social life comple...

Me and my brother (18 and 21) stutter. I think it’s partly genetic. However, he stutters significantly more. He was also beat up by my parents more. So I think there’s a link with childhood trauma....

Advice for a parent of a child with a stutter

Advice for a parent of a child with a stutter I have a 9 year old son with a stutter and tourettes. Every so often someone will say something or mock him. He does well although he does get upset, e...

For me atleast I came to the conclusion that I get blocked due to a deep ptsd response on certain words. I think it's because in my youth I stuttered in front of people and was viciously abused for it...

I hate a lot of teachers for that. And it s a teacher who triggered my stuttering...

I got my stutter directly from my dad and my mom took me to a SLP when I was about five. Being aware of it and the possibility of it being permanent really helped. If your child does stutter, the best...

I stuttered my entire life until at 70 a very astute psychotherapist believed I might have been triggered by my abusive childhood. Wow! Was she ever correct and within a few months I realized I no lo...

For me it's kind of a conflict between my authentic self and what I think others expect of me. It's like self-expression fighting with psychological issues and this manifests through the neurological ...

Rethinking stuttering

Rethinking stuttering Hi, I'm relatively new to this subreddit and I've been reading your posts for sometime now. I would like to share my thoughts on feeling shame and guilt when stuttering, and real...