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commentr/StutterMar 23, 2023
1 points

I did believe it would never end but at the age of 70, I became totally fluent. It was through psychotherapy to deal with an abusive childhood. Imagine one day just realizing you no longer stuttered a...

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commentr/StutterMar 22, 2023
8 points

I fully recovered at 70! i stuttered for 65 years, my stuttering was emotionally caused by an abusive childhood and cured through psychotherapy. No one could have been more surprised when I realized ...

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commentr/StutterMar 22, 2023
1 points

I fully recovered from stuttering at 65. Now I try to support other stutterers. Though it's uncomfortable to see their pain, it doesn't cause me to stutter. I've been fluent for 5 years. My stutter ...

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commentr/StutterMar 22, 2023
3 points

I stuttered from the age of 5 until I was 70! My stuttering was totally emotionally caused and cured through psychotherapy to deal with an abusive childhood. Not all stuttering is emotionally caused,...

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commentr/StutterMar 22, 2023
4 points

Yes, it was l long time ago, before social acceptance of non-conformity. I'm a female who had a mild-moderate stutter, It was in the 1970s before inclusion. Almost everyone else in my dorm was invited...

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commentr/StutterMar 21, 2023
0 points

I think if the stuttering is a result of a childhood trauma aka not hereditary you absolutely can cure it, though it's not the case if it's hereditary, i got my stuttering from my mom and she was a st...

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commentr/StutterMar 20, 2023
3 points

Thanks for encouraging OP. I stuttered for 65 years and recovered fully through psychotherapy to deal with an abusive childhood. My stuttering was emotionally caused. I became fluent at 70! I learned ...

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commentr/StutterMar 20, 2023
1 points

>The problem is not a physical problem (a problem of the tongue, mouth or jaw), but rather a psychological problem Yes I agree that the respiratory and largyngual muscles work properly, but it sti...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
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commentr/StutterMar 20, 2023
1 points

>The problem is not a physical problem (a problem of the tongue, mouth or jaw), but rather a psychological problem Thank you, but I am afraid that you completely misunderstand me. You argue that a...

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commentr/StutterMar 20, 2023
2 points

The problem of the stutterer is that he has contractions in the diaphragm, which in turn cause stuttering due to fear or the diaphragm getting used to the way of speaking (stuttering). Relaxing the...

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commentr/StutterMar 18, 2023
1 points

I graduated from med school. With a stutter. Horrible one. I had some very humiliating moments during oral exams. But some teachers did understand and used to encourage me. You need to have faith that...

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commentr/StutterMar 17, 2023
3 points

It's been a hard road,.........depression, suicide attempt...........but I've had 20 yrs of speech therapy/hypnotherapy and I continue to practice every single day. When I tell people that we are cou...

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commentr/StutterMar 16, 2023
3 points

Keep us all posted. Good luck. It's never too late. I gained full fluency at 70! My stuttering was emotionally caused and relieved through psychotherapy. (female) Best, Sue...

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commentr/StutterMar 16, 2023
1 points

I never, ever, had fun when I stuttered. I did fully recover through psychotherapy when I was 70! My stuttering was emotionally caused and dealing with my abusive childhood gave me fluency. It would ...

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commentr/StutterMar 16, 2023
5 points

I fully recovered from stuttering at 70! My stuttering was emotionally caused by my repressed anger and resentment from an abusive childhood. Psychotherapy was how I recovered. Not all stuttering has ...

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commentr/StutterMar 16, 2023
1 points

When I was very young, 4-5, I began to stutter. I remember (now 76 female) being good to ‘modulate my voice’ at that young age. I must have been an embarrassment to my parents. I finally did overcome ...

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commentr/StutterMar 16, 2023
2 points

This [post](https://www.reddit.com/r/OCDRecovery/comments/xjsttj/tips_for_stutteringocd_observing_triggers_not/) explains how stuttering and OCD are related and has tips how to improve it....

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commentr/StutterMar 15, 2023
1 points

Ben, Oh, I'm so sorry. Have hope. There is even research into medication therapy for stuttering. I think it's the future for that whose dysfluency is physiologically based. Mine was psychological and...

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commentr/StutterMar 15, 2023
2 points

Every one of us relates to your post. I began stuttering at age 4-5 and became fluent at age 70! My stuttering was caused by my anger and resentment from an abusive childhood. It was emotionally caus...

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commentr/StutterMar 15, 2023
2 points

We are so desperate that we never stop trying to find the magic key. We’ll try anything, I even tried religion, hoping that God would give me fluency. Never happened. I did become totally fluent after...

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