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commentr/StutterSep 19, 2015
2 points

No, it's not a good idea to say it in the bio. That will lower your chances for matches. You should however disclose it before actually meeting up. ...

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2015
2 points

It's never easy for us, we all know that. I get depressed too from time to time, but as I get older I learned how to live with it. Small things that boost my confidence can have a huge impact on my ov...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hope & MotivationHiding & ConcealmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2015
2 points

I stutter when the demands of the situation exceed the capacity of my speech system. For example when I need to multitask, like driving and speaking at the same time, my stutter becomes more severe....

Causes & Variability
Propositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2015
2 points

never think oft youself less than the others rather think of yourself as someone better because you managed to come so far with your stutter :D I see my stutter as a hindrance but it pushes me to ove...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideHumor & Community Tone
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2015
1 points

so it probably implies predisposition or vulnerability. Thus a trigger like a psychological trauma/shock can ruin the speech. Especially in a child when a person is not yet strong enough. ...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalGenetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2015
1 points

Oh my God, I hate phone interviews so much! People ask me, "Are you nervous?" I tell them no, but then they're like, "Well, why are you stuttering?" or "Why can't you talk?" There's no way you can tel...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2015
4 points

I know how you feel. My stutter is "mild", but some days it is just not even worth talking. Thankfully it has gotten better with time. I'm 25 now and it is a lot better than it was, but I still trip a...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2015
1 points

"Combination" means that genetics is a necessary, though perhaps insufficient element....

commentr/StutterSep 18, 2015
1 points

a quote from the link: "Despite this genetic evidence, however, Dr. Drayna cautioned that most human medical problems are a combination of genes and 'something else," such as environment or learning."...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsEnvironmental Triggers
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2015
3 points

Appreciate your golden advice, and that was an awesome career story, especially considering the industry you're in....

commentr/StutterSep 18, 2015
1 points

well, neither my parents nor my grandparents had this. Nor grand-grandparents. I'd know about it otherwise. ...

commentr/StutterSep 18, 2015
4 points

Well I will tell you what I did, and it worked out for me. I got a job out of college doing some IT consulting, and it sucked because of lots of bosses and peers and new clients all the time and phon...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerHope & Motivation+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2015
2 points

im 19...it has improved over the years although i sometimes relapse ...

commentr/StutterSep 18, 2015
1 points

Well my mother stuttered, and I do too. I know that is anectotal, so here is the number one google result for this, and apparently the evidence is overwhelming. http://www.stutteringhelp.org/genetic...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2015
2 points

You can always text them afterwards to give a heads up....

commentr/StutterSep 18, 2015
0 points

any scientific proof to back this? ...

commentr/StutterSep 18, 2015
1 points

Stuttering is hereditary, so keep that in mind. I think anxiety can make a stutter worse, but will not cause a non-stutterer to become a stutterer....

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2015
1 points

How bad is your stutter? Also, how old are you? It eases up with age, usually. Mine was really bad in my 20s, not so bad in 40s....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2015
1 points

I feel the exact same way....

commentr/StutterSep 18, 2015
1 points

I don't do Tinder, but if I were to make a bio, I'd only include stuttering if I considered it important to my identity (such as if I were an activist in any way or went to conventions, or anything li...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionDisclosure & Telling Others