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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2022
1 points

I don't have any stuttering problems... or so they think. I almost never stutter around strangers and friends. I do have a tendency to speak too low and too fast due to social anxiety, but I can usual...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterSep 22, 2022
11 points

My dad wants to stop my stutter. I don’t.

My dad wants to stop my stutter. I don’t. I’ve had a stutter since i was 6. I’m now verging on 18. I’ve been with it for my whole life and as much as it sucks at times, it’s shaped me into the person ...

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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2022
5 points

I have stuttered since my earliest memories. Like my first ones. My mom had no abuse but my father was kidnapped and killed when I was 1. I don’t know if that effected me because I was so young. ...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalGenetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2022
3 points

"But stuttering is definitely neurodevelopmental+psychological otherwise you can't explain away the first time when PWS stutter, and no need to explain why it is also psychological." Regarding your c...

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commentr/StutterSep 21, 2022
2 points

Stuttering is SO weird. There are two edges of this sword for me. 1) I tend to stutter more around family and people I am comfortable with. I stutter LESS around strangers? Maybe I subconsciously onl...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & PsychologicalStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2022
2 points

I had a similar issue with an old teacher of mine, who was subsequently fired for pedophilia, I remember something’s happening but being only 10 you can’t be sure you remember everything. The way that...

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Trauma & PsychologicalShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2022
2 points

When I stumbled upon scores of studies about the brain differences between PWS' and normal speakers' brains, I also came out this question that are they the cause of the consequence. But stuttering i...

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Neurological & BrainTrauma & PsychologicalIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2022
3 points

Seeing a trauma psychologist can certainly help. Here’s an good read by therapists who stutter themselves: https://www.stutteringhelp.org/sites/default/files/Book0009.pdf...

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Trauma & PsychologicalSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2022
11 points

From what you wrote, there is VERY likely childhood trauma, based on what you described. Don't downplay this, stuttering is very systemic and trauma is one very big piece of the puzzle....

Causes & Variability
Trauma & Psychological
postr/StutterSep 20, 2022
14 points

childhood trauma

childhood trauma hello, i was wondering if yous could help me out here. im trying to work out if I have some form of sub conscious childhood trauma with my dad. Im 21yo, male. Ive been staying at my ...

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commentr/StutterSep 16, 2022
1 points

Forget me saying 'some good therapists' lol. Actually that was my own speculation and anticipations mean you are considering stuttering as a threat, therefore, cognitive therapy is very worthwhile....

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Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2022
2 points

No one taught us HOW to speak. The voice is linked to expression. The average stutterer is suffering from stage fright and vocal ignorance. Stage fright is anticipation of rejection, caused by look...

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commentr/StutterSep 15, 2022
1 points

"I HATE this mentality." "other people speaking to me is already a favor" "they gain confidence and don't respect you as much" "Stuttering is not something I chose, neither something I'm proud of." Y...

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commentr/StutterSep 15, 2022
1 points

That wasn't my point at all, I was just coming to OP's defense because his comments to you were justifying his decision to try hypnosis, which you thought was them "forcing themselves out of it". Why ...

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commentr/StutterSep 15, 2022
2 points

By facing your fear of stuttering. You anticipate because you fear stuttering. Which is scary because there's probably a lot of struggle and you don't feel confident in getting your words out. Good th...

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Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringTrauma & Psychological+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2022
2 points

" I have to work with all my strength to get rid of this anxiety" If you are bothered by this feeling "stutter fear", then you are putting your attention on the fear in order to anticipate a stutter ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringTrauma & PsychologicalVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2022
2 points

"it is a fear of stammering, which makes me stammer ... I have to work with all my strength to get rid of this anxiety" You said you want to get rid of anxiety/fear. First, getting rid of anxiety or ...

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Trauma & PsychologicalMindset shiftVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2022
2 points

I've tried hypnose therapy for stuttering with positive results (only temporary). The hypno therapist could aim to replace your discomfortable feeling into a happy feeling (that you had when your brot...

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Trauma & PsychologicalVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2022
0 points

If it's a concussion, you can visit the neurologist and check for neurogenic stuttering. If you only stutter on 'specific' letters, then it's not neurogenic (but I may be wrong here) and then it's ver...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainTrauma & PsychologicalSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2022
3 points

It’s possible that you were dealing with certain factors that you weren’t aware of at the time. Or there was some small trauma that triggered your stuttering. It could’ve been a bad test grade that sh...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalStress & Fight/Flight