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postr/StutterMar 30, 2020
2 points

I stutter around 15% of the time

I stutter around 15% of the time How can I bring this down to 5% because I look dumb in social situations. My father stutters around 30% of the time, I think I inherited from him or this could just be...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesGenetic & Family FactorsAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2020
1 points

I have a pretty bad stutter, but reading and public speaking have always been my strong point. Weird....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionGenetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2020
0 points

I hear you. While I was still in college I was a math tutor and I was let go. My boss said I'm not a good fit as she fired me after I'd been working there for a year. My stutter likely had something t...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerHelplessness & AgencyGenetic & Family Factors+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2020
1 points

He is with his father on weekends who has been known to downplay falls/etc. Should I look into this? There is a small (small) part of me that is terrified it’s a medical issue- the last place in the w...

Causes & VariabilityParent & Caregiver
Genetic & Family FactorsEarly Concern & Onset
postr/StutterMar 17, 2020
17 points

This may be controversial.

This may be controversial. I'm now about 99% fluent. Last year about 90%. I took the advice of Paul Stamets. For me anyway psyolcibin mushrooms seemed to create new neuron pathways in my brain. To th...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Genetic & Family FactorsHelpful Med OutcomesPsychedelics & Microdosing
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2020
3 points

I was in my graduate program with an attorney from Harvard. She was a corporate attorney for around 12 years and never saw the inside of a courtroom. That’s great to hear that it doesn’t affect your...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Employment & CareerGenetic & Family FactorsRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2020
2 points

Studies have shown that at very young ages the distribution of male and female stutterers is about even. As they grow through preschool years the females are able to pick up language skills faster tha...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2020
2 points

I doubt your stuttering is genetic, it's probably due to other causes. Stuttering can have many causes....

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2020
3 points

No one in my family has a stutter. I'm the only one......

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2020
-1 points

Check my post about the causes.The scientist don't know these, therefore it has not been proven scientifically yet ;) Calling some threads as garbage is a garbage property of this person. Everyone ca...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Genetic & Family FactorsResearch & Resources
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2020
1 points

Maybe it could be genetic. Do you have any family members that have/have had a stutter?...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2020
2 points

It's genetic. We don't know much else since there is little to no research on stuttering....

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family Factors
postr/StutterMar 6, 2020
6 points

Should Speech Be Viewed As A Skill To Be Built?

Should Speech Be Viewed As A Skill To Be Built? Here's a question I've been thinking about for a long time. I've stuttered ever since I was a kid. I think my stuttering is largely anxiety/confidence...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringGenetic & Family FactorsPropositionality & Weight+1 more
postr/StutterMar 3, 2020
36 points

When you forget that you stutter...

When you forget that you stutter... Mild stutterer here - my stuttering ranges from nonexistent to very severe, and was at its worst in my childhood ( hard times, I know ). In my case it is genetic. M...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Genetic & Family FactorsSeverity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2020
1 points

There is some anecdotal evidence that psychedelics may help. They are slowly but surely being tested on people and at start they will be used for more severe disorders, but I hope eventually they'll t...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & SupportMeds & Substances
Genetic & Family FactorsResearch & ResourcesPsychedelics & Microdosing
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2020
5 points

Of course, people stutter for different reasons (genetics, anxiety, trauma, etc.) and it’s a spectrum. There’s MANY disorders linked to stuttering which I didn’t find out until recently either...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2020
1 points

It's not a known connection, so you can save yourself the trouble of polling it. :) But handedness does have a history of myth associated with stutter. Do a Google and see. It's kinda interesting how...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Genetic & Family FactorsResearch & Resources
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2020
20 points

know that people like you for you. they dont care you stammer. assholes make fun of people for every reason; short, fat, stammer, voice crack, take your pick. my father has a stammer. i dont hear it ...

Community & SupportIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Validation & EmpathyAcceptance & PrideGenetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2020
2 points

Yeah you welcome for meditation watch this video - https://youtu.be/h_lvZaxtlU0 And for reading you can read anything you want for 1 hour daily in little loud voice than your normal voice. Reading wil...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingGenetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2020
1 points

Can you go into more detail about what you did with the meditating and the reading? I want to try it myself....

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingGenetic & Family Factors