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postr/StutterMay 30, 2025
6 points

Relapsing Stutter

Relapsing Stutter I have struggled with mental health and stuttering my whole life. My mental health got worse in my teenage and young adult years (which I am). I am currently receiving medication an...

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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2025
1 points

[Research](https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/ab2tv) (58 pages) [PDF](https://osf.io/ab2tv/download) "*Applications of mindfulness and/or compassion interventions for people who stutter: A systematic r...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
1 points

[Jackson](https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/news/what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-stuttering-interview-dr-eric-s-jackson) (PhD): "*Stuttering is researched more than any other speech impairment. But we know ...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
3 points

Great post! **TL;DR summary**: *(of the post)* I am a girl, late 20s. I have always been ashamed but I am tired of feeling inadequate. 3rd grade: I had a project to present to the class, my heart wa...

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postr/StutterMay 29, 2025
1 points

Is this actually a stutter?

Is this actually a stutter? For a while now, maybe a year, I've been stuttering randomly. Not very often but at least once a day. My stutters aren't on multiple words. In the middle of a conversation ...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
4 points

Don't blame yourself. Stammering affects the thinking process and behavior too, has caused me to become very stressed and anxious at all times...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
3 points

i imagine it might be bit difficult for a 10 yo to stutter voluntarily, esp among kids of the same age group. But I'm sure the therapist knows what they're doing. I've never worked with kids, and only...

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postr/StutterMay 29, 2025
4 points

feeling conflicted

feeling conflicted Hi all, I’m new to using reddit. I browse different categories every now and then but never posted, so bear with me. This is actually very hard for me as I have never openly talked ...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
2 points

What a great explanation on how stuttering may be triggered. I've read this idea before on this subreddit but the way you put it, and mention of social cognition is so good. I'll keep this idea close ...

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postr/StutterMay 29, 2025
9 points

stuttering drags me down

stuttering drags me down i dont remember when it started but i found myself stuttering since i was 7, now i'm 18 and it's getting worse. i remember in grade 7 when the teacher asked me a question that...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
5 points

Maybe the smile was an empathetic one. Thinking that way can help you deal with it in a positive way...

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postr/StutterMay 29, 2025
5 points

How to get better at Vowels?

How to get better at Vowels? Hi, Its my first time posting here. Unfortunately, I'm also a stutter but its very mild. It started at the age of 14 (I'm 22 now), before that I won many speech competit...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
1 points

I say go to a therapist and request Xanax bur use it under supervision and very carefully. While on the Xanax have your therapy sessions where you discuss the emotional agony behind the stuttering. I ...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
1 points

The anticipation fear of speech blocks is brutal, and stressful asf...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
12 points

I think it feels worse when they grimace as if they are displeased at the fact that you're not fluent...

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postr/StutterMay 29, 2025
24 points

I hate when people smile when I stutter.

I hate when people smile when I stutter. I went to gym and when I was walking out I stuttered very badly when saying goodbye (it wasn't the word "goodbye" because I'm from Poland). Receptionist starte...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
10 points

The cause of stuttering remains a mystery—a point often emphasized in research. But current studies suggest that genetic and neurological factors may be among the most promising explanations, basicall...

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postr/StutterMay 28, 2025
57 points

Stuttering is not caused by social anxiety. This is a common misconception. Social COGNITION (i.e., when you are thinking how other people are perceiving you, even on a subconscious level) is what interferes with the neural pathways of speech articulation

Stuttering is not caused by social anxiety. This is a common misconception. Social COGNITION (i.e., when you are thinking how other people are perceiving you, even on a subconscious level) is what int...

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commentr/StutterMay 28, 2025
2 points

Awesome reply! You said: *"Social COGNITION (i.e., when you are thinking how other people are perceiving you, even on a subconscious level) is what interferes with the neural pathways of speech articu...

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commentr/StutterMay 28, 2025
9 points

Other people saying "don't feel so nervous" to reduce stuttering, when I'm not nervous at all...

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