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commentr/StutterMay 8, 2024
3 points

That's awesome. Didn't have a similar experience. I lost around 50+kgs (115lbs) recently after being overweight my whole life. My stutter had actually been worse since, if not the same. Although i fee...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMay 8, 2024
16 points

I lost weight and my stutter becomes significantly better

I lost weight and my stutter becomes significantly better During Covid, I gained some weight (over 20 pounds) and I noticed that my stuttering has become all time worst. Before, I thought that only wa...

Causes & Variability
Severity & FluctuationEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterMay 8, 2024
-14 points

I’m not trying to gatekeep but if you have a stutter from ages 1-7, then it goes away I wouldn’t really say they had a stutter. Thousands of kids stutter at such a young age. I’m 28 and it takes me mi...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 8, 2024
7 points

Yeah but I mean this sub Reddit is like an emotional support subreddit, so it's pretty natural that you see a lot of people come here to kind of complain after they've had a bad day. It's just the nat...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-PerceptionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2024
1 points

Thank you. Thats what i try to tell people. The younger ones are so hard on themselves its sad. My stutter comes and goes. Some days i can talk perfectly and other days I got people asking me why I d...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2024
1 points

I first became aware of it in around kindergarten, where my teachers recommended I be put in school administered speech therapy, where I stayed until senior year of high school where I decided I didn’...

Therapy & ProfessionalSpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Seeking TherapyOnset & Life-Stage ChangesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2024
2 points

Since I can remember. I had 1 summer of fluency during the summer between my 6th and 7th grade years of school....

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2024
1 points

Age has helped me a lot. I stuttered like crazy when I was 13-17, then as I got more confident, it started getting easier, now I am probability 95% fluent. If its not affecting your life, just work on...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Severity & FluctuationMindset shiftFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2024
3 points

I think it is possible to have a fulfilling life even with stuttering but the degree of limitation matters. Some of us are able to communicate more easily than others. There are those whose lives appr...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2024
4 points

unfortunately there is not. i’m 38 this year and i’ve stuttered all my and i wish i could just wake up and it’s gone 😢...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2024
3 points

my father was also crazy when he was younger over time he got better but my stuttering didn't improve...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2024
2 points

My speech is pretty fluent now. 98%, my family tells me everyone has minor disfluencies. Maybe it’s ok for ‘normal’ people to occasionally stutter but to us. because of our histories, it’s the end of ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAcceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2024
5 points

Completely normal. Stuttering varies in the short term and the long. It’s also normal for transitions to be difficult. It throws everyone off. I say this as a stutterer and a SLP...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2024
1 points

Moderate stutter at average. Mild on good days. Severe when it’s really bad....

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 4, 2024
14 points

Quite the age, in other words old, lol.. My 20s, quite a while ago but just like my teens was hard going, I couldn't get a job, was quite a loner, what friends I did gave was into pubs, night...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMay 3, 2024
4 points

I'm really surprised by the number of people who stutter and don't even know what stuttering is, haha. I'm sure that the speed of your speech and thinking are not having any problems....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 3, 2024
1 points

Part of my perspective comes from the fact that mine has become much less severe over the years. I still often block when introducing myself, especially in college classes lol, but other than that it ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMay 1, 2024
5 points

I’m having trouble finishing sentences properly and I don’t know if it’s something to do with my stutter

I’m having trouble finishing sentences properly and I don’t know if it’s something to do with my stutter So basically, I’ve had this thing I’ve noticed recently where I’ll just be talking to myself an...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterApr 30, 2024
1 points

I totally agree with you on everything you said. It’s 1 in the morning here where I live so I’ll give you a detailed explanation of my personal blocking experience later today. You explained it really...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2024
7 points

Not in comparison to something like ALS. All those things are bad, I'm not downplaying that - but to compare it to serious disease, which medical research is rightfully focused on, is not a strong po...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Medicalization / NeurodiversitySeverity & Fluctuation