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commentr/StutterJan 31, 2024
3 points

Its not aging, its a slight glitch that happens , you must have went through some kind of stressfull or traumatic event before/during when it came...just start to observe yourself there are few things...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
postr/StutterJan 31, 2024
4 points

Rejection is hard enough as a "normal" person. As someone with a speech impediment, it feels 100 times worse

Rejection is hard enough as a "normal" person. As someone with a speech impediment, it feels 100 times worse I went to an all girls high school, so that really didn't help me meet boys. But the key pr...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMemesJan 31, 2024
2 points

True they're just trying to help but its annoying. Makes you more nervous making you stutter even more...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2024
1 points

Hey. It was def the stuttering that had made me anxious. Aside from that, I had my responses planned out and everything....

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2024
2 points

Giving up smoking and alcohol actually helped my stutter. Nicotine absolutely contributes to anxiety, despite popular beliefs. Alcohol may relax some people, myself included but only in the right sett...

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Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Stress & Fight/FlightHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2024
3 points

That is a misconception, and one that prevents people from getting the help they need. You won’t be growing breasts & releasing milk from taking anti depressants, lol. Different anti depressants do di...

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Helpful Med OutcomesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2024
3 points

Took 10g hero does my first time, thinking it's either go hard or go home. The come down made me pretty fluent, but it may have been caused just by reduced anxiety and nervousness. Don't think psyche...

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Psychedelics & MicrodosingHelpful Med OutcomesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2024
1 points

I used to believe it got worse under certain circumstances like if I was tired or hadn't slept or maybe under stress but I've been in those situations many a time and it usually either makes my stutte...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationStress & Fight/FlightIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2024
2 points

So my triggers are being tired, hungover and nervous. Three things I lived with in college almost daily. That’s probably why mine came back after being gone for about 15 years....

Causes & Variability
Energy & Biological RhythmsStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2024
1 points

> "Especially in today's world where you have to think twice before saying anything." I also used to think like this; that is until my anxiety became manageable and I had the mental capacity to show ...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterJan 30, 2024
10 points

Hopeless

Hopeless Hate this stutter with my entire life. Can’t even hold my ground in front of my family coz I’m getting stuck on every word. I’ve lost all hope in everything. Can’t even find a job in my caree...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2024
1 points

Happens to me constantly. Whenever someone asks me to repeat something I said fluently, it gets a lot worse. But more generally in my life I notice the more attention I'm paying to how I sound and how...

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Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
postr/StutterJan 30, 2024
2 points

Can anyone relate with me?

Can anyone relate with me? So, stammering is either due to neurological, psychological or ...... issues. Comment if you know more reasons. I have noticed that I stammer in certain situations more. Do...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterJan 30, 2024
11 points

I tried an antidepressant that my friend had and it reduces my stammer by at least 80%

I tried an antidepressant that my friend had and it reduces my stammer by at least 80% My friend told me he was suffering from anxiety and was prescribed these and as we were talking about it he was d...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterJan 30, 2024
15 points

The "Motivational Speakers" in this community is getting really annoying.

The "Motivational Speakers" in this community is getting really annoying. Look im not advocating that we should all have a pity party about the fact that we stutter. But some people will simply never ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightFrustration & Anger+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2024
5 points

💯 The main difference between my fluency now and my fluency when I was 20 is that I finally figured out how to take care of my physical health...

Causes & Variability
Energy & Biological RhythmsStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2024
10 points

I don't drink alcohol but I stutter more when I'm tired or stressed....

Causes & Variability
Energy & Biological RhythmsStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2024
4 points

I second this. Yes it’s very important to focus on the issue to prevent From worsening. It could be neurological issue or some thing that has worsened from anxiety. These past two years I’ve been unde...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2024
5 points

Don’t stress him out by focusing on it too much. Anxiety literally can cause stutter. Go to the doctor but putting too much of focus can be counterproductive...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2024
5 points

My understanding is that any change in cognition or neurological control, which absolutely includes speech, is worth seeing a doctor about. Did their anxiety suddenly get worse for an environmental...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment