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postr/StutterJun 20, 2021
13 points

I'm pretty sure that I developed stutter because of social anxiety, not the other way round.

I'm pretty sure that I developed stutter because of social anxiety, not the other way round. Hey everyone, I have really good memory. I tend to remember stuff since when I was a kid. Before joining...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2021
5 points

There is a common misconception that stuttering equates to lacking confidence or being anxious when it's far more complex than this. She sounds really ignorant and unwilling to educate herself when an...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & BullyingTrauma & Psychological
postr/StutterJun 19, 2021
7 points

Sister made a remark about my stutter that made me very upset. Am I warranted in being upset?

Sister made a remark about my stutter that made me very upset. Am I warranted in being upset? I was eating lunch with my family for Father’s Day and me and my dad happened to talk to the waiter in Spa...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2021
2 points

My mom said I was born with mine but she also beats me and has since before I can remember so idk...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2021
3 points

My stuttering started when I was 3 years old and I don´t know what happened exactly that caused my stuttering because I was speaking normally before, my mom said that some girls in my neighbourhood sc...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2021
5 points

Not usually. As has been mentioned, psychogenic stuttering exists, but the majority of the time it's bad luck, so to speak. Stuttering shows high heritability, and high (but interestingly, not 100%) c...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & PsychologicalSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2021
2 points

My father has said my stutter was caused by my parents divorce. That I didn't take it well. Which I didn't, so there might be some truth to that. However, when I was 4-5 years old I got a skull frac...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2021
2 points

Mine definitely is. I had a severely traumatic childhood that I did my best to suppress the effects of for a long time. When I finally started to talk about it my stammer just appeared one day. The ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2021
3 points

The neurological theory maked most sense to me, both from the aspect of scientific literature and my own experience. Both from the aspect of different brain function and genetics. I personally have fa...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainGenetic & Family FactorsTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2021
1 points

Oh interesting so even if something simple can be unfazed by other people it could have a big reaction on you like neglect or criticism...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2021
2 points

I know it started for me when I was 12 and a series of traumatic events happened. I didn't have much of a stutter before, but after a mushroom trip I was able to remember about these things and put th...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalGenetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2021
2 points

It's hard to measure trauma though. As Gabor Mate, a respected trauma researcher, says "Trauma isn't something that happens to you. It's what happens inside of you in response to something that happen...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2021
5 points

Stuttering can be caused by trauma (aka neurogenic stuttering), either mental/emotional or stroke/TBI, but that is much less common than neurological/genetic ("normal" stuttering). Depending on the st...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalGenetic & Family FactorsNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2021
4 points

I see! I am no expert on this matter but from what I’ve heard from different experts is that the most common cause of stuttering is mild trauma which many people face at a very young age that’s why mo...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2021
4 points

It's complicated, but that's what a lot of the research points to. Some people think that the causes are similar-ish to Tourette's, which is neurological disorder. Of course that's just the majority...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2021
5 points

I have asthma. The first 5 years of my life were really hard, almost every week my parents took me to the hospital because I couldn't breathe. When I was 5 I had a severe asthma attack and I stayed ...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2021
31 points

Some stuttering can be caused by trauma. There are cases of discharged soldiers developing stutters. Or abused children. Most stutterign is genetic though. There are even studies that suggest certain...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalGenetic & Family FactorsStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterJun 16, 2021
17 points

Is stuttering caused by trauma?

Is stuttering caused by trauma? Is stuttering a neurological or psychological thing? Recently, I saw a comment on one of the Reddit posts saying that most stutterers don't stutter when they're alone...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2021
2 points

You may not think this, but, this is proof that there isn't anything phycological wrong with you. Seriously, nothing. You stutter because your mind relates speaking to a bad incident/trauma. While you...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2021
3 points

Thank you for posting this. My mom always used to tell me that I have nothing wrong with me and I simply just "lacks self confidence" and so she didn't think taking me to a speech therapy would solve...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionTrauma & Psychological