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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2021
1 points

It was my teacher. I had written a few answers for the questions he had given us, my handwriting is bad so he asked me to read. I was quite the fast reader at that time so I went through the answers w...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Trauma & PsychologicalExperiential AssociationStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2021
3 points

Not sure what triggered me . It looks like childhood trauma *My mom used to beat me up until my skin turns green if I give wrong answers to her questions when we were studying for exams.* No one in m...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalGenetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2021
3 points

Just natural, nobody else in my family stutters. We’ve thought it could be linked to a bad childhood concussion I had, but seems unlikely....

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2021
1 points

My Fathers side, have a history of mental health issues. Mostly Anxiety and depression, I also had a great uncle who stammered but he died before I ever met him. Basically I am convinced stammering is...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & PsychologicalStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2021
5 points

I suffered from a stutter from the time I started learning how to speak. I started speech therapy in preschool and cycled through various speech therapists as I moved around. I went to psychotherapy f...

Therapy & ProfessionalCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesTrauma & Psychological+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2021
4 points

Hard to say. Stuttering can be neurogenic, psychogenic, developmental or some combination of all of them (as far as we know). For now it's just something we might be able to alleviate but not fully cu...

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Neurological & BrainTrauma & PsychologicalStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
postr/StutterMay 24, 2021
57 points

I hesitated to tell me story, but here goes.

I hesitated to tell me story, but here goes. I'm new to the group with a few recent posts. I have debated telling my story because I was concerned about coming across as self-righteous or preachy. For...

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postr/StutterMay 22, 2021
3 points

Can psychologists or psychitrists treat stuttering as a a phobia?

Can psychologists or psychitrists treat stuttering as a a phobia? [deleted]...

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Trauma & PsychologicalResearch & Resources
postr/StutterMay 20, 2021
44 points

Does anyone else feel that their stutter ruined their dating life?

Does anyone else feel that their stutter ruined their dating life? I feel like my stutter took away many relationship opportunities. I’m 25 and still haven’t been in a relationship. For a long time I...

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commentr/StutterMay 19, 2021
2 points

I had mild speech problems as a child that mostly cleared up. Now in my 30s, I developed a stutter about a week after a positive covid test. I'm considered a "long hauler" so I've had a bunch of lousy...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2021
5 points

That is another example that stuttering is, at some degree, psychosomatic. It goes away and may return in another occasion. In my job I don't have to talk a lot, so I can keep things stable at some po...

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Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentResearch & Resources
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2021
2 points

I was bullied a lot up until high school. My dad was Marine and he saw the schools weren’t doing anything to stop it. He ended up taking me to the gym and had me wrestling and taking boxing classes wi...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Stigma & BullyingTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterMay 13, 2021
3 points

I believe I have the same problem.I went through a lot in my early teenage years that I feel it worsened my stutter.I struggle with finding or using more intelligent words during conversations or argu...

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Trauma & PsychologicalAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 9, 2021
12 points

Sounds like his stutter may have been brought on by the stress of West Point, which would be a psychogenic, rather than neurogenic stutter. So, if Allen's stutter was psychogenic, it makes sense that ...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalNeurological & BrainStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterMay 8, 2021
31 points

How do you feel?

How do you feel? I feel as if I don’t belong anywhere. I’m not meant for anyone or any thing. That being stated. I know many of you were able to overcome this and have productive lives with support ...

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commentr/StutterMay 1, 2021
9 points

I thought about that some time ago, and I advise you against it, sure you can learn it for fun or to meet and help people from the deaf and mute community, but at the back of your head you ran away du...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalSadness & Hopelessness
postr/StutterApr 28, 2021
3 points

Adult onset stuttering

Adult onset stuttering Hey guys, I've started stuttering basically out of the blue a year ago at 22 years of age... I don't really know the cause of it, It could be drugs, medications I take (Valium ...

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commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
3 points

That's really kind of you! I appreciate it. I think many young people like me were/are influenced by TV and movies obviously. When I was like 13-14 maybe, the Adam Sandler movie Billy Madison came out...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Stigma & BullyingTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2021
4 points

Prior to making the film, I \*believed\* I had not met anyone who had a disfluency. But the reality is I was so unaware and unconnected to the challenges of living with a disfluency that I'm certain I...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterApr 23, 2021
4 points

I can't seem to implement the techniques and strategies I've learned in therapy

I can't seem to implement the techniques and strategies I've learned in therapy So my stuttering has been there pretty much all my life. It's a side effect of my cerebral palsy, but the neurologist ne...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringTrauma & Psychological+1 more