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commentr/StutterDec 25, 2023
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same exact happened to me. I was very mild for 24 years and then it went from mild to severe. I often blame myself because I feel like it was because of stress....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2023
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May i ask on the scale of 10, how bad is your stutter? And i've recently discovered that when i do no fap, my stutter drops significantly as my attention, my focus increases. I also discovered that po...

Causes & Variability
Severity & FluctuationStress & Fight/FlightPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2023
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> Did you try using what you learnt in the military in normal everyday conversations, albeit with just lower voice volume? What would be the difference between the two? Nah, I wouldn't recommend ...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2023
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Hey Sarg! Thank you so much for sharing this! Really appreciate it. I was able to confirm somethings from this. So speaking with your diaphragm really is the one of the things that helps reduce a stut...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Stress & Fight/FlightAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2023
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Fidgets can be surprisingly discreet. I hear what you’re saying about becoming dependent. I’d rather an actual cure too. But fidgeting can be a positive coping strategy, it’s not like drugs. I’ve ne...

Therapy & ProfessionalCauses & Variability
Assistive DevicesStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterDec 23, 2023
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I think that I will not have any friends for the next two years.

I think that I will not have any friends for the next two years. Though this is quite obvious (why else would I post here?), I have a very bad stammer. I get long blocks and pull strange faces, my mus...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterDec 23, 2023
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Whats worked in my case (may not work in yours)

Whats worked in my case (may not work in yours) I've been a stutterer since I was 10. Been to all the therapists, tried all the tricks, and I'm happy to say that it doesn't play a major role in my lif...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterDec 22, 2023
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when I’m around my work buddy, I can say customers totals just fine but working alone, I can’t

when I’m around my work buddy, I can say customers totals just fine but working alone, I can’t My friend works with me when’s she’s home from college and for the last three weeks I’ve been in a horrib...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
postr/StutterDec 22, 2023
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Conversation with a girl in university

Conversation with a girl in university Yesterday i saw a girl sitting, and i asked here if i can set next to her, she said yeah its fine sit. i sat down and starting doing my things. After like 10 min...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2023
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Learn to yell with your diaphragm. Start with one command you know you'll be using the most like tench-hut, parade rest, etc. & keep at it until it comes easy. What helped me the most was belting...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stress & Fight/FlightFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2023
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there are psychological, physiological, and neurological stutters, block, repetition, and prolongation stutters, childhood-onset, late-onset, or acquired stutters, stress-related, fatigue-related, and...

Causes & Variability
Severity & FluctuationStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2023
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It seems that you got the answer already. Stop fighting your stuttering. Don´t try to speak more fluently. It does not work that way. Accept and let go. Trust in your body to do the work. When you a...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideEnergy & Biological RhythmsStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2023
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Going through it again, but this time for real (i hope so). I think this is the first time I get it, I'm still in the first 'step', where I have to speak slow, taking my time, bc, time is infinity an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterDec 21, 2023
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Still not used to it

Still not used to it You would think after all these years with a stutter (am 19) am already used to it so it doesn't bother me. Am not. I still punch the pillow and wall. I still wish I were dead af...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2023
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Most definitely! Currently going through this. I've stuttered since I was 3... It definitely gets worse that time of month. It's aggravating because I'm already super emotional & then to add that ...

Causes & Variability
Severity & FluctuationStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2023
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Its all internal. You need to master your feelings. It can take years but ik what u mean You ever notice when your mad you dont stutter? Its all feeling. Master your emotions. Its almost impossible b...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterDec 19, 2023
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Confused

Confused Hello all, first off let me say that this group helps me a lot and reminds me that I’m not alone in this journey. So basically I have a mild stutter my whole life, you probably wouldn’t even ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterDec 19, 2023
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Having a bad period

Having a bad period My professional life is going great, I'm improving at work and often get complimented on being bright. However, I have struggled with stuttering all my life with people (girls and ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterDec 19, 2023
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Currently in one of those ‘bad’ periods of stuttering - what do you do to overcome them?

Currently in one of those ‘bad’ periods of stuttering - what do you do to overcome them? My stuttering fluctuates and I’m definitely in a period of where my stuttering is occurring more than usual. I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2023
1 points

Keep trying till you succeed. You will fail everytime u make a call yes you will be dissapointed. Try again.. again.. n again.. learn from ur failures identify the blocks.. do breathing exercises.. le...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Advice RequestsFluency TechniquesStress & Fight/Flight