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commentr/StutterDec 12, 2020
1 points

My boyfriend practices intentional breathing and is trying to only breathe through his nose now because of a book he read about the health implications of mouth breathing, he’s also a singer, and does...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Mindfulness & BreathingSituational VariabilityHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2020
19 points

Reading this reminds me of myself a few years ago. This is what helped me. My brother and I were smoking weed one night having a really high type conversation. My brother ask me if I can force myself ...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterDec 10, 2020
1 points

I kinda have the opposite experience. I find that taking adderall, which increases dopamine, greatly reduces my stutter....

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2020
2 points

I get depressed about not being able to outwardly be the person I know I am and I start to smoke a lot of weed and isolate myself. Then suddenly something in me will change. My stutter improves, and I...

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Sadness & HopelessnessHelpful Med OutcomesLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2020
2 points

I can relate to this. It sucks because I want to be productive so I can change myself but I just can’t. Which makes me feel worse. You might want to get checked for ADD, this sounds like pretty typi...

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2020
2 points

“the fear of it keeps it alive”. Yeah that’s pretty relatable. The fear/nervousness always makes it much worse. Whenever I forget I stutter I can be almost completely fluent. My situation is probably ...

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commentr/StutterDec 4, 2020
2 points

So happy to help. I quit weed for the same reason. When you can’t think clearly it’s hard to rationalize the situation...

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Helpful Med OutcomesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2020
1 points

Good news. Five days clean. Longest I've been sober in years. Doing a lot less stuttering than I thought. Thanks for a little encouragement...

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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2020
1 points

I’ve never been fluent for a long period of time but when i’m not focusing on what I’m doing or my mind is occupied with something else, i tend to speak normally with *complete* fluency. Definitely gr...

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commentr/StutterDec 1, 2020
1 points

I actually just started reading a book about meditation, hoping that being more conscious about my feelings, mind, and body, could improve my fluency....

Coping & AdvocacyMeds & Substances
Mindfulness & BreathingHelpful Med Outcomes
postr/StutterNov 30, 2020
161 points

You've demanded it and finally you've got it: my (almost) three minutes of quasi non-stuttery BBC interview. Enjoy and please don't dox.

You've demanded it and finally you've got it: my (almost) three minutes of quasi non-stuttery BBC interview. Enjoy and please don't dox. ...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Situational VariabilityHelpful Med Outcomes
postr/StutterNov 27, 2020
133 points

My big fat non-stuttery BBC World News interview

My big fat non-stuttery BBC World News interview Yesterday I appeared on friggin BBC World News, in front of millions of people. And I didn't stutter (not perceptibly at least) ONE SINGLE TIME. I gen...

Meds & SubstancesEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesHope & MotivationSituational Variability
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2020
2 points

Not sure if you’re taking coffee along with the B-1, but I’ve read that caffeine counteracts the effects of B-1....

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commentr/StutterNov 21, 2020
2 points

I have taken supplements that have helped me personally to certain extents. These include, with results purely based on my own anecdotal experience, in order of most to least effective include: - Phe...

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postr/StutterNov 18, 2020
144 points

I got my first job offer

I got my first job offer I am a 21 y/o male in university and I have just received my first ever job offer: a summer internship at a prestigious engineering laboratory. I stuttered my way through the ...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Employment & CareerHope & MotivationHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2020
3 points

I've been on Prozac before, and I noticed my stutter was quite improved, probably because of the less self consciousness I had. There are studies out there though that uncovered an increase in stutter...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Helpful Med OutcomesAnticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterNov 17, 2020
14 points

I gave my IELTs speaking test today.

I gave my IELTs speaking test today. Today was my IELTs speaking test. I told before hand that I stutter/stammer. And it was quite good. I am satisfied. I didn't expected it would feel this great. I...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesSituational Variability
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2020
4 points

Yep I noticed this too. After getting off anesthesia and being drugged with pain killers after a surgery, I was feeling great and don’t remember stuttering....

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2020
5 points

I stutter on most substances but mdma I find it’s substantially better. Interesting as other stimulants make it much worse. Md magic!...

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commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

Same here,but trust me try passion flower ! It works wonders or at least 70% improvement ,I will publish it here now and everyone can share their stories later on :)...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesStress & Fight/Flight