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commentr/StutterAug 26, 2020
3 points

What your grandfather said to you isn’t right at all, he came from a different time is a big part of why he said that, I’m sorry. I don’t have much advice I’m in similar shoes I don’t have a terrible ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Trauma & PsychologicalHelplessness & AgencyRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2020
6 points

" I hated how I felt, besides I’d always end up talking about my life problems rather than focusing on my stutter." So you are saying they are separate things? That's not what many of the more recent...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentMedicalization / Neurodiversity
postr/StutterAug 26, 2020
59 points

I am 23 and I’m physically and mentally exhausted because I stutter.

I am 23 and I’m physically and mentally exhausted because I stutter. Hello everyone, I hope you’re doing alright, it’s my first time posting, as I said in the title, I am 23 yo and I suffer from stutt...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Genetic & Family FactorsStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 25, 2020
1 points

I've heard about this by other people in this subreddit so yes it can happen, probably due to stress or a traumatic /important even that occured in your life...

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterAug 25, 2020
2 points

It’s hard to say because there isn’t much research done on this. I strongly believe that most stutters are more mental barriers than physical. I suppose some traumatic event might bring it back. It wo...

Causes & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Trauma & PsychologicalSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterAug 21, 2020
1 points

I think trying to find some compassion or empathy for your Mother like trying to rationalize why she acted that way towards you is a very healthy way to try to move on. At least she's trying to repair...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & WorkIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalPublic SpeakingAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 21, 2020
3 points

I think as Ive gotten older and confident, the "incidents" are limited to perhaps some very isolating and stressful situations. Covids 100% made it worse because I am working from home and don't get ...

Causes & Variability
Environmental TriggersEnergy & Biological RhythmsTrauma & Psychological
postr/StutterAug 21, 2020
0 points

Hypnosis as a remedy for stuttering?

Hypnosis as a remedy for stuttering? A recent Joe Rogan podcast featured a neuroscientist (Andrew Huberman) who was discussing hypnosis as a genuine and effective treatment for things like anxiety and...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Trauma & PsychologicalMindfulness & BreathingTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterAug 20, 2020
2 points

I find this interesting. In my case I think fapping and porn caused/aggravated my stutter before my senior year in high school. As a younger kid I grew out of my stutter, my dad used to have one. But ...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Trauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterAug 19, 2020
1 points

I 100% agree that the mind body connection is important (this can be achieved through meditation amongst other things) but due to the varying nature of stuttering I don't think there's one size that...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringTrauma & PsychologicalIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 19, 2020
1 points

I don’t think it’s helpful to think that stuttering has nothing to do with the mind. It certainly is not a problem of *intelligence*, if that’s what you mean by mental; but the mind-body connection is...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringTrauma & PsychologicalIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2020
2 points

The earliest I remember stuttering was 7th grade, which is more than a decade ago. I was reading a passage from a book kind of quickly then started to stutter and a classmate gently told me to slow do...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringExperiential Association+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2020
4 points

Stuttering is not a disease. It's a disorder, an irregularity, disturbance, or interruption of normal functions. . You can't take antibiotics and kill some microbe causing it. It's probably somethin...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2020
7 points

First of all stuttering is a speech problem and not a mental problem. I get that it affects your mental health and some days you feel like screaming because it just doesn't seem to get better but don...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalAdvice OfferedIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2020
22 points

I was once your age (I feel old saying that, I’m 28, lol) It was a scary time to communicate with other people and finding work. It’s definitely tough living with this impediment. It’s something you...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalMindset shift+3 more
postr/StutterAug 17, 2020
8 points

How can I stop my stuttering caused by THINKING about stuttering?

How can I stop my stuttering caused by THINKING about stuttering? Dear people, I really need your advice. My story is a bit weird, I have to say, but I'm sure there are people out there having similar...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Genetic & Family FactorsOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterAug 16, 2020
14 points

I stutter because I don’t want to say anything.

I stutter because I don’t want to say anything. I’ve been working on my stuttering since 2015. I’ve tried to know why I stutter. At first and for a long time, I couldn’t look at myself at the moment I...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Authenticity vs. MaskingFrustration & AngerHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 16, 2020
3 points

It can be genetic, but it can also be the result of an external factor (emotional trauma, head injury, etc.)....

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2020
1 points

Those neurochemical things are typically talked about in too superficial ways, and to talk about them in more satisfactory ways, we'd be talking about a lot more than what people typically talk about....

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Neurological & BrainTrauma & PsychologicalSide Effects & Risks
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2020
4 points

>Speaking only for my case and myself, stuttering was just a manifestation of a bigger problem. That's interesting. I feel the same way. I first stuttered when I was in my teens and It manifested...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalAuthenticity vs. MaskingAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more