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commentr/StutterMay 27, 2020
2 points

Let us know how you go! It's interesting to compare too. The public speaking thing also helps dispel the myth that stuttering has anything at all to do with nerves or anxiety, IMO!...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2020
5 points

I wouldn't say I *never* stutter when public speaking - volunteering to read out a list of award recipient names was a bad idea, for example (can't rephrase to avoid a stutter). But generally I have n...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Situational VariabilityPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2020
4 points

Mine certainly doesn’t disappear, but I do *very* much enjoy public speaking. Well done to you for discovering your particular twist on stuttering!...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Situational VariabilityPublic Speaking
postr/StutterMay 26, 2020
7 points

Does anyone else not have trouble public speaking?

Does anyone else not have trouble public speaking? I have had a pretty bad stutter since I could first talk, people typically notice within 2 minutes of casually talking to me (many times when I intro...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2020
1 points

It effects everyone differently from rates, to severity, to central areas of difficulty. Personally, I struggle with a lisp, stutter, AND cluttering. All three have been present in my life ever sinc...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilitySeverity & FluctuationRepetitions & Prolongations+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2020
2 points

Ive grown up in a really international environement, english/french/italian. Ive always been able to switch a word that i feel i’ll stutter on with the same word in the other language to incrase speec...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2020
1 points

this is totally a thing! I speak 3 languages (Native French + Italian and English). I stutter very little in English, but stutter alot more in French and even more in Italian!...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2020
1 points

It’s interesting cause I actually stutter a TON more when speaking foreign languages...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2020
1 points

That's awesome. Hearing about vitamim B1 and magnesium takes me back to my teen days where I'd be crazily swallowing those down whenever I had a big speaking occasion, even though it didn't really wor...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Situational VariabilityAvoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 21, 2020
2 points

I recently just finished a run as Gavroche in the popular musical Les Misèrable. Les Misèrable is sung the entire way through, so I didn’t speak a single line. Obviously, nobody knew I had a stutter, ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 21, 2020
2 points

Hi! First of all, great initiative! I'm on mobile, which makes it impossible to see your post as I'm commenting, but I'll attempt a few answers and hope I didn't forget anything. Stuttering varies l...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2020
3 points

Because language processing is really weird and we barely understand it. The same thing happens when singing. There's some thought that you're exercising different parts of our brains. I say enjoy it...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
postr/StutterMay 19, 2020
5 points

How come I dont stutter in different languages

How come I dont stutter in different languages Well, language, I stutter in english WAY more than in Spanish why?...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2020
1 points

A1 - it can be genetic, not necessarily. A2 - It is possible, especially if everyone around her doesn’t expect of her perfect English speaking skills. She might be focusing more on translating her th...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsSituational VariabilityRoles & Performance
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2020
3 points

It's called the choral effect or sometimes choral speech. It deals with opening of the vocal chords and the perceived delay of the voice to the ear. It's a fascinating effect and largely responsible f...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2020
7 points

I feel your pain😔😔unfortunately, when we speak we use our left hemisphere of the brain and when we sing we use our right hemisphere. 🙁🙁...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
postr/StutterMay 18, 2020
8 points

Why is it that I can sing fluently but can’t talk fluently?

Why is it that I can sing fluently but can’t talk fluently? I’ve had my stutter ever since I can remember. I’m 19 just about to graduate high school and I’ve always wondered why I can sing but can’t t...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2020
1 points

I stutter the same but in English (since growing up here in the US) I know more words and can “swap” out words that I’m stuck on with another that means the same. With Vietnamese I can’t really do th...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2020
2 points

Yes for me it’s a confidence issue. The more I feel like an imposter in the language the more I have to stutter...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSituational Variability
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2020
2 points

Folks with social anxiety/fear of public speaking (both are actual disorders) also stutter but it’s different, they only stutter with certain people and/or in particular situations and there’s actuall...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more