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commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
2 points

Yes the brain has developed pathways for speaking, which it follows. It so happens that the brain uses a different speaking techniques, style and during all that, a different breathing pattern. Stutte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringNeurological & BrainStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2019
2 points

Search it up on YT. It's basically where you can allow your lungs to carry more oxygen. The way it might connect to stuttering is because stuttering is related to us not having enough oxygen... or som...

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Neurological & BrainAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2019
1 points

I am not missing a thing :) Read the 'addendum'. It's fine to use breathing techniques to control your stutter. It's a great technique, for some people. Just don't expect it to become fixed. Your ...

Causes & Variability
Situational VariabilityNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2019
4 points

It is great that it seems to work for you. But, 'take a deep breath' is one of the most common myths about stuttering/stammering. It is neurological! Yes, a deep breath might give relief if you are...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainSituational VariabilityAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2019
11 points

I think it could be expectation that plays a trick. ​ I do stutter (more) when with my family, but that is also because my family is the worst: the fact that I have a stammer/stutter is t...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Neurological & BrainAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2019
8 points

I'd check myself out, brain scan. Never heard of this before. Would love to know more if others share this....

Causes & Variability
Neurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2019
4 points

I agree with the others. You sound like a normal person who suffers from anxiety and stress high tension situations. Ativan/xanax/Klonopin does not help stuttering and for some, actually make it worse...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Neurological & BrainAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 4, 2019
1 points

Sure, but that doesn't mean stutter therapy or stutter research is about finding cures. To be rid of it completely is more of a bonus that some might arrive at, while others don't. It's not the singul...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainSituational Variability
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2019
1 points

What if we were all supposed to be from a different country with different accents but somehow we ended up in the wrong one so we cannot adjust to our languages?...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2019
1 points

You stutter, not because you talk fast, but because you (and I) have a neuro-chemical disorder of the speech processes of the brain.Believing that you stutter because you speak too fast is similar to ...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2019
1 points

There's different ideas on what causes it, but really no one knows for sure yet. There's a goog chance that it's neurological and psychological, but it's also different for everyone. We know genetics ...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsNeurological & BrainTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2019
1 points

For me it is partly genetic and secondly very early childhood trauma.If you want to get scientific it is lack of blood flow through the part of your brain that helps you speak....

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & PsychologicalNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2019
4 points

they’re not making of fun of people like who suffer a speech impediment, people who speak normally do stutter every once in a while, it’s how the brain works...

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2019
1 points

Heyo. I guess I have the same stutter? (Ive only ever met 1 person in my life who stuttered) Anyways. As someone who recently graduated high school and currently in Uni currently, I can say that (in...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionNeurological & BrainAdvice Requests+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2019
1 points

ah no I think it's neurological, mind and body but sorry I don't have any great insights for your post...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2019
1 points

Yes, I know now that stuttering is not a disease, but a wrong speech formation: wrong habit, which has certain reasons in the past and has been supported by my stresses, worries, fears in the present....

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAvoidance & SubstitutionNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2019
1 points

A friend told me yeah, you need to seek help. Mediate. It works wonders. Umm ok. I blurted out, how is meditating going to change my neurologic functions and make my brain communicate with my vocal co...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Neurological & BrainMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2019
2 points

I think tourettes, OCD, and stuttering all have something in common....

Causes & Variability
Neurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2019
2 points

I'm diagnosed with OCD and stutter. Is there something you are curious about?...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & Brain
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2019
2 points

Both are dopinergenic disorders. Clomipramine, one of the old gold standards for OCD (it's a tricyclic antidepressant which has more side effects than SSRI antidepressants) is actually one of the few ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentNeurological & Brain