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commentr/StutterJul 23, 2023
2 points

My dad is a moderate stutterer, I’m a mild stutterer. I really think it’s hereditary...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2023
7 points

My dad does. When I was younger, mine was way worse than his. I've gotten to the point where I can quickly change how I speak to avoid most stutters so his would seem worse than mine, depending on the...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2023
1 points

Not at all, me and my male cousin have it the worst now, and my sister and mom have it slight, but apparently my mom growing up had to tap/hit herself on her thigh to get words out. Compared to me its...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2023
3 points

I noticed my stuttering got worse when I got out of high school too as I wasn’t talking to a lot of people on a daily basis like I did in high school almost like I was used to it and was starting to g...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2023
2 points

Absolutely this. I have moments of more and less stutters. Sometimes there’s a cause as to why, sometimes it just happens. All I know is not to push myself too hard when my stutters are bad. OP, just ...

Causes & Variability
Severity & FluctuationStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2023
3 points

For me it’s the heat. I stutter more in the summer...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2023
2 points

Only time my silent blocks have come back in last 2 years was after getting strep throat and the flu. After a hour of remembering to use my new habits, I got control of blocks and they disappeared ag...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2023
6 points

Stuttering can fluctuate and it’s perfectly normal. Mine changes all the time like some days I’ll be fluent and others I’ll have a really hard time with speaking and sometimes it’s just in the middle...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2023
2 points

Huh? I think there’s some confusion here First of all, even fluent people are never 100 % fluent. Tim is very successful in speaking quite fluently and I consider myself fluent after using his po...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2023
5 points

I would Google "speech therapy near me" and go get an assessment. My stutter is random (ranges from severe/moderate to mild), and there is no rhyme or reason. It pops up whenever and wherever....

Causes & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Severity & FluctuationSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2023
0 points

Nice but you still stutter so you improved it not overcame....

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2023
11 points

As i am not a professional i cant really give you a scientific answer but in my experience every time I experience weeks or days of heavier stuttering than usual it typically is because i am anxious a...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterJul 23, 2023
20 points

Why am I stuttering so much lately?

Why am I stuttering so much lately? So lately, I’ve (20M) been stammering a lot, way more than I usually do, to the point where I end up freezing mid-conversation or whenever I try to start one and it...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2023
14 points

I really connect with the King because his stutter is a lot like mine, I think. I can pass as fluent for large stretches of time, and then things can go off the rails with a few tricky words and peopl...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2023
3 points

So would you say you don’t block anymore and there’s been a decrease in your stuttering all together ?...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2023
3 points

Yes absolutely. The first word and sentence I might have severe blocks. Maybe if I keep going it ends up a little better....

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2023
2 points

Yep. When I stuttered, the exact same thing happened to me....

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2023
1 points

Growing up I had a quite severe stammer. I went to a speech therapist for three years and after she found something that worked and also just with time my stammering disappeared completely. Three year...

Therapy & ProfessionalCauses & Variability
Therapy ExperiencesSeverity & FluctuationStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2023
1 points

I'm 60 now and I still feel the same as I always have, I will never shake that feeling off now.....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2023
9 points

Nearly 50 y/o stutterer… Lots of confidence now… But that came failure after failure after failure after failure. I know the “look” when you lose a listener and the panic that makes stuttering worse w...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationSeverity & Fluctuation