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commentr/StutterMar 10, 2018
2 points

Great post. You have given some simple practical advices. What you said in the beginning, about other people reactions, is plain truth. Maybe it's hard and scary to understand, but the fact is that ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & PrideTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2018
1 points

You minimise stuttering by minimising all the conditions that give rise to it. Anxiety, poor breathing problems, negative mental conditioning brought upon by your subconscious mind, rushing your speak...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2018
1 points

I've seen improvements in my own speech from both 1) sharing and expressing emotional things and 2) physical practice speaking. It sounds like you'd gain a lot from a friend to confide in, even if it ...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalValidation & EmpathyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2018
2 points

Stress definitely impacts our fluency. I'm not going to give life advice because that's not even remotely under my purview, but you're right that if things in your life improve, your fluency will foll...

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Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalPersonal Stories+2 more
postr/StutterMar 3, 2018
7 points

Someone here not stuttering at all when speaking other languages?

Someone here not stuttering at all when speaking other languages? I cant exactly describe the problem and that is part of the reason im here. I ve stuttered since I was a child and I ve had good and b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & PsychologicalIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterFeb 24, 2018
3 points

My life story (Hemiplegia Stroke & Stutter) Blog

My life story (Hemiplegia Stroke & Stutter) Blog Hi, I’m Alec and I’m 22. I had a stroke at the age of 4, which has left me with a left-sided hemiplegia and stutter. I have started my own persona...

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Personal StoriesTrauma & PsychologicalStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2018
1 points

Been there, and it was right around what I considered rock bottom at age 19. I had felt myself spiralling down since I was 12 and it was just getting worse and worse. I'm 29 now and never been happi...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Hope & MotivationHelplessness & AgencyTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2018
1 points

I’m not sure. It might be because I didn’t start talking well into when I was four, or that I went through a lot of abuse as a kid and that I’m a very anxious person, or it can be a mixture of all tha...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2018
3 points

How do you know it's not psychological. If there is a medical reason wouldn't you have it checked out by now?...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2018
1 points

My dad stutters. And I think mine is psychological because I didn't start speaking until I was 4. ...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2018
2 points

> A lot of practicioners still insist on the psychogenic theory of stuttering (e.g., "I was fine until my parents got divorced, but then it started due to all the fighting"), To be fair, the situa...

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Trauma & PsychologicalTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2018
5 points

Dyslexia doesn't cause speech difficulties, though. Whoever told you that was misinformed and has misinformed you. Stuttering is a motor-speech disorder. It's more similar to swinging a (very fine,...

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Neurological & BrainTrauma & PsychologicalTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2018
1 points

thank you! I'm definitely learning not to blame myself for my stutter, and thinking about my past and possible causes or reasons why I stutter also helps. It might be difficult to face yourself like ...

Causes & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Trauma & PsychologicalTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2018
3 points

I went through a traumatizing experience like this in college and my stutter has been worse sense. Its all good. Just do you. Learn to enjoy life while its here. Because we stutter doesn't mean we are...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2018
1 points

I am 26, a male. And hate the fact that most times i can't even say my name. I hate being misunderstood as a whole person because of it. I hate being misinterpreted in my body language and eye contact...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentTrauma & Psychological+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2018
2 points

but selective mutism isn't a reaction to bullying, either. This is just speculation. we do not have any reports of stuttering emerging as a result of bullying. Stuttering can get worse as a result of...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2018
1 points

When SOME people are bullied they can develop a stammer subconsciously as they will be afraid in future situations with people they don't know who may bully them or mock them. I don't have a percent b...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2018
3 points

it's impossible to prove a negative (e.g., you don't get stuttering from x y or z). However, from what we do know about stuttering, it emerges between the ages of 3-5. 75% of preschoolers who stutter ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2018
4 points

You don't develop stuttering from bullying or harmful experience. If that were true, we'd have 50x the number of people who stutter. ...

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Trauma & PsychologicalMinimal or No Substantive Content
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2018
5 points

It can be neurological(nothing you can do) or psychological having been brought on by previous harmful experiences such as bullying...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & Psychological