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commentr/StutterApr 30, 2023
1 points

I thought the latest studies from the past 10 years determined that stuttering is related to improper dopamine levels in the brain. Anyone else read this? Also, as a stutterer, I definitely feel like ...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2023
5 points

All relatively mild, got stuck on a word for like 10-20 seconds. There's been 4-5 of those instances in my adult life that I remember. In one I was talking to two people and in the others talking to o...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterApr 28, 2023
3 points

Curious

Curious So I have seen people on here ascribe percentages (%) to their level of fluency. I'm curious as to how you guys worked out those percentages. Is it just an arbitrary number you pick or there i...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2023
2 points

I try, honestly even to this day I'll have good weeks and bad weeks, or even good and bad days...iv just kinda accepted I dont really control it...and when it's a bad couple days I get just fed up and...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2023
2 points

I am going through the same phase in my life. It's a hell of a lot of struggle to speak, and lately, I'm getting stuck on every second or third word. It's just so frustrating. I've started my speech...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
2 points

Stuttering & Anxiety Self Cures by Lee G Lovett! I read the 3rd edition. I used to be a severe stutterer but now I’m a mild stutterer....

Community & SupportCauses & Variability
Research & ResourcesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
2 points

I've been in a call centre job for over a year now. Speaking each day and pushing through my stutter. It was excellent at the start but this year my stutter has just got so much worse and harder to co...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
5 points

i’ve been practicing reading out constantly and my stutter just gets worse and worse which i find it’s not logical but it’s what’s happening to me :(...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
9 points

I am also now in my period of my life where my stutter is also getting worst. It has slightly take a toll on me, but I’m going to keep pushing forward 👊...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationHope & Motivation
postr/StutterApr 25, 2023
12 points

My stutter is gradually getting worse

My stutter is gradually getting worse I'd usually go through these periods where my stutter gets real bad and then goes back to normal or almost fluent and recently my stutter has just been getting wo...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
1 points

One has to take into consideration that the experience of stuttering is vastly different from one person to the next. Someone who has a 1 second block or a repetition may seem like an eternity or eve...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
1 points

As someone who IS a "truly" severe stutter, this is offensive. This reeks of self loathing and projection. This is a SUPPORT group and we are in this together. I have personally known people who stu...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterApr 25, 2023
1 points

Most people here don't know what a severe stutter really looks like

Most people here don't know what a severe stutter really looks like It's not 3 seconds of block. Not 5 either, or 6, or 10. I mean are you really calling that a severe stutter? I'm out of here... it's...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
1 points

It depends on the severity of your stutter. Honestly I don't know why this issue is overlooked in this sub. I am not gatekeeping or something like that but severe stuttering is a very different experi...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 24, 2023
1 points

I totally get that. There's many times where I'm either talking way too loud, or I'm just not talking enough/loud enough. It's like there's no healthy middle. People always ask if my hearing's okay. I...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterApr 24, 2023
2 points

Yes similar thing happend to me in clg I am normal for few months later stammering becomes severe don't know yy this is happening 😐...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterApr 24, 2023
1 points

For me at least, I feel my stutter is the least problem....

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

Yes I stutter. It's mild though but still a stutter and one I'd like to be rid of. I'm sure we're all in the same boat, some just seem to have it worse unfortunately...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2023
3 points

I used to be really depressed too. I still have bad days but it’s not as bad as it used to be. The only thing that kept me going was when I met someone else who stuttered. They stuttered 10x worse tha...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & SupportCauses & Variability
Sadness & HopelessnessValidation & EmpathySeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2023
2 points

They do. I'm in the UK and got one with the NHS but didn't find it helpful. They want you to "accept the glitch and learn to live with it", which I don't really want to do. They taught me techniques I...

Therapy & ProfessionalCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Therapy ExperiencesSeverity & FluctuationFrustration & Anger