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commentr/StutterDec 5, 2022
2 points

Been there many times when I was younger. If you block hard at first, tell them you stutter and it makes it easier. I'm older now and more fluent...but had so many hang-ups that I understand this post...

Social & RelationshipsCauses & Variability
Disclosure & Telling OthersSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2022
7 points

He’s not free from stuttering lol. It’s a fluid thing, plus this is a heavily edited TikTok video - if I had multiple takes to say each line I could pass off as fluent too....

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2022
17 points

It's important to know that his stuttering wasn't / isn't typical childhood onset stuttering. If I'm remembering correctly, he said it was the result of physical trauma to his larynx (hit by a baseb...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2022
1 points

Would love to hear his story! Where can I hear it? However this video isn’t proof that he is free from stuttering. His stuttering could be just more situational and in phases than before. However h...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2022
-1 points

Biden has always had a very mild stutter. Now, he has a mild stutter with accententuated memory problems. Pray for the country....

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterDec 3, 2022
24 points

Speaking more slowly has been a gamechanger for me

Speaking more slowly has been a gamechanger for me My stuttering has had a pretty detrimental effect on my social life, as I"m sure many of you can relate to. Recently I listened to myself on my phon...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2022
2 points

No. It may exacerbate it but the stutter has to be present in the first place for this to be the case...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2022
2 points

Stuttering has many side effects and symptoms. None of which are the source of stuttering, but they can perpetuate it and make it worse...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2022
5 points

"A stumbling" description inclines me to say no and chalk it up to an occasional disfluency. If you physically cannot get the words out or struggle with prolongations and repetition of words, then it...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2022
2 points

Not at all, I just get tired after 30 minutes. No difference in stuttering at all...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterDec 1, 2022
27 points

I would love to know the science behind random flare ups

I would love to know the science behind random flare ups I go two weeks where I’m good and you can barely tell I stutter and then on some random Thursday I can’t speak a full sentence lol...

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2022
2 points

I had a similar experience today, 5 minute presentations and about 11 presentations for the 80 minute class and I went first and it literally took 15-18 minutes. My teacher even said she might have to...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2022
1 points

This happened a lot when I am younger. I'm 38 years old and it died down, but I still get weird stares, asking if I am okay, people acting if I am slow. I overheard one person ask another person if I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterDec 1, 2022
17 points

My stutter is getting pretty severe right now, how to I get out of it?

My stutter is getting pretty severe right now, how to I get out of it? I have had a moderate to severe stutter all my life. Talking to people has always been pretty difficult. It has gotten better in ...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesSeverity & FluctuationSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2022
1 points

I still stutter. I am 62 and have all my life. So many things I could have done if I didn’t. It’s better now as the stigma isn’t as bad. In the 70’s they put us in a closet and had speech class...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2022
1 points

I smoke maybe a few times a year now, and I generally find it relaxing and fun and it may slightly improve my speech. When I was in high school (like 20 years ago), I was smoking a lot and doing other...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2022
1 points

I am a 62 year old stutterer and I have a 32 year old son who stutters. I don’t think it was inherited but I don’t know. He stutters worse than I do and with hand movements than cover his mouth when h...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2022
12 points

Update: I did it. I stuttered through it and was a shaking mess. But I did it. It’s a win in my book...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2022
6 points

Everyone stutters, just at different levels. Our problem is we put too much emphasis on it which makes it worse...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2022
10 points

I’m maybe 95% blocks with a dash of prolongations. I, the masochist I am elected to do drama at school where it was dubbed my “dramatic pause.” Seriously though it’s an enigma to me. Im pretty fluent...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more