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commentr/StutterMar 22, 2024
3 points

Maybe you can make a poll instead. I'm interested in everyone's answer also. For me, telling people that I stutter, leads to stuttering more because then I start identifying myself as a person who stu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterMar 22, 2024
3 points

Viewing stuttering as a set of bad habits - thoughts?

Viewing stuttering as a set of bad habits - thoughts? I just had a thought that stuttering is possibly just habits? It’s a habit that before we speak, we analyse for words we may stutter on. It’s a ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2024
1 points

The only people who can consistently "cure" stuttering are children. Adult stutterers are almost always lifetime stutterers in some way...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2024
2 points

My summary of this **great** video: * use positive affirmations: "**I'm already fluent**" (to deal with the high expectations/anxiety/pressure of stuttering) (to feel like we can say anything) * be a...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2024
1 points

Ya it really hurts when even our own parents don't support. See as we all know stutterering is situational and it increasing when some thoughts are continuously running in mind, and in stress where br...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & BreathingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
1 points

For me, rephrasing my thoughts from "my stuttering was a lot worse today" to "I stuttered more today" has helped a lot. Since it's not going away, I've found that treating its frequency as something t...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
6 points

If someone stutters past early childhood, we can be nearly certain that they will stutter to some degree for the rest of their life. People who say that they "cured" their stutter still experience the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
postr/StutterMar 20, 2024
11 points

Does anyone here have a stutter that can’t be “cured?”

Does anyone here have a stutter that can’t be “cured?” I’ve noticed that some people in here have “cured” their stutter by being confident, and a lot of people in here say that their confidence is a h...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
2 points

I think so, sometimes we are our own worst enemies. Stuttering sucks, but it’s a part of who we are....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
3 points

I get that, the duality of speaking with a stutter! As long as the part of your brain that thinks it's fine is louder lol....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
3 points

Interesting reflection, I've found my stutter is associated with my anxiety too. Strangely it's not related to my stress at all...in high pressure situations I am much more fluent. As Little\_acantha...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
3 points

That's a great way to reframe it, your message was communicated effectively. Good managers notice that type of thing--stutter or not, they're paying attention to your other communication skills....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
3 points

I have this problem. I think it’s also bc it is an emotional/anxiety-inducing thing to talk about. I usually go with “speech disorder.”...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
1 points

3 times as many men stutter as women. There is no connection between voting preference or sexuality and stuttering when compared to the general population. This is also such a small sample size (and v...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Genetic & Family FactorsIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
2 points

We need to form a company solely consisting of employees who stutter. Think of the empathy!...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Identity & Self-PerceptionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
4 points

I can relate to this , i wasn’t like this before 2020 , i mean i used to stutter but idgf abt it until the past 3 years where i became more self aware of the way i speak and i think this made me stu...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
2 points

Being a stutters might have a relationship with being a perfectionist. It might be compensating...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2024
1 points

I had a really bad stutter when I was a little girl as an adult I still stutter just not as severe. My three year old daughter is starting to show signs of stuttering we are going to have her begin se...

Parent & CaregiverIdentity & Disability
Early Concern & OnsetIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2024
1 points

Sorry for that. Actually I have never come across a female stutter so i instinctively assume any stutter to be male....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2024
3 points

"Mostly" isn't all. There was just a post a couple weeks ago about how women in this sub feel overlooked and I brought up the point that commenters often assume that OP is male even when there's no me...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionSeverity & Fluctuation