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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2017
1 points

Thiamin HCL, i take 100mg daily, sometimes 200mg. Caffeine will be 1 cup of milk tea, which would be around 10mg of caffeine. after reading up, yesh if counter each other. you just gotta try what work...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
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commentr/StutterMar 7, 2017
1 points

b1 is theanine right? As I stated in a previous comment I thought caffeine and theanine counteract eachother but you use both and see an increase in fluency? I stopped drinking caffeine and tried thea...

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Stimulants & CaffeineSituational VariabilityHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2017
3 points

Do you adjust your diet to theanine? I heard taking coffee and tea for example counteract theanine. So you also advocate just diving in the world and taking on every social interaction and desensitize...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stimulants & CaffeineSituational VariabilityVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2017
9 points

That's what's up. I had a date tonight that ended with a bang, and my speech was way more fluent than usual. I find that taking theanine and phenibut for crucial social situations is profoundly helpfu...

Causes & VariabilitySocial & RelationshipsMeds & Substances
Situational VariabilityDating & RomanceHelpful Med Outcomes
postr/StutterMar 5, 2017
10 points

Foreign language ( I can't believe. )

Foreign language ( I can't believe. ) Hello, i am Czech native speaker and i do slutter in Engllish ( also in my major) .. so i am not really using it, so forgive my grammar and such. I am stammer sin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterFeb 23, 2017
7 points

Thoughts on dysfluency as political action?

Thoughts on dysfluency as political action? Hey, so I've got a stutter and it used to be way, way worse. However, with a lot of speech therapy and time I did manage to get rid of it. And then, when I...

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Situational VariabilityMindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2017
1 points

I have a feeling I've seen this post before. Either way, I'll paraphrase the same thing I said before and add onto it: If celebrities, that say they stutter or used to stutter, don't stutter in publi...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityMindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 9, 2017
1 points

Stuttering is a complex disorder and could be due to one or many of a multitude of reason/causes, and so we may differ in how we cope with it, or in how we try reducing it. Your story is fascinating i...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & SubstancesSpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilityRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Onset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterFeb 7, 2017
1 points

Oh yeah. I call it tactical fluency. I too noticed that whenever I talked in an American accent or like Littlefinger from game of thrones I never stuttered. Its really effective for things like one...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityRoles & Performance
commentr/StutterFeb 7, 2017
1 points

I didn't stutter whIle singing. Concentrating more on breathing , hitting the note and remembering the words. I stuttered less with acting. Concentrating on lines, emotion, using different accents or ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityRoles & PerformanceAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterFeb 6, 2017
6 points

My Success Story

My Success Story Hello, I am a 16 year old boy from Vancouver, Canada who had a stutter since I was 7. I developed it randomly, do not know why or how to this day. As I began to adjust to life with a ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Situational VariabilityRoles & PerformanceHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2017
1 points

I've been playing for 29 years. Music is my outlet too, and I feel the same way about its ability to express what words cannot. It's not a physical block, or it doesn't feel like it. It's just my min...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilityPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2017
1 points

Honestly, this is really interesting to me. I've played piano for 18 years, and I've never felt this happen. I've since picked up bits and pieces of other instruments, and I've never experienced it on...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Situational VariabilityHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2017
1 points

Sorry for the late response but yes, I thought I was going mad when I starting blocking on the start of a song lol. Thanks for this, interesting to find out that I'm not crazy....

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Situational VariabilityValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2017
1 points

Because stuttering happen in social interactions. This is why many of us don't stutter when we read alone, sing, etc. It has nothing to do with confidence, like i see below. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2017
1 points

Most people don't know I stutter, 15 years ago - everyone knew. I've gotten more confident and fluent over the years, but this past year my anxiety has gotten bad - and unsurprisingly, it let to more ...

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Stress & Fight/FlightHelpful Med OutcomesSituational Variability
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2017
1 points

Not likely for me at least. The flute's lowest octave (which I'm relatively well practiced in) is just above my vocal range. I did start playing a few years before I developed a stutter though, and it...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Situational VariabilityAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJan 31, 2017
14 points

Why can I read out loud to myself and be non stop fluent....

Why can I read out loud to myself and be non stop fluent.... Why can I read out loud to myself and be non stop fluent for basically an hour without a trace of stuttering (while recording myself) mayb...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityExperiential Association
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2017
2 points

I've been a trumpet player since I was in grade school (im 21 now) and have never felt a stuttering sensation while playing. Music was always an alternative way to share my voice rather than speaking....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2017
1 points

You know what, I've never hummed along. I'll try that. It's interesting you don't experience the effect when playing flute. I wonder if the pitch of the notes being played have something to do with ...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability