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commentr/StutterAug 27, 2022
1 points

Hey!! im sorry this is happening to you! I still have the stutter ever now and again, but it gets bad again when I’m stressed. In my experience, if you’re feeling so stressed or anxious that you start...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking Therapy+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 27, 2022
1 points

Stuttering is half physical, half mental, in my opinion. I think that's why they haven't made progress curing it yet. If it was just one or the other, it would have been easier to fix....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 27, 2022
1 points

Unless you are a very skilled meditator/yoga practitioner, taking a “deep breath” tends to increase anxiety bc during these moments, we take shallow, high breaths. Talking happens on regular sized e...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2022
1 points

Im bad for revenge sleep procrastination. Which definitely affects my stutter. But I do shift work so sleeping properly is already an uphill battle. I find working on reducing anxiety has the best af...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Energy & Biological RhythmsStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2022
1 points

When I don’t get sleep it just makes my anxiety sky rocket and I can tell my body tense up faster than ever, therefore whenever I have any anxious thoughts about stuttering on no sleep it’s almost lik...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological Rhythms
postr/StutterAug 26, 2022
9 points

Not getting sleep makes my stutter crazy worse for sure.

Not getting sleep makes my stutter crazy worse for sure. Are you disciplined enough to get a good 8 hours? Y’all should monitor this and see if improvement is seen with better sleep...

Causes & Variability
Energy & Biological RhythmsStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterAug 25, 2022
3 points

Sorry mate this is part of it. We do life on hard mode. It helps when you learn to accept you stutter and will stutter. Makes the dread and anxiety go away....

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2022
3 points

Hi! I am an SLP who specializes in stuttering and I am also a person who stutters. Stuttering is a neurophysical condition that is so variable. For some, they will stutter consistently their whole liv...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionSeverity & FluctuationStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2022
2 points

I understand you completely, I'm also a teenager and none of my family members ever stuttered and I don't recall any trauma. although my stutter is not severe I have blocks in my speech and I sometime...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2022
2 points

It’s okay ! Some be so hard on yourself . Take a deep breath and understand that you just got a little tense and that’s all. Understand that sometimes a stammer can come and go, nothing has to be perf...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2022
2 points

I also work in a field adjacent with SLP and have learned that most SLPs receive very little (or incorrect) training about what stuttering actually is. They think it’s just a random annoying flub tha...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2022
2 points

I'm having the same problem and I'm also 19, I didn't have headache problems before but they started at 18. Stuttering definitely makes the pain start or become worse over time....

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterAug 22, 2022
5 points

I have an IELTS exam tomorrow and my anxiety is through the roof

I have an IELTS exam tomorrow and my anxiety is through the roof Hey how are you all doing? So, I have stuttered for as long as I can remember. But over the years,it kind of faded into the background ...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2022
2 points

Thank you so much ! Yes iv realised stuttering has to do with emotions because I believe it’s a part self esteem thing....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2022
1 points

I think that people that refer themselves for therapy make the most progress because they are motivated and want to change. Ask your therapist for homework/practice assignments to do between sessions ...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
postr/StutterAug 22, 2022
10 points

My friend started stuttering in front of me.

My friend started stuttering in front of me. I’ve recently started hanging out with a co worker outside of work and I noticed they started stuttering. The only reason I noticed it is because I have a ...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Listener ReactionsAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2022
1 points

You might be the only one that stutters, but there might be personality traits that run in your family, such as people-pleasing and having an over-reactive nervous system, that could have led to the d...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological
postr/StutterAug 22, 2022
7 points

acute headaches after situations of prolonged stuttering

acute headaches after situations of prolonged stuttering is this familiar to anyone? after a few sentences said with a stutter (I have a very severe stutter), my head is very cramped with pain. probab...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Physical TensionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterAug 21, 2022
2 points

This. Any way to make myself feel better. When I feel good, my speech is better. I started exercising, reading out loud (to myself), meditating and breathing, getting out in nature, trying to love mys...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindfulness & BreathingHope & MotivationHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 21, 2022
1 points

There’s a massive amount of anecdotal evidence and formal evidence to suggest this is true. Where have you done your research? As I’ve been saying, stuttering occurs bc a variety of factors. I diffe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+3 more