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postr/StutterMar 24, 2025
1 points

Hand gets "stuck" while handwriting

Hand gets "stuck" while handwriting I get this thing where my hand kind of.. freezes for a moment while writing? Happens at random times, it's not limited to certain letters. Like i can't get my hand ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2025
4 points

I believe so, speed most often increases physical tension of the speaking muscles and higher tension contributes to more blocking in PWS....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightPhysical Tension
postr/StutterMar 23, 2025
2 points

Stuttering - Eyeball secondary behavior.

Stuttering - Eyeball secondary behavior. Hello guys. I'm a stutterer. I work as a policeman, so I frequently need to use my voice. I've been trying my best to avoid every secondary behavior I learned ...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical TensionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 23, 2025
1 points

Yeah like when I try to write number 3 I get stuck on the top part and rewrite that part for like 2 seconds creating thick line. Idk if you're still active after 5 years but if you happen to see this ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2025
2 points

How would we go about break the underlying urge to try to force or increase tension when speaking? I don’t stutter when I’m alone but even if it’s a recording or some other reason for additional press...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2025
1 points

This is a long post so I think I have to split it between comments. I'd disagree and say there are clear definitions and categorizations of what stuttering is. Admittedly, there is a major lack of e...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / NeurodiversityBlocks & Stoppages+2 more
postr/StutterMar 21, 2025
2 points

Need advice on making phone calls

Need advice on making phone calls I have a usually mild stutter, and it usually only slightly worsens on the phone. But sometimes phone calls get so bad I have to hang up and just text the person I’m ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionFeared Words & Names+1 more
postr/StutterMar 21, 2025
4 points

Phone Call Anxiety

Phone Call Anxiety Hey y’all. I’m currently struggling A LOT when speaking on the phone. For context, I am using DAF apps on my phone during presentations and sometimes school project meetings etc. Th...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionAnxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2025
12 points

I think the fact that you are even asking this is a great sign of your intentions. I get blocks all the time and it can be terribly frustrating. You know exactly what you want to say, but your brain ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2025
3 points

The contradiction is that your theoretical framework is based upon the notion that emotions cause stuttering, this is not a claim that research supports. We know stuttering can occur without social p...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2025
2 points

Can you explain the contradiction regarding the role of emotions in stuttering? This is a discussion for that purpose. It is quite possible that the theory I proposed doesn’t explain 100% of stutterin...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2025
3 points

That's interesting because moving the eyes has no direct relation to speech. It could be something else, like clenching fists or moving the head. It seems that performing other motor movements during ...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Physical TensionNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2025
3 points

I don't think you see the contradiction on the role emotions play in stuttering. Its clear they play a role, but it's not clear or true that they are involved to the extent that you claim. Additiona...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2025
3 points

because the emotional aspect is the main trigger for stuttering to emerge in early childhood development. A child is born with a genetic predisposition for speech disintegration to occur more frequent...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalPhysical Tension+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2025
2 points

You've acknowledged that stuttering can occur without social pressure or without anxiety, then why in your original post have you placed a lot of emphasis on the emotional aspect of stuttering? Also...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2025
2 points

Not everyone experiences an improvement in their stuttering when speaking alone. In some, stuttering simply disappears, in others, it only decreases, and in some cases, it does not change at all. Ther...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Loss of ControlPhysical TensionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2025
0 points

Great post! Avoiding eye contact by looking down/away is one of those gross motor movements that reinforces the fear response in the moment. For many, after practicing alone and with safe people, s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentPhysical TensionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2025
3 points

TL;DR = “To Long, didn’t read” Make a shorted summary at the end ELI5 = “Explain it like I’m 5-years old Dumb it down so anyone can easily understand...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2025
1 points

This explains some situations: 1. A person does not stutter (or stutters very little) when speaking alone because there is no social pressure, meaning negative emotions are not present to trigger the...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Loss of ControlPhysical TensionStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2025
1 points

First of all, I am a people who stutter who also study stuttering, just finished my masters degree at psychology and stuttering, and that's my conclusion after reading a lot of studies, thoeries, a...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological+3 more