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commentr/StutterOct 16, 2024
2 points

I have a history of Rugby and Boxing. Sometimes you take a hit and get a bit slow for a week. Symptoms like these can be very short-lived, let’s hope it’s one of those. I wouldn’t start worrying about...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2024
6 points

Don't fall into absurd relationships like many stutterers do, thinking: 'I haven't stuttered today.' 'Why haven’t I done it?' 'Is it because of what I ate, exercise, etc.?' No, stuttering goes in cycl...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Cycles & RandomnessMindset shiftEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2024
2 points

Yeah I get you. It's like you stop eating and sleeping properly. Cos you're living with a stutter. So you're like self care goes out the window cos you're like traumatised by your stutter. Makes every...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalEnergy & Biological RhythmsShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2024
6 points

Very interesting. I do think there is often a genetic and/or neurological component to stuttering, although maybe not in all cases, but trauma was certainly what triggered my own, and the neuroplastic...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & PsychologicalEnergy & Biological Rhythms+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2024
0 points

Answering your original question. I do feel drained after a difficult day of having to speak a lot and trying to cover my stutter. What I need to do is I need to be alone and just recharge. Like im do...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
13 points

Definitely as a kid I saw it as the worst thing that had ever happened to me but now as a 21 year old i see it as one of the best. I’ve developed an extreme amount of empathy, I’m very resilience, ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2024
4 points

Me my mother and little brother and my uncle have a stutter. My mother overcame it and I have come a very long way masking it and generally improving a lot. Generally I always felt alone with my stutt...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Genetic & Family FactorsShame & EmbarrassmentAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2024
0 points

Lol. Exact opposite for me. Quieter I am the more fluent I am. Stuttering is so damn weird....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Energy & Biological RhythmsRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2024
2 points

I think I stutter less early in the morning/ when I'm sick. Basically when I have a deep, rough voice. Is that what you meant?...

Causes & Variability
Energy & Biological Rhythms
postr/StutterOct 11, 2024
49 points

The reason I avoid speaking

The reason I avoid speaking It isn’t because I’m afraid of people laughing at my stutter—I’m used to that. I avoid it because I hate the mood swings that follow. I feel completely drained after speak...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Overthinking & MonitoringEnergy & Biological RhythmsQuality of Life
commentr/StutterOct 5, 2024
1 points

It’s the opposite man everything is going voice controlled 🤣 shit is annoying af tryna turn off your Alexa controlled light if you haven’t slept well and struggling...

Causes & Variability
Environmental TriggersEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2024
4 points

Yes!! I’ve found that talking in front of a mirror while on the phone helps me. Laying down on my bed or couch helps as well, probably because my body is more relaxed....

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2024
0 points

I wrote something that helped my stutter and pasted it below. Hope this helps you too. Get 8 hours of sleep. Best time to sleep is before 10:30 PM. Don’t use your phone when you wake up. Don’t get ...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingFluency TechniquesEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2024
0 points

When you are ill, tired or stressed your stuttering can get worse....

Causes & Variability
Energy & Biological Rhythms
postr/StutterSep 26, 2024
8 points

Positivity Thread (Share Your Strategies & Advice)

Positivity Thread (Share Your Strategies & Advice) It really breaks my heart that so many of us are struggling and suffering with our stutters, reflected in the amount of very negative posts that I've...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationMindfulness & BreathingAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2024
1 points

Second one. I stress a lot daily. I think this is mostly due to that I'm fat, and don't feel confortable in my body. I also saw online that eating a lot of junk food can increase stuttering...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Energy & Biological RhythmsAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 24, 2024
1 points

I dropped out. Had a weird dose that caused me to have super restless legs and I’m like nope I’m done....

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Harmful Med OutcomesEnergy & Biological Rhythms
postr/StutterSep 24, 2024
5 points

Developing a stutter at 32

Developing a stutter at 32 I've never had any issues with speech or stuttering. I've spent half my life working in customer facing roles including sales and complaints and never struggled. Over the pa...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesOverthinking & MonitoringFeared Words & Names+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2024
8 points

Maybe just because you start to get tired? I stutter more when I'm tired or feeling bad in some other way....

Causes & Variability
Energy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2024
1 points

I noticed my stutter would get worse if I was drinking a lot lately. Alcohol does effect your sleep/circadian rhythm. Also it just negatively impacts ur brain in general tbh....

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Energy & Biological Rhythms