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commentr/StutterSep 18, 2021
2 points

Wiser than control your speech paces,power,breath or similiar.Any technique that can reduce somatic responses caused from stutter is a good one.When stutter happens,some somatic responses like anxious...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
1 points

This exact same issue is happening to me right now! And I don’t know whether or not to bring it up in work when no one has asked me about it .😫 I would just rather not bring any attention to it. But...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2021
2 points

I always stutter more if I’m stressed or tired. Maybe try to focus on that instead of stuttering? Good luck!...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2021
5 points

Really in the same place as you, field and all and the only way it gets better is to get out of our comfort zone. Toastmasters is a good start to constantly practice. You can start off with an entire...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2021
16 points

It is intensely uncomfortable for me to watch someone else stutter. It's like I'm bracing myself for a slap to the face. It's the same kind of tension. Like "here it comes and it is gonna sting." Ther...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2021
13 points

I feel 'uneasy' and uncomfortable, like I'm the one stuttering. Also I feel like I'm going to stutter more for some reason....

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2021
21 points

It's weird but i have it the same way. I stop breathing when i hear other stutterers struggle, even though it might be a light stutter that no one else notices. It feels wrong, maybe i sympathise to ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2021
3 points

I get a lot of chest tightness when I stammer and weirdly I seem to get that same sensation sympathetically when I hear other people stammering. I guess it can be hard to hear someone if they are stru...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Physical TensionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2021
8 points

I definitely find that being around other people who stammer (and I am a lot) makes me stammer more....

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2021
1 points

I’m in my late 30s and I stuttered in front of whole companies. Don’t put a negative vibe on it, own it. The trick is to get comfortable while you stutter, it’s a bit counter-intuitive, but otherwise ...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2021
3 points

I'm 36 and I dealt with this when I was in school. What was terribly intimidating as a young man is now a non-issue as an adult. I regularly brief Colonels and other high ranking officers and I still ...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2021
1 points

I think I stutter more if I have a cold....

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2021
1 points

yeah true. that's what i meant by the last sentence, some people may stutter due to anxiety, or some people may stutter due to a physical or other problem, its still a stutter...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2021
4 points

I experience the same thing, it’s stress related in my case. Maybe in yours as well, when you’re speaking in front of a group maybe try to avoid direct eye contact so you don’t get stressed out...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2021
1 points

if i had to go through this i would tried my very best to own the room; your in-charge of that situation, they are waiting for you, your standing up higher than everyone else they all will be in awe w...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Hope & MotivationStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2021
1 points

I'm really sorry to hear that you are struggling. It is probably worth going to the doctors if this in new just in case, though I would add that I have experienced this while stammering for some time ...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Physical TensionStress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2021
2 points

Interestingly, a lot of neurodivergencies commonly Co occur with Stammering. I for one struggle in loud places probably because of overstimulation, as well as having to speak more loudly of course...

Causes & Variability
Environmental TriggersStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2021
1 points

I consider myself a pretty confident stammerer. I think confidence in stammering is really about getting to a point where you don't feel any shame about the fact that you have a neurological disorder....

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2021
2 points

Yes! I think general discomfort makes me stammer more, including hot weather. I wonder why this would be?...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightEnvironmental Triggers
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2021
1 points

I feel that. Thats why i avoid group hangouts, i always prefer one on one chatting haha and i know long term its not good for ACTUAL IMPROVEMENT to our speech problem. Right now im actually trying to ...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingPhysical Tension+1 more