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commentr/StutterJun 14, 2025
3 points

I think for most of these, the speech is more structured or we are talking to people that we may deem there's less pressure to be fluent to. When you whisper, sing or read out loud. You are reducing, ...

Causes & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Neurological & BrainSituational VariabilityAssistive Devices
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2025
1 points

Personally, I don't stutter when I whisper or sing. However, I do stutter when I read aloud alone or when I talk to children, and it can actually get worse if I'm angry or in an emergency situation....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilityFrustration & AngerPhysical Tension
postr/StutterJun 14, 2025
6 points

A question for reflection

A question for reflection Based on what I know and my own personal experience, many or most of PWS or PWSS have found themselves to be fluent in one or multiple of these situations: * When whispering...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilityPropositionality & WeightCycles & Randomness+1 more
postr/StutterJun 14, 2025
3 points

Is stuttering unique and different for every individual or...

Is stuttering unique and different for every individual or... Do you think everyone is different as they say or is it their fears, doubts, etc that is different while the condition for stuttering is a...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityCycles & RandomnessMindset shift+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2025
1 points

Hey, sorry, I never came back: since this post, I’ve experienced about 3 or 4 cycles where I had long stretches of great speech. So far, it seems to last around 2-3 months at a time. I’m not sure how ...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Situational VariabilityCycles & RandomnessHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2025
1 points

I had a bad stutter until around 10-13yrs old to mild until 18 yrs old. In my 20's it was less and now I'm 34yrs old with very little to none. My father had me read everything out loud as a kid and ...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesOnset & Life-Stage ChangesSituational Variability
commentr/StutterJun 6, 2025
2 points

i can speak fluently without a stutter when I'm alone...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Experiential AssociationSituational Variability
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2025
1 points

It helps calm down the brain just like drinking does. I've tried gummies and shots but the soluble works best for me. Id recommend Live Good, they are cheaper than the cbd stores that cost 50 to 120 ...

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Situational VariabilityHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2025
2 points

I have used CBD water soluble and it does help for a few hours while it's in your system the more frequently you use it longer it lasts....

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Situational VariabilityHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2025
1 points

Vaping no, nicotine pouches more so for me personally. Although I only use them for work productivity in conjunction with meditation to cultivate calmness. Ying & Yang, Ebb & Flow....

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Situational VariabilityMindfulness & BreathingStimulants & Caffeine
commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
2 points

I feel pretty confident when teaching because they're so young, I need to speak paused and slowly, we sing songs and dance so no one has really noticed I stutter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilitySchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
7 points

You didn't cause her stutter. Just scratch that thought out of your head. Of course you broke your child. You'll continue to break her. Every parent breaks their child. Welcome to the club. Her lan...

Parent & CaregiverCauses & Variability
Early Concern & OnsetHome SupportSituational Variability
postr/StutterMay 31, 2025
17 points

Tips from a person who stutters: "stop trying to control your speech. pretend you're speaking alone—even in a group. I can actually feel my brain shift into a different fluency mode. practice until you're fluent alone, then replicate that effortless speech around others"

Tips from a person who stutters: "stop trying to control your speech. pretend you're speaking alone—even in a group. I can actually feel my brain shift into a different fluency mode. practice until yo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
1 points

Theanine 400mg per day helped me. I saw a YouTuber a few years back talking about how it made a big difference for her and it does help. I'm not cured, but my stutter is reduced by at least 80%. Howev...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Situational VariabilityHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2025
1 points

Great post! About Tony: *He's a person who stutters from Florida. Just entered his sixth year in the NFL, having played for the Seahawks, Cardinals, Broncos, and Saints. His goal is to play until age...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
2 points

**TL;DR summary**: *(of the video)* * Many people who stutter report fluency when performing scripted roles or acting—possibly because they're embodying a different identity and not anticipating disf...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Situational VariabilityAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2025
1 points

I tink in a sense shadowing and singing might have lots of similarities. when we sing or shadow-speak "the song itself is usually pre-scripted" so we are singing "random lyrics" and not "our true opin...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityPropositionality & WeightVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
postr/StutterMay 27, 2025
13 points

Summary: New stutter theory from an SLP

Summary: New stutter theory from an SLP This is my attempt to summarize [this](https://understandingdysfluency.com/2020/08/19/unveiling-stuttering-fluctuations-a-genetic-role-blocking-mechanism-human-...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainSituational VariabilityRoles & Performance+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2025
2 points

I’ve always noticed a strong connection between my stomach health and my ability to speak fluently. Ever since I was around 12 to 14 years old, I realized that taking some kind of antacid would not on...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & SubstancesSpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilityHelpful Med OutcomesOnset & Life-Stage Changes
postr/StutterMay 26, 2025
5 points

Why aren't there any speech therapies focusing on subconscious fluency? (rather than controlled fluency or auto-pilot speech)

Why aren't there any speech therapies focusing on subconscious fluency? (rather than controlled fluency or auto-pilot speech) *subconscious fluency* = when fluency happens more naturally, exactly like...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more