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postr/StutterJun 4, 2021
9 points

Do you recommend antidepressants? I cant choose

Do you recommend antidepressants? I cant choose I’ve been kind of depressed for a years now mainly because of my stuttering. My emotions are so sensitive that only one somewhat rude sentence can make ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 4, 2021
1 points

I think a bit part of a stammer is anxiety and fear around other people, a form of social anxiety. I think its pretty common for people who have a stammer to find themselves speaking completely fine o...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 3, 2021
4 points

Mine is tied to my anxiety. I may not mentally feel obviously anxious but ill be a little tense or tired If I notice it's a little worse then usually I just take 10 mins a day to sit quietly and focu...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterJun 3, 2021
10 points

I've talked to a lot of PWS about this and I feel like this is common. Stress, not feeling well etc. For me its also calendar based as well. My speech is really affected around the holidays....

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessStress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterJun 3, 2021
37 points

Somedays i stutter and some days i wont

Somedays i stutter and some days i wont Like wtf why cant every day be a good day. Its all about my mood. If i feel energized and joyfull I dont stutter but some days when I feel like shit I cant get ...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & FluctuationEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJun 3, 2021
22 points

Congrats on the new job! Get a really good night's sleep. Maybe put in a good workout the night before or the morning of. My stutter was always worse when I was tired. What are you anxious about? Wr...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 2, 2021
3 points

Not an expert but my first thought I’d that you could have had some type of negative emotion that suddenly kick started you back into stuttering. It’s also possible that since you are new to college,...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJun 2, 2021
2 points

I feel like you could be on to something. I've always found that when I would have big changes in my life, my stutter would flare up. Moving school, moving countries, moving parents places. Ever...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
postr/StutterJun 2, 2021
27 points

The dreadful anxiety-stutter feedback loop

The dreadful anxiety-stutter feedback loop stutter > anxiety > worse stutter > worse anxiety cause of worse stutter > ... and so on...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 2, 2021
2 points

I still think forced handedness is common place enough among, at least, Gen-Xers that it could still be studied. I agree that it very well could be that one could have been destined to stutter alrea...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainOnset & Life-Stage ChangesStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterJun 2, 2021
2 points

Celebrity Interactions.

Celebrity Interactions. Hello all, I’m 19 years old from the UK. I’m a huge pop culture nerd and really want to start attending conventions and other stuff like that. My stutter is the worst it’s ev...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJun 2, 2021
7 points

I have TOEFL exam on saturday and i’m afraid i’ll mess up the speaking section

I have TOEFL exam on saturday and i’m afraid i’ll mess up the speaking section I have been stuttering for my whole life and it fucking sucks. I just sometimes imagine how life would be so much better ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2021
2 points

I attended the course around two years ago. It is very intense and puts you way out of your comfort zone. We learned different breathing techniques and ways of thinking that was very effective for mos...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2021
1 points

Thank you! Yes thats how it is at the beginning, anxiety kicks in and you stutter alot more! Anyway, good luck :)...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2021
3 points

Yeah. I stuttered at 4-6 or so, then fluent for years. It made a return at 20, coincidentally at a time my self esteem was at a new low. 13 years later I still stutter to varying degrees....

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesStress & Fight/FlightIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2021
1 points

I have a huge hate for weed, reason being that I was on a fluency high for 4 months straight two years ago, which all came crashing down when I tried it for the first time with my friend. A lot of peo...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Harmful Med OutcomesStress & Fight/FlightRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2021
9 points

amen dude. Im totally convinced my stutter (and many other's) is an anxiety/psychological issue. For some like myself, I dont stutter at all when no one is around and that to me is proof that there's ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterMay 31, 2021
6 points

hard to get my words out...

hard to get my words out... I’m trying to accept my stutter but it’s getting hard when I can’t get certain words out like it’s so inconvenient at times. It’s like I can’t get a word out so I change it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2021
11 points

For me when I smoked weed, and admittedly took acid later in college, I learned that stuttering was really in my head, and driven by anxiety. For many people marijuana increases anxiety, but for me it...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2021
1 points

I smoke daily and have found that those high anxiety inducing strains have a significant adverse effect on my influences. Some strains, mostly sativas, I've seen improvement with....

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesStress & Fight/Flight