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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2021
1 points

It really depends for me on the situation! If I’m with friends and having a good time then I rarely stutter high haha but if I’m not too comfortable e.g. with people I don’t know or don’t see too ofte...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2021
16 points

For me it’s the exact opposite. I block on like every word when I’m high...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2021
1 points

You're right man, did some research and cbd just makes you really calm so you Will probably stutter a bit less because you're relaxed but you Will keep stuttering....

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Stress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2021
2 points

My thought would be that one can't go around high all the time and the reality is that one would become "dependant" and there's a risk that it may become more of a crutch than one might want. The oth...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
2 points

I have tried this technique. I think anxiety gets the better of me so I speed up uncontrollably. 😂 Ill definitely give this ago when I start though! Thank you very much...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
3 points

I believe the most useful thing to realize is that your stutter just doesn't get worse for no reason. Your stutter will get worse depending on the amount of tension in your body. There's many thin...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
6 points

Im not sure about you but the severity of my stutter can vary by a lot on any given day. Its very hard to pinpoint what makes it worse but I know for me any type of stress worsens it along with being ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
1 points

I started stuttering when I was 2 years old. No one else in my family does. It went away when I was 10 and came back when my dad got seriously ill when I was 14. He died when I was 16 and since then i...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesStress & Fight/FlightSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2021
6 points

I had this same honor. Here’s what I did and it worked. 1. Rehearse your speech. Rehearse. Rehearse. Rehearse. Rehearse. The more you know what you’re going to say the better. When you rehearse...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Preparation & RehearsalStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterMay 29, 2021
19 points

Terrified about Best Man Speech

Terrified about Best Man Speech So two days ago my very good friend told me he was getting married and wanted me to be the best man. This of course means giving a speech. There'll be roughly fifty peo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2021
1 points

It was my teacher. I had written a few answers for the questions he had given us, my handwriting is bad so he asked me to read. I was quite the fast reader at that time so I went through the answers w...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Trauma & PsychologicalExperiential AssociationStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2021
3 points

Stuttering has always interfered with my life, personally and professionally. It's unfortunate, but that's just the way it is. I have to exist and live, etc, so I just trudge on. Takes a lot out of m...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Quality of LifeHelplessness & AgencyStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
postr/StutterMay 28, 2021
8 points

Stuttering interfering with life ...

Stuttering interfering with life ... My stuttering has gotten sever. My stutter mostly consists of blocks and it’s like a lot of tension probably I’m not breathing I really dint know and it’s like a e...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2021
3 points

Yep. From 4 to 15 or so. Also the speech easy did work well for me for a while until a TBI kinda messed me up. Now nerves and situations get the best of me again. Other days its just unavoidable l...

Therapy & ProfessionalCauses & Variability
Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2021
1 points

My Fathers side, have a history of mental health issues. Mostly Anxiety and depression, I also had a great uncle who stammered but he died before I ever met him. Basically I am convinced stammering is...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & PsychologicalStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2021
1 points

During presentations, I have voluntary stuttered on the first word or sentence and I feel it helps shakes the nerves and keeps me in control. Kinda like stuttering on your own terms. I will admit it...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureStress & Fight/FlightAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2021
5 points

Especially when the music is loud and the bartender can barely hear you anyway lmao it’s just an anxiety mine field...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterMay 27, 2021
8 points

Anybody else feel really uncomfortable at bars?

Anybody else feel really uncomfortable at bars? Especially when going up and ordering a drink. For me, the stuttering gets so much worse. It’s probably one of my bigger anxieties. I haven’t been to on...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2021
1 points

It was a homemade tape that he produced. Spotify, Apple Music, etc… have relaxation tracks you can browse through. The important part for me was to focus on my breathing, lower my heart rate. The...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological Rhythms+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2021
4 points

Hard to say. Stuttering can be neurogenic, psychogenic, developmental or some combination of all of them (as far as we know). For now it's just something we might be able to alleviate but not fully cu...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Neurological & BrainTrauma & PsychologicalStress & Fight/Flight+1 more