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Instead of focusing on whether specific stimuli trigger stuttering, I'd say we should go deeper into the underlying mechanism. In the sense of, what mechanism did we develop that decides whether we sp...

Going on a first date for the first time

Going on a first date for the first time So I'm 28 years old. And I'm going on my first date ever this week. Yes, I know it's late in life and I know should've taken a step earlier at some point. ...

Anxiety is a modulating factor in all stutterers. Take modulation to mean multiplier. There is still the underlying condition, i.e. the base that is being multiplied. People who do not stutter may ex...

Taking some breaths, taking your time when you go to say something, don't be harsh on yourself when you do. I'm like you as well where mine is more psychological. Give yourself a break when you do. ...

I'm a confident person and still struggle withy stutter. There are many reasons for it. I've complex trauma in my past that makes me stutter more for various reasons. For other people their reasons wi...

The person who said that is ignorant. It’s not a confidence thing at all. While the stutter can cause people to lack confidence, it’s by no means the driving force behind it...

Yes we are easier targets, we’re likely to be labeled quiet kids and you know the correlation with that is the equivalent of downright saying school shooter or freak...

I often struggle with eye contact too. Sometimes I realize mid convo that I’m looking away a lot and force myself to make eye contact. It can be nerve racking. I hate stuttering and seeing the look on...

Anyone else struggle with eye contact?

Anyone else struggle with eye contact? Since I could talk I’ve had a stutter, it’s not major but it’s noticeable. Beside the regular teasing and casual jokes, I haven’t seen many people talk about thi...

Do I have a psychological stutter

Do I have a psychological stutter I feel like my stutter is closely linked to whatever my current level of anxiety in a given situation. I still stutter sometimes when I’m not stressed out but it’s u...

There was this scene that depicts what you described in the movie "Pan's labyrinth". I found it horrifying, since it's something that could happen to me in the same situation....

I think in general its the opposite. The perception of people listening tends to trigger stuttering, which is why most people are either fluent or stutter much less when alone....

Yep. But I’m also autistic with a stutter. Sensory overload makes speaking 100x worse. Something too bright. Something too loud. Etc etc...

Bullies are everywhere. I'm guessing this is mainly focused around school bullies though. Bullies are going to bully no matter what. If it's not someone with a stutter, it'll be someone with a gap in ...

Yeah a bit. I had a girl once tell me I was a easy target to pick on while we were on a date. I didnt know what to say....

It's kind of scary knowing that if we had to speak fluently and clearly to save someone's life

It's kind of scary knowing that if we had to speak fluently and clearly to save someone's life Many people would die, and we'd be fully hated by everyone for something we can't control. These weird a...

My stutter isn’t solved, I still do it, but I can better hide it. My stutter is from anxiety. I am on anxiety meds, it helps, but there are mental tricks that you can do to assist you. For instance, ...

**Summary**: (of the stutter hypotheses) *EXPLAN Hypothesis:* * Stuttering arises from a timing mismatch between speech planning (PLAN) and execution (EX) processes in speech production. This mismat...

Im 23 and i suffer from it too. Never had a gf and my social circle is not big. I mostly stay quiet in social situations with strangers and have no idea what to talk about....

probably the severity has a lot to do with not accepting mild error-prone speech in a subset of stutterers. Also, cognitive fusion and identity-conflict are likely the biggest I think. All these disto...