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commentr/StutterDec 15, 2020
3 points

Yep, same here. It seems to get worse whenever I’m in a new situation with new people - new friends, new job, etc. Then I get more comfortable and it gets better (but doesn’t disappear)....

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2020
1 points

Believe me my friend that this is so, when stuttering becomes difficult, everything becomes difficult believe me when I say this, because not all of us have the same stuttering, but what can we do lif...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Helplessness & AgencySeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2020
6 points

I'm 45. I've found that stuttering comes and goes for me in multi-year waves. 4-5 years. Elementary school was bad. Junior high and early high school were a lot better. Late high school it started to ...

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2020
2 points

Yea I’m way past high school lol but I feel like my stutter is worse. In high school it was almost non existent but I feel like that was because I was confident in myself back then....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2020
5 points

Same thing happened to me, I rarely stuttered in high school but since after high school it's been severe...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
postr/StutterDec 14, 2020
11 points

Personal experiences

Personal experiences I’m 18, I stuttered my way through elementary badly than it softened up around middle school but now that I’m out of high school it’s starting to act up pretty bad to the point wh...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2020
1 points

I’m exactly the same since lockdowns and Covid mine is a lot worse it’s gone from bad to real bad in a matter of months! I just prefer to not talk and hope it passes but I don’t think it will 🙄...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2020
2 points

I feel like my stutter has gotten a million times worse in the past few months. I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t worked since March (I’m at home with kids so not talking all day and warming up m...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & StoppagesFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterDec 14, 2020
3 points

Stuttering in a relationship

Stuttering in a relationship I was married for 22 years, and post divorce have now been in a serious relationship for about 3 years. Like many, for me fluency comes and goes and, for the last few yea...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2020
7 points

I can definitely relate. I'm 23 aswell and My stammer is pretty bad, like barely 4-5 words in a minute on an avg day. I have very severe anxiety of almost anything. Calls, video calls, opening the doo...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & ProfessionalCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking TherapySeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterDec 12, 2020
36 points

What is the worst part for you with a stutter in a conversation?

What is the worst part for you with a stutter in a conversation? Mine is when someone finishes my sentence for me. It seems to make either the stutter worse throughout the rest of the conversation or ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2020
2 points

>slow down, stop talking, take a deep breath, and try again but slower These are very generic and often ineffective things to say to a stutterer. If you're still adhering to this "training", it's ...

Therapy & ProfessionalCauses & Variability
Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesCycles & Randomness+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2020
3 points

I’m 30. Been stuttering since I was 6 — however, from that age until about 16, it was pretty mild/moderate. Suddenly progressed to severe (like Ken Pile in “A Fish Called Wanda” severe) from 16 onward...

Causes & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Severity & FluctuationSeeking TherapyTherapy Experiences
postr/StutterDec 11, 2020
3 points

Can a childhood stutter come back in adulthood?

Can a childhood stutter come back in adulthood? I was in speech therapy for most of elementary school for a variety of mild speech impediments, including what I'm guessing would be called a stutter --...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
postr/StutterDec 10, 2020
4 points

I just started my stutter journey. Do you have any tips?

I just started my stutter journey. Do you have any tips? I was recently diagnosed with PANDAS, an autoimmune disease where my brain is attacked in response to a strep infection. This puzzled my doctor...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 10, 2020
1 points

I live in Sweden and speak Swedish. But I'm pretty good at English too. I have noticed that my stutter is worse in English, even though I know the language and know what I want to say. I guess it's be...

Causes & Variability
Severity & FluctuationSituational Variability
commentr/StutterDec 10, 2020
1 points

Doubt that,I used to speak flawlessly and spontaneously 3 months ago,there is no rational explanation for that on a biological level....

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2020
1 points

I'm 23 almost 24 and I've learned few things, as u grow older, as u mature fluency increases not sure exactly why, probably cuz you get better at handling your emotions (since as we all know stutterin...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightCycles & RandomnessSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2020
2 points

Mine’s changed a whole lot over my life. If you looked at my patterns from elementary school and compared them to my current ones you wouldn’t think you’re looking at the same person....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2020
4 points

I stutter different around close friends and family. I personally think it’s because I’m naturally more comfortable around them. My fluency also fluctuated when introduced to antidepressants. In y...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & SubstancesParent & Caregiver
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & FluctuationRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)+1 more