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commentr/StutterOct 29, 2020
1 points

In my 20ish years of experience having a stutter, I’d say it depends. I’ve had periods of time when my stutter is good and/or I have adapted to my environment well enough to work with it. Stressful li...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationStress & Fight/FlightAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2020
3 points

Absolutely! Argh! There was another person on here who commented on the variability of it all, and it can be so frustrating. Just agreeing with you. 😃...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2020
9 points

I’m going through a tough spot recently. For the past week I’ve barely been able to speak at all, after a 3-4 month period of pretty good fluency. Stuttering can be really weird sometimes....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterOct 28, 2020
37 points

Anybody Else Just Have "Those" Days?

Anybody Else Just Have "Those" Days? Basically I had a stutter in elementary, it kind of went away throughout HS and college, and now has come back once I've started my career. There are days where i...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2020
15 points

My experience is very much the same. It can be a real confidence killer when you've been doing well and then suddenly I can't speak properly again....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterOct 27, 2020
88 points

I think the most frustrating aspect of living with stuttering is the variability of it all

I think the most frustrating aspect of living with stuttering is the variability of it all I can go days weeks or even months without too much struggle, but then randomness happens and speaking is har...

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 27, 2020
1 points

Mine has gotten better with age but there have been time’s it comes back with full force. I find it depends on sleep and anxiety levels...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & FluctuationEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterOct 27, 2020
1 points

I use to stutter so bad as a child. Only my brother could understand what I was saying. My mother could barely understand me. So he had to relay on my brother to Translate what I was saying It impr...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterOct 27, 2020
5 points

Does a stutter ever get better

Does a stutter ever get better Mild stutterer here has anyone ever had their stutter improve/become borderline non-existent to other speakers, if so how did you manage to do it? [View Poll](https://w...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Severity & FluctuationAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
1 points

Like someone else has said, it really depends on the severity. I myself have a very severe stutter and it’s a chore for both the listener and myself. The listener because they’d require a lot of patie...

Causes & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationDating & Romance
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
1 points

Stutter can be hugely variant, so I don't think we need to talk about it being "situational" or "occasional". It's already part of it that it varies. But it's certainly the case that some can detect ...

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
2 points

Lifelong stutterer here, 34 now. I agree that the clapping and tapping could cause a problem. A lot of stutterers do develop some sort of coping Mechanism that can help them speak. I roll my hands f...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Experiential AssociationStress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2020
1 points

Hi! Soo I really don't know that's why I wrote that post but I mean that's possible...I mean I don't remember people ever calling me on it (maybe I'm just lucky to be around polite ppl haha) so maybe ...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2020
1 points

are you a stutterer? i'm not sure if situational stuttering is a thing, but occasional stuttering is similar to a mild stutter....

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterOct 25, 2020
2 points

Does "situational" or "occasional" stuttering exist?

Does "situational" or "occasional" stuttering exist? Hi! I often speak just fine, but then for some reason I sometimes stumble over my words and can't pronounce something right and next thing I know, ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2020
1 points

Depends on the severity. I don't know if most people have moderate stutters or something, but sometimes I can barely get a word out in my native language. And you can't find companionship if you can't...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2020
2 points

No it doesn't. It makes it harder but not impossible. I'm a very severe stutterer and have had a few relationships and my current one has been going for 3 years now....

Causes & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationDating & Romance
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2020
4 points

I guess most of it hinges on the severity. A mild stutter? Sure, I guess some people can find that cute. But a severe stutter where you stutter on every syllable of every word? People will look at you...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2020
2 points

Oh ok... my highest score used to be in speaking section...! Every year! Ahh sad. Well I’ll see what’s going to happen this year...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2020
2 points

Oh no, if it affected your score then it sucks! I’m saying this because stuttering never affect your score since it’s not about English skills! Tbh, I stutter so much more in my mother tongue...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationSchool & Academic Life