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commentr/StutterOct 16, 2020
3 points

You're right to be confused, because stuttering _is_ confusing! It's got so much variance going on, that we never quite know what to expect. If we can at all get used to the idea that it varies so mu...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2020
2 points

Yes and no. A stutter really can’t be fixed or calculated, but it definitely pushes me out of my comfort zone....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2020
4 points

Everything you described is pretty in line with my experience and I consider myself a stutterer. My speech is affected by how I'm feeling, who I'm talking to, if I'm tired and so on. There's times tha...

Causes & Variability
Severity & FluctuationSituational Variability
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2020
2 points

My own name was actually the HARDEST thing for me when I was younger. From 8-20yrs old my name, Joe Riggs, was impossible to say. I couldn't get the J started, then WHEN I did I would get caught in ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2020
2 points

Can totally relate. Just started doing my MBA a month ago and my stutter just keeps getting worse day by day since then. I have always stutterd but was slowly improving over the past few years. Now on...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterOct 14, 2020
5 points

The best methods I personally use to deal with stuttering and it has worked out amazingly for me

The best methods I personally use to deal with stuttering and it has worked out amazingly for me When I was 9 I use to stutter a lot and would make a mockery of myself when I was told to read certain ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2020
1 points

My stutter is probably on one of the most severe sides of the spectrum. Even amongst other stutterers in a group therapy, I remember how mild and controllable the other kids’ stutter was in comparison...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2020
1 points

For a different perspective: It's not that we're _bad_ at speaking, and it's not that we have to _train_ to speak better. It's that we have a _stutter_, which gets in the way _when_ we speak. - Sp...

Causes & Variability
Severity & FluctuationSituational Variability
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2020
3 points

I see no harm in trying this, but the main reason for my stuttering is speaking too fast. I stutter faaar less when I speak slowly....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterOct 13, 2020
20 points

Started stuttering years ago after a painful breakup?

Started stuttering years ago after a painful breakup? I’ve heard stuttering can be derived from trauma. Back in 2018 I had a really tough breakup and I’ve noticed I’ve had a stutter ever since. Not a ...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2020
7 points

Not really. I stuttered from age 15. Im 41 now and to meet me you wouldn't know i stutter. Everything I've written there got me through tough times and sometimes still do. If it works it works. Any su...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2020
1 points

Hold strong mate, i was in the same position 2 years ago....you know what i did...Started Friggin talking with everyone, even if i stammer and fail, it really really helped me. 99% times people wont ...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindset shiftSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2020
2 points

6 girls in third grade? That's interesting. I barely know 6 people that stutter in my whole life....

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2020
6 points

I have surprising never met anyone who stammers all through school college office and now again college....

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2020
4 points

Agreed, I did a quick scan and could only find this. Still almost two decades old. “In older children and adults the male-to-female ratio is large, about 4 to 1 or greater (Craig, et al., 2002)” Th...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2020
8 points

Heyy!! I haven’t met any girls who stutter :( Only one guy and that was yearsss ago...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2020
1 points

Yeah I do it with them too. It’s not as bad with them but still very much there and very noticeable but they don’t mind. They’re always patient and wait for me. But yeah with teachers it is a lot wors...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2020
6 points

I am a girl who stutters but yes boys Stutters more than girls. I specifically remember that when I was going to speech therapy I was informed about this fact....

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2020
1 points

You ll get better with time. Btw do u stutter with ur friends too? I stutter only with my professors...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2020
8 points

Me too! 👋🏼 Hey ladies 😊 I've only ever met 1 other girl who stutters but countless guys....

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation