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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2020
1 points

Just commented on a post similar to this. [https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/hn018p/is\_it\_just\_me\_or/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/hn018p/is_it_just_me_or/) It's the incr...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2020
2 points

Move your mouth and be calm I stutter when I’m nervous or just short on breath...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stress & Fight/FlightFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2020
5 points

You are very right. I think there is so much shame, embarrassment, fear, guilt, anger, denial, and hopelessness built up from childhood when you stutter that you don't want to stutter, even though in ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2020
1 points

I tend to avoid phone calls, but when I really have to, I will psych myself before picking up the phone and calling to boost my confidence. This usually works but hey it doesn't matter if I do stutter...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2020
2 points

The phone is very tricky. In my worst moments I've been like 30 mins with cold sweat looking at the phone without being able to press the call button, and being in the receiving end was like getting m...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2020
1 points

OOOOh yeah. I already have anxiety disorder and caffeine especially in teas and coffees, just makes me stutter even more...

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Stress & Fight/FlightStimulants & Caffeine
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2020
1 points

Went to a job fair, presented my resume (significantly impressive due to the fact I’ve channeled all of my anger and stress into my majors and programming and competitive engineering clubs and side pr...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2020
3 points

It's pretty easy to find. A 2 minute google search gives plenty of results. The current research shows it's neurological, physiological and, in some cases, genetic. The idea that the cure is self disc...

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Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2020
4 points

The mental part aggravates stuttering but is not the root cause....

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Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 4, 2020
1 points

I’m more prone to get panic attacks and to just completely jack up my speech. Perhaps it effects my anxiety then worsens the speech...

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Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 4, 2020
8 points

My 2 Cents: I am 49 years old, master's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, married with 1 son AND a national trainer. My stutter started as a result from a traumatic dog attack at the ...

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Stress & Fight/FlightFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 4, 2020
2 points

Thank you. Since the stress of quarantine and a death in the family it’s gotten much worse. But I guess it’s two steps toward, one step back....

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Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2020
1 points

For me, it does decrease fluency and make me more jittery and anxious. Try coming off caffeine and increasing Vit B1 and it should improve fluency a bit. It works for me, but sometimes I crave a good...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Stimulants & CaffeineStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2020
3 points

I’m sorry to hear and think a lot of us go thru something like this. I know my stutter worsen a lot a couple of years back. A mix of frustration, stress and disappointment. Hopefully it gets better fo...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Frustration & AngerStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2020
3 points

It sucks I know, but there are ways of lessening the effects. Try going on a low carb diet for mental clarity (check with your doc first if you have any health issues etc) Also doing strength training...

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Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/FlightIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2020
0 points

Because as far as we know stuttering is a thought/vocal production timing issue. Its really hard to effect one without the other in a consistent way. Lets say your stuttering is made worse by anxiet...

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Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightSituational Variability+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2020
3 points

I stutter more in my house than anywhere else lol. it's the mind for most people. when u r in a comfortable atmosphere, like when u are by yourself you can notice that u actually stutter way lesser th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2020
1 points

Blocks a pretty common. Its just like the air stops flowing? That happens to me when I'm really tense....

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2020
1 points

Man I I feel you dude I remember being a kid and not stuttering much at all I didn’t even know I had a stutter then idk why the fuck but I started to stutter more as I got older then people started to...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2020
2 points

this happened to me! v intense stuttering for 3 days and then milder for a week or so until it disappeared completely. i think it was due to high anxiety/stress at the time but i never followed up....

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Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment