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commentr/StutterMay 25, 2020
2 points

Thank you! Yeah I'm beginning to see there is a lot more variety to it that I was aware. I guess I'm really less concerned with getting it "right" than finding the right kind of coping techniques and ...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2020
5 points

I'm sure you're already aware, but everyone stutters differently, in terms of the severity and the coping techniques they use. I even stutter differently, and use different techniques, in different si...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2020
2 points

Oh definitely. When presenting for university I'm always given double the time to present. I remember for one presentation, we had a time target of 20 minutes, I got 40. In practice, my presentation...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2020
1 points

Exercise helps, but there is still no “cure.” It will be a part of dealing with life as a stutterer, it helps, but don’t expect it to ever go away by doing one thing or a collection of things....

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Severity & FluctuationFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 21, 2020
1 points

Kudos for including a character like us :) It’s always amazing when someone asks the sub for input on what stuttering is actually like in real people, because in movies it can be exaggerated or presen...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationPhysical TensionAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 21, 2020
2 points

I don't get all the negative components. Yes stuttering may be tied to some neurological differences, blood flow in your brain, yada yada, but there is an undeniable mental component to it and how man...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringSeverity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMay 21, 2020
2 points

Hi! First of all, great initiative! I'm on mobile, which makes it impossible to see your post as I'm commenting, but I'll attempt a few answers and hope I didn't forget anything. Stuttering varies l...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2020
4 points

24 and my stutter is like 5% what is used to be. I didnt even really notice until right now...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2020
3 points

I think we all have those same thoughts as people who stutter, but it’s something that we have to overcome in life and not let it define us! Yeah I get frustrated when I can’t get my words out and I h...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionSeverity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2020
3 points

I firmly believe for us we have to always push forward. Never backwards. If you let your stutter call the shots then your never going to win. Unfortunately we have to fall and keep on falling. We don...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Helplessness & AgencySeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2020
1 points

It got easier for me as I got older. I’m 43 now, and while I still stutter, it’s not as severe as it once was. It does get easier as time passes I found though....

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2020
4 points

Bro, any presentation i have made in front of public were all successful.But as i said, sometimes my stutter is so bad that I can't even say good morning 😂and people think that i am rude or sth like ...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterMay 18, 2020
2 points

Will things get worse?

Will things get worse? Will my stutter get worse as time goes on, I mean I have a mild stutter and it really doesnt affect me much but I dont know if it might get worse and affect my life for the wors...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2020
1 points

Its quite interesting the nuances that can present with each case. My mom quit out of the blue one day when she was 12. Hasn’t stuttered since. Her cousin, a high school teacher, only stutters in regu...

Causes & Variability
Severity & FluctuationSituational Variability
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2020
1 points

Same here! I experience severe blocks on the phone sometimes where no sounds come out and then I’ll have other times where I get a head start and talk fine in conversation. I’d say I stutter 6/10, I r...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2020
1 points

I think for a lot of us it varies. I can be having an completely stutter free conversation in person, but I answer the phone and it all goes to hell and I can't get out anything. If I had to average ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2020
4 points

As a kid, 6/10 As an adult, 0.3/10 Also, as a kid it was a hard blocking stutter. As an adult it’s more of a manageable slight blockage. There are still the occasional hard block, but most of the ti...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2020
6 points

If I had a quarter for every time this happened to be, I would have 10 Range Rovers, 35 Tesla SUVs, 50 Mercedes, 20 Porches, and 1 VW vintage beetle in my driveway. Shake it off and if possible, ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAvoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2020
3 points

It's ok, just don't beat yourself up for this, bad days will always happen. Take a deep breath, relax and shake it off, it's not the end of the world. U got this....

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationValidation & EmpathyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2020
5 points

Happens to the best of us but man can it be devastating You just kind of shake it off after a while...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Severity & FluctuationValidation & Empathy