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commentr/StutterMar 31, 2020
2 points

Nerves absolutely make mine worse. It's a factor that plays into the whole experience. I would say give it a few days amd it will more than likely subside and you will return to your usual flow. If...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2020
10 points

Stress consistently makes my stutter worse. In fact my Coworkers use it to gauge my stress! You just had a very stressful event and it’s going to be stressful for a while. Practice some self care, wh...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2020
7 points

Dude I read whole big ass English essay once very fast and did not even stuttered, I still don’t know why or how it happened...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 28, 2020
3 points

This is a bad comparison, and incredibly misleading. Treating stuttering the way you suggest was *the* primary focus of speech therapy for decades. While nowadays, if you have a therapist worth their ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 28, 2020
1 points

Yo man, you are just unlucky like me. As one post here said: IT jobs are toxic cuz bosses want too much. They dont understand that we cant control our stutter every time....

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 28, 2020
5 points

You don’t get rid of a stutter unless you’re insanely lucky. Yes, talking is a skill that everyone is born with, but they don’t have defections with it. Us stutterers do. It cannot be gotten rid of....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 28, 2020
2 points

Talking is talking. Stuttering is something else. Stuttering is a condition that affects talking. But yes, speech therapy can help with the stuttering. That's not just "getting good at talking", thou...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 27, 2020
1 points

if this keeps going on, see a doctor. Most of us have stuttered since we were very young. Your newly appearing stutter doesn’t seem to be developmental because you’re already an adult. You might be be...

Causes & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Severity & FluctuationSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2020
1 points

The problem with posts like yours is lack of understanding of the word "severity." People like you see things in black and white. I'm a mild stuterer, but I don't discount the struggles of severe stut...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2020
1 points

Bad days are part of the life of stutterers. Some days can be brutal and embarrassing but have to keep moving....

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Severity & FluctuationValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2020
1 points

I can talk perfectly fine for 10-15 minutes per shot, but I can't do it for longer than that. My stammer starts seeping through and then becomes like a snowball effect. I do it by using my bag of tric...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2020
1 points

It seems, by your prior comments, you have more of a stammer and can control it better than I can. I have more of a semi-severe stutter that I can’t really control. So it may work for you....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2020
2 points

Yes I try to speak even tho I stutter. I used to avoid speaking, but now I speak regardless. I guess I am frustrated because I know it's possible not to stutter and speak normally . As I said as respo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2020
2 points

There's different degrees of severity of stutter. Inasmuch as it's always to some extent or other _taxing_ to stutter, there's no shame at all in wanting to reduce the amount of incidents. Those who s...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMar 19, 2020
15 points

Thursday Motivation

Thursday Motivation Im a 31 year old male that has been stuttering since i could speak. I want to let u guys kno that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Im about 45 day into my new job as a pr...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2020
2 points

Biden claimed that he stutter was ”severe” when he was younger, but I get what you're saying. I have been through intense speech therapy programs before and I still stutter. Other classmates from a sp...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Therapy ExperiencesMedicalization / NeurodiversitySeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2020
3 points

Their stutters also might not have been that severe to begin with. Just something to consider when judging the effectiveness of whatever they do....

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

I have those too. Actually there are weeks where I speak almost perfectly, then others where I stutter out of control and it just happens, no reason behind it....

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 15, 2020
1 points

In your whole career have you encountered an other person with a stutter?...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2020
6 points

To be answer directly, I would certainly say it is not severe, but I’m not sure I would say my fluency issues are minor. It comes and goes and is very situational. Stressful situations are unsurpris...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking