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commentr/StutterMar 4, 2020
18 points

I’ve been a Domino’s driver for over five years on and off. I’m a moderate stutterer, and taking the phones and talking to customers can be challenging if I end up stuttering really bad on a word or t...

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commentr/StutterMar 2, 2020
9 points

Not necessarily. When you are stressed, a very real physical reaction, such as stress hormones, are present. Something such as this has the ability to affect you, so with stuttering, it could be somet...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2020
1 points

A doctor needs to prescribe them to you. I went to a doctor on my college campus and she didn’t hesitate at all when I brought them up. They are no cure my any means. All they do get rid of of the p...

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commentr/StutterMar 1, 2020
1 points

Nope. But I take beta blockers in certain situations like public speaking or important work meetings and it works wonders!...

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commentr/StutterMar 1, 2020
1 points

I have 3 major presentations in the next couple of weeks in my college and i just don't know how I'm gonna do it. Sometimes i just try to be in the moment and forget about the future but i realise tha...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterFeb 29, 2020
1 points

last year i tried out for a job a at menial corporate job remotely, and because of my first interview in 4 years plus stuttering i didnt get a second interview. i was also interviewing from china as a...

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commentr/StutterFeb 29, 2020
1 points

It depends on the people I’m around and my emotional state more than anything else. Sometimes weed will make me more anxious and that will make me stutter more, but it will have more to do with the an...

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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2020
1 points

You need breath to speak. Good breath=Ease in speaking. When we get anxious, we forget to breathe. As stutterers, we want to rush through the words and not breathe at all! So always take a deep breath...

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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2020
3 points

That's good the breath balance test? The truth is its about the mind. You have to be conscious on how hoy want to bring out the word from your mouth. That's what I learn. Your method too is very good....

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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2020
2 points

I wish you the best of luck, but don't expect a miracle. I took Paxil for a few months and it was somewhat helpful. However, any success gained was likely due to the fact it made me emotionally numb. ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2020
2 points

I never really had any issues as a kid. Its been super weird and out of the blue with this. I've been at this same job for 7 years and never really had any issues until about a year or two ago. It jus...

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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2020
8 points

The problem with your theory, in my opinion, is that you are simply not accounting for cause and effect properly. Its like theorizing that people stutter because they get nervous. Well sure, nervous...

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commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2020
1 points

yeah I also noticed that my stutter varies from language to language, like it does from situation to situation and of course from people to people. but A's are one of my worst enemies, maybe the worst...

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commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2020
3 points

I answer the phone everyday at work at least 15-20 times. everyones different, but for me counting down in my head from 3, starting to breathe out, and attacking the call with confidence seems to help...

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commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2020
1 points

Hey Bastian, It was moving to read your post. I am not a stutterer but I am married to one! (For 11 years now, and we have a child together). Ironically I was searching for CBD oil impact on stammeri...

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commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2020
1 points

For me the golden combination was choline + l-theanine + magnesium threonate, i take this every day except maybe weekends for choline. And when i have a public presentation i add propranolole and diaz...

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commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2020
4 points

Sure, PWS have less grey matter in a part of the brain called the left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG). The amount of size-reduction correlates with severity of stutter *to a degree*. We also have differ...

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postr/StutterFeb 24, 2020
4 points

Hello! I'm a 25 yr old in the US, trying to come to terms with the nature of my condition. Here's my little story of very high anxiety, depression, and the search for what resources could be right for me. It's really been something so far and I'm happy to put it out there, share, and get feedback

Hello! I'm a 25 yr old in the US, trying to come to terms with the nature of my condition. Here's my little story of very high anxiety, depression, and the search for what resources could be right for...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2020
18 points

Yes. I've been doing a lot of research into the neuroscience of stuttering, reading a lot of articles, and our brains are different than non-stutterers. We think of stuttering as *the disorder* becaus...

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commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2020
2 points

Also curious to know, If a stutterer let's say Sam was a mild to severe stutterer. I wonder what his severity would be if he was not anxious and calm and collected during most speaking situations (e...

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