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commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
1 points

You have it all wrong. Have you ever thought as to why you stutter and a fluent person doesn’t. A fluent person is able to have easy and smooth breathing when speaking. A stutterer has interrupted and...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightFluency Techniques+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
2 points

Other people never have stuttering like we do, no matter how stressful a situation for them is (except maybe some extremely stressful situations when they lose their ability to speak but it happens ra...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Propositionality & WeightStress & Fight/FlightBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
1 points

I disagree. It would mean when we calm we have almost no stuttering even when talking to a crowd. And when other people get really excited they have the same stuttering as we do. But it's something th...

Causes & Variability
Propositionality & WeightStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterOct 18, 2025
1 points

Weed

Weed Does anybody use a weed pen for your stutter, does it work??? I want to try and see if it can calm my anxiety and help my speech ...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
31 points

Stuttering my whole life, now 50. It’s definitely an anxiety situation in social settings for me. Especially, at work speaking in front of a lot of people....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
5 points

Ya, I don't stutter at all alone and much less when I'm comfortable with someone. The times I stutter most are the times when I'm trying not to and am anxious about it....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
2 points

Two years is enough From my experience during presentations, it's the increased heart rate that makes things worse and causes more stuttering. I noticed that when I used L-theanine, I felt calmer and...

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Stress & Fight/FlightSituational VariabilityHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
4 points

"It’s simple: if you stay negative, your stutter will respond to it. You’ll stutter more when you’re negative." ??? what the fuck is this assertion? right off the bat, already blaming me 🤣...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterOct 18, 2025
6 points

Can someone help me classify my stutter and maybe trace it's origin?

Can someone help me classify my stutter and maybe trace it's origin? I find my stuttering really strange. I don't really know where it came from. I definitely know that it's not the developmental typ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesExperiential Association+3 more
postr/StutterOct 18, 2025
5 points

Can anyone help with my stutter

Can anyone help with my stutter I haven’t had a stutter my whole life but in the past 6 months I (16) have started stuttering really bad a bunch, it only happens when I think about the words I’m gonna...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
postr/StutterOct 17, 2025
2 points

Struggling With Speech Blocks and Self-Confidence – Is It Stuttering or Anxiety?

Struggling With Speech Blocks and Self-Confidence – Is It Stuttering or Anxiety? I’m a 30-year-old guy from India, and I’ve dealt with stuttering and speech blocks for as long as I can remember. Oddly...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2025
11 points

100% Just made a call and my heart as pounding and I stuttered but fuck it I did it anyway fuck...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2025
1 points

Gabapentin might help in several ways: 1. Reduces neural over-excitability → smoother signal flow in speech-motor networks. 2. Calms autonomic arousal → lowers the internal “pressure” that can trigg...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological RhythmsFluency Techniques+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2025
1 points

I’ve heard and read there’s a close link between ADHD and stuttering. Not everyone gets it, but it’s apparently quite common. That’s why some stutterers on ADHD medication find it’s making them more f...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringNeurological & BrainStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterOct 16, 2025
4 points

Is it normal to develop a stutter in your teens?

Is it normal to develop a stutter in your teens? (14m) I’ve never really stuttered before… it’s only now that I’m starting to stutter. I have really bad anxiety issues and adhd, so that might be the i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterOct 16, 2025
3 points

Speech anxiety? Breath-holding? I need help — I’m tired of this happening every day

Speech anxiety? Breath-holding? I need help — I’m tired of this happening every day I really need help or advice from anyone who’s been through this. I work in cold calling (real estate) and for mont...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2025
1 points

Maguire had recommended it, but it can cause dependence or tolerance. It is a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) analogue. Gabapentin reflects the effects of GABA, which calms overexcited neurons....

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Side Effects & RisksStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterOct 16, 2025
1 points

Random advice (or not advice)

Random advice (or not advice) I recently discovered this compound called Phenibut. It’s not FDA approved but legal to sell for “research purposes”. It works by targeting the GABA-B receptors. This is ...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterOct 16, 2025
1 points

Gabapentin help with fluency?

Gabapentin help with fluency? I’ve been taking gabapentin to help me sleep. I’ve noticed while on it I’m mostly fluent. Anyone have any experience, or know any data on this? ...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2025
2 points

I also had a peak of stuttering in university. So many new things, plus this age when you are supposed to develop and show yourself to the world. We had to obligatory and voluntarily answer on semi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more