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commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2020
3 points

Hello there, I stutter too and more so on my native tongue, español than english. I think my stuttering is more pronounced when I try to tell a story or tell a joke (either lenguage). I het too excit...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationStress & Fight/FlightFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2020
2 points

Hm could it be linked to an increase of stress in your life or lack of confidence? Maybe if it just randomly started it will go away more easily...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2020
18 points

It happens to me a lot. People will say, "Sorry sir, I think the connection is bad. Can you repeat that?" Then my anxiety goes through the roof, and I block even more. The cycle repeats itself until I...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightPositive Therapy Techniques
postr/StutterJan 30, 2020
31 points

Finally got a job!

Finally got a job! After months of me going back and fourth with myself about getting a job, I finally got one. I've noticed my stuttering getting worse day to day. I'm blocking to a point that I can'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2020
1 points

For me it's the opposite. I strain so much if I'm a bit high. Instead, alcool helps me a lot...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Stress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterJan 29, 2020
69 points

The Problem With Speech Therapists

The Problem With Speech Therapists This is going to be long. But I want to start off by saying this is not intended to disrespect any Speech pathologist out there. I do understand that you guys have t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterJan 29, 2020
19 points

Anger

Anger I think I've finally found out why I am often angry when I speak. I think that the feeling of anger is the natural consequence of being always frustrated due to the inability to express oneself ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2020
4 points

Man a lot of people think anger is a bad thing, but the people who stutter are like the dark side and use that shit to our advantage 😂 I love yelling on video games where I'm just yelling at the game...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Frustration & AngerStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2020
4 points

I sometimes stutter less when I'm mad too I don't know why. Must be routing my speech through the angry part of my brain haha...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Frustration & AngerStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 27, 2020
2 points

dude. this. same for me. i relax after a few drinks, but too many and i might as well go to bed because i'm not talking anymore....

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Stress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 27, 2020
2 points

It might not be the best advice but have you thought about having a couple of beers before hand to loosen up? My stutter greatly decreases at about 2-4 beers but comes back with avengence after 6 haha...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Stress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterJan 25, 2020
15 points

Stuttering, Anxiety, stuff

Stuttering, Anxiety, stuff There is too much pressure with stutteres needing to sound "normal" and this brings about a tonn of anxiety. However, once we stutterers actually start talking and openly st...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological RhythmsAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJan 25, 2020
24 points

Don't be afraid to go to your doctor.

Don't be afraid to go to your doctor. I recently had a patient who stuttered severely. He/she came into seek care because they were forced by their sibling. They were so anxious and so afraid. When I ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med Outcomes+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2020
1 points

fellow high school junior here. I struggled with anxiety a lot from the time I was a little kid, which was when my stutter started manifesting. Now that I’m seeing a counselor, a psychiatrist, and am ...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
postr/StutterJan 25, 2020
2 points

Had enough.

Had enough. Hi! I've been stuttering for a long time. It has started to get better. I talk really quickly because of anxiety and I was wondering if anyone would help me with this. I'll pm my skype Id...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2020
2 points

Well, stress increases the difficulty of everything, right? You could be neurologically predisposed to stutter, but you manage it better when you're clear-headed. Then, under stress and discomfort it ...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2020
1 points

That seems to be a common one for a lot of us. In the past, I’ve even called out sick to avoid such a meeting. I don’t have to tell anyone, the anxiety leading up to such things is awful. I’m doing be...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2020
2 points

I have developed a coping mechanism.. I imagine 3 hours after the meeting, will I be as stressed as I am now? Will anyone care about the fact I stuttered through another meeting? It lowers my anxiety ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2020
2 points

I have good days and bad days, for sure. It can depend on many things; how much sleep I got the night before, my mood and who I'm talking to for example. Take some time to relax. Mentally tell yourse...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & FluctuationEnergy & Biological Rhythms+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2020
2 points

I have good and bad weeks with the odd really bad day. It's usually stree related and the really bad days are usually tiredness...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation