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commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2020
4 points

Mutation in the brain is definitely not true! I try to read about current stuttering research, and it is still largely unknown what causes it. Some say it’s part psychological, some say it’s our patte...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainSeverity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2020
19 points

It is definitely not a ‘learning’ disability. Some say it is a disability, some don’t. Technically I think it is....

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Medicalization / NeurodiversitySeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterFeb 15, 2020
3 points

Recently my stuttering problem got worse

Recently my stuttering problem got worse I have Been a stutter for my whole life but recently I felt something terrifying. Whenever I am in a conversation I have this premonition that I am going to st...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2020
3 points

I was on an venlafaxine for anxiety and depression for about 3 years, and in that time my stutter was still present, but it wasn't very severe. I stopped taking venlafaxine about 6 months ago, and I...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterFeb 14, 2020
7 points

I think my stutter is getting worse. How can I improve/techniques to try? CBD oil only works for a short while.

I think my stutter is getting worse. How can I improve/techniques to try? CBD oil only works for a short while. [deleted]...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyMeds & Substances
Severity & FluctuationFluency TechniquesHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2020
15 points

Basically, it's because stutter varies. Like, a lot. Depending on which mode of performance we're in, and the sort of general circumstance as well, stutter will be more or less severe. It's one of th...

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2020
2 points

Well, think of it this way: Whenever you don't stutter, it's technically not there. Sort of. I mean, at least it's not a 24/7 thing. It's just there sometimes. :)...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2020
5 points

I am a Worship Pastor. Basically I lead the music and speak in front of my church of about 800 or so each weekend. My stutter is a part of me and shows very rarely from the stage....

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterFeb 13, 2020
4 points

Began stuttering at 18, is this permanent?

Began stuttering at 18, is this permanent? Hello. My case with stuttering I think is a little different than most peoples who stutter. I began to stutter at the age of 18, before that I used to be ext...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2020
1 points

Ive had a stutter since I was 6 six also,40 now and to be frank it's more our less ruined my life,I also stopped seeing a Speech therapist,Take him back,even if in takes 10years,also it's not a joke...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2020
2 points

Some folks think that the reason "we" stutter is because we are perfectionists and/or overly sensitive when perceiving these stutters that everybody, including fluent, people have. So, this person ma...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2020
2 points

This is great. It really is. Maintaining eye contact during a MOS is not easy. However (as someone in the back sighs at me loudly), may I suggest that you might have come off as a person who did stut...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2020
2 points

I would take them at their word. Probably 80% of the people I work with don't realize that I stutter (until I do). But I find it particularly frustrating when people think that I'm stuttering because ...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Authenticity vs. MaskingSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2020
1 points

My stuttering actually reduced very significantly while in military, I didnt have any blocks. I think it is because of somekind new persona you create while being a soldier in addition of the authorit...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-PerceptionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2020
1 points

I think the gym would be one of the more accepted places to stutter, if you are tired and having trouble getting words out after a set, nobody will know the difference. Keep your head up man don't psy...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2020
2 points

With increasing your physical activity and strength, you are increasingly boosting your confidence level which reduces blocks....

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Hope & MotivationSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2020
5 points

I'm actually planning on starting soon. I'm extremely overweight and my stutter id so worse that i just don't go out. But reading ur post etc seems like gym might be a good option for me....

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2020
4 points

I go to the gym 3-4 days a week and I try my hardest to talk to absolutely NO ONE. The only time I talk is either if my son or nephew is with me or I need to get some plates from an area that is in us...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Severity & FluctuationStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2020
1 points

Nope. There was no reason for me to see a therapist when I was with the army because I didn’t stutter as much. It didn’t really affect my job. Once I left the army and when on to university, that’s wh...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2020
1 points

I was in the military but I didn’t stuttered much. After I completed my services with them, it got worse....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes