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postr/StutterFeb 3, 2020
5 points

Sudden problem with stuttering

Sudden problem with stuttering For the past while I've had problems with stuttering that I never had before. I'd stutter every now and then in the past but it wasn't a problem and it didn't feel like ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2020
5 points

All the time! They come to me very situationally, but the most recent one went something like "Well that happened faster than I could spit out the words!"...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationAvoidance & Substitution
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

I used to be able to read to my daughter and be totally fluent... But it appears that as she gets older, my speech with her gets worse. She's 9 and I'm kind of dreading how ill sound when she's 16. 🤣...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
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
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
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2020
2 points

Id recomend slowing down, elongating phrases to suite your style of stutter. Dont be afraid to stutter in purpose. Stutter is a sport in itself, its tiring. So dont get down on yourself. Have a rest e...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterJan 25, 2020
13 points

Need some advice

Need some advice I’m a current high school junior, and I’ve been stuttering for as long as I can remember. I’ve been in speech therapy for just as long, and I’ve realized that my stutter is completely...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & FluctuationFluency Techniques+1 more
postr/StutterJan 25, 2020
1 points

Stutter phases over the years, not what you think

Stutter phases over the years, not what you think [deleted]...

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJan 24, 2020
1 points

Don't beat down on yourself. I'm now 39 and have had the shittest times also. Every time I'm in work I have to do a handover at the end of shifts in the quietest fucking room phone. I still am a ni...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & WorkCommunity & Support
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & CareerPersonal Stories+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 22, 2020
1 points

I’m in the same boat, also 18 and have been stuttering since long before I can remember. If you hear anything let me know....

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Severity & FluctuationValidation & Empathy
postr/StutterJan 22, 2020
6 points

With age I stutter more and more..

With age I stutter more and more.. I am 24 now and these days are the worst for my stuttering. I can't say one sentence without blocking. In the past I remember myself a lot more fluent. I even starte...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2020
5 points

To be fair, the lesion could participate in the problems caused that lead to a stutter - if you consider that speech was not merely a product of the part with the lesion, but dependent on any number o...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2020
1 points

I agree with you. I am not so deep into American politics to know how much Biden stutters. But whatever I have seen of him, he does not appear to be stuttering at all. In the clip above, he did not st...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2020
1 points

Yes, I know of that programme, but it's not like it's the foundational manual for stutter. Whatever is in those pages is not sacrosanct. Also, of course stutterers can improve. That's what we're both...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 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
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2020
1 points

1.If you read Dave McGuire's 'Beyond Stuttering', sports analogies are everywhere in the book. He actively tells people to think about speech as some kind of sports. The McGuire programme, as you may ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationMindset shift+3 more
postr/StutterJan 20, 2020
7 points

My 'stutter days', do you have them too?

My 'stutter days', do you have them too? Hi! This is the first time I'm posting on here so be gentle please :p I'm 19 an have been stuttering my whole life. Some years worse than others and especially...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2020
2 points

Yeah I'm a fan and I've heard him speak many times but I don't think he actually has a stutter. He does tend to start new sentences mid-sentence though. Talks very fast as well but it's not even bad. ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationRepetitions & Prolongations