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commentr/StutterDec 4, 2019
8 points

Of course. So I've learned a few techniques. One that helped me the most was prolongation where I would slightly prolong the first word at the beginning of a sentence. Another one was light articulati...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesStress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2019
3 points

As someone who stuttered in every class presentation and hand trouble reading aloud,i just want you to know it doesn't stick unless you let it stick.Im in college now and presentations are in from of ...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindset shiftMindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2019
1 points

No, same stutter when i talk in coms. Except maybe when the tention of the game is high and i have to scream... :p...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Repetitions & ProlongationsStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2019
1 points

I feel the same too! If someone was with me when I'm traveling in public transport or ordering food, I'd do those things without having to feel like a loser, and sometimes I even forget the route that...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyStress & Fight/FlightFrustration & Anger+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2019
2 points

Everyone is so used to speaking so they treat this like nothing. That's so frustrating, I'd rather have only anxiety and suffer with that than have both speech block and anxiety. It's ruining my life,...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyStress & Fight/FlightFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2019
2 points

I agree with you that it is overwhelming. For me stutter and speech block is not only mentally exhausting and painful, but also physically. When I get speech block, I sometimes have to clutch my hands...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesStress & Fight/FlightFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2019
2 points

I'm suffering from the same problem. I'm going through so much and I can't explain it all in words. It's that painful. I too am into teaching and my problem is that I can't get myself to travel to pla...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Stress & Fight/FlightHelplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2019
14 points

Not this bad, but it does get real bad on "those" days. But keep doing you, always keep pushing forward regardless! Remember to relax, anxiety is our worst enemy. Ps. it sounds kind of cute tbh ha...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2019
7 points

It gets worse for me if I'm having a stressful day. When its bad I stutter on either the beginning of a word or I repeat the whole would multiple times...and then I get these awkwardly long pauses be...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2019
5 points

Probably anxiety of not wanting to stutter when you're around other people. And well, anxiety is our worst enemy...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2019
2 points

I used Citaprolam for almost two years. And when I start thinking about that period, actually it was a period when I was holding control over stutter, and it was in that period I led several health se...

Therapy & ProfessionalCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Therapy ExperiencesStress & Fight/FlightHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2019
6 points

I know your struggles. I work in psychiatry. I have a really bad time in my life right now and my stutter is extreme. Im constantly doubting myself and fear that people judge me. I feel like a patie...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2019
1 points

Just want to share my experiences. I'm on thiamine and magnesium for about 6 weeks now. I started with 300mg daily of thiamine hcl along with 300mg magnesium. At first results were good but then dec...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Situational VariabilityHelpful Med OutcomesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2019
6 points

Yes, I get that feeling, it feels like a stone in my chest and then my throat just closes. I clutch my hands tightly in order to force myself to get words out. I've been trying to control my breathin...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2019
13 points

I have a question, when you speech block, do you feel the urge in your chest like a tightness in your chest making you not be able to say the word? If so, try to exhale through your nose and say that ...

Speech & StutteringCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesMindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2019
1 points

Stay strong my stuttering brother. I got fluent for a whole year, 3 years ago. Im a moderate stutterer. Right now Its leaning to severe. The thing is I dont know wtf I did that made me fluent. I wa...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2019
1 points

Here’s my experience: I’ve had 15 job interviews in the last 12 months (Full time Resident Firefighter/EMT trying to make the transition to full time union FF). Very competitive industry, I stutter, ...

School & WorkMeds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerHarmful Med OutcomesStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterNov 27, 2019
40 points

just had my first job interview

just had my first job interview and, while i don’t wanna be hard on myself for the sake of my self esteem, i just feel very bummed out over how often i stutteref?? like i took 120g of propranolol to c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2019
1 points

At work I'm always terrified every time I hear a phone ring. Especially when I sit at someone else's desk, who I know gets calls semi regularly. I'm constantly on edge, and mini-panic when I hear a p...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2019
1 points

I feel you man. My entire life I wanted to join the military. Everyone told me I would be kicked out shortly after them finding my stutter and to just go to college or trade school like all my friends...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight