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commentr/StutterJul 24, 2019
1 points

i’m a yarn ball of stuttering when i’m crying/upset, but yelling i’m completely smooth...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightSituational Variability
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2019
1 points

I definitely hear ya. It took me years to make peace with my stutter. And everyday is a daily fight to maintain that peace whether through meditation, yoga, weight-lifting, taking my vitamins, CBD, ta...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterJul 24, 2019
3 points

Stutter caused by tight muscles

Stutter caused by tight muscles I've found that whenever Im stuttering or feel like i'm about tto stutter, I'm most likely tight in any or all of these places: Jaw Neck Traps Chest Lower stomach (kind...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2019
2 points

Stuttering is the worst. I absolutely agree. But it can be managed. Speech therapy and having a better handle on your anxiety can make a huge difference, especially since anxiety makes stuttering wo...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentMindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterJul 23, 2019
12 points

I stressed myself out for the interview but didn’t even get the job.

I stressed myself out for the interview but didn’t even get the job. Now I’m left wondering if I didn’t get the job because they noticed my stutter (I stuttered a fair bit in the interview) or because...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2019
2 points

I feel you buddy. Half of my job is explaining post-op instructions to patients so they are hyper focused on what I’m saying, I have to just power through it and explain everything. It’s stressful....

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2019
3 points

I hope you do well. Remember to breath. I forget to do that during a stuttering flare up. You got this...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterJul 21, 2019
13 points

Guess what just happened? Again.

Guess what just happened? Again. So, my friend and I went to go see Spider-Man: Far From Home today. This time, I had money so I was going to get us drinks. We bought wanted rootbeer. So I go up to th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterJul 21, 2019
34 points

Life with a Stutter

Life with a Stutter I am a 22 year old Male who has stuttered ever since I could talk. It was awful growing up but I got to a point where I could handle it and I didn’t care what people thought. Then ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2019
2 points

We had to do something like that when I was young and I had started in the cadets. I pretended I was feeling sick and spent the whole excersise sitting outside. It was a real fight or flight moment an...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJul 20, 2019
36 points

i only stutter when I am stress or distracted or nervous or happy or excited or scare or high or sad or or hungry or full or angry or peaceful

i only stutter when I am stress or distracted or nervous or happy or excited or scare or high or sad or or hungry or full or angry or peaceful ...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2019
1 points

Yes, you will be. At least I have. However, things will improve not because you will get better, but because you will have to get better. For me, when I was young, speaking in a social situation wit...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2019
1 points

Yep, everyone has dysfluencies in their speech. Feel fortunate that it's very mild. It sounds like certain situations are triggers for you- like stressful situations. Personally I try to focus on dia...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2019
1 points

Yes and I have also encountered this when I speak with a heavier voice. But the problem is in pressure situations I go back to my normal speaking patterns due to instincts and then I stutter a lot....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
3 points

I get it a lot, but as a stutterer I know that I am going to stutter, there is nothing I can do to not stutter(I have a block, which means speaking slow won't help) I just keep it in my brain and wait...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightShame & Embarrassment+2 more
postr/StutterJul 18, 2019
3 points

Anyone know what’s going on with me?

Anyone know what’s going on with me? Hey guys. Stuttered somewhat as a little child. Stuttered very mildly early in my high school years, I guess a mild covert stutterer. Had one slightly traumatic ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
1 points

20 years old here. And i think the stress will always be there if ya talk to a stranger or new people. But with the people ya know and know you stutter it will get less and less stressfull. Thats how ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
3 points

I am a woman I'm 30's and the anxiety is slowly killing me. I have a mild stutter with moderate flareups that last for a few months at times and they are always a surprise. But they disappear before ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
3 points

You are right! I am mainly objecting to the notion that you can fix your stutter by 1) breathe 2) relax and 3) reduce anxiety....

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
7 points

I agree with your objection (against generality), but I think we should allow for the data that at least some stutterers experience at least some measure of succes with a focus on breathing. Stutterin...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & FluctuationFluency Techniques