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commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
2 points

Yes the brain has developed pathways for speaking, which it follows. It so happens that the brain uses a different speaking techniques, style and during all that, a different breathing pattern. Stutte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringNeurological & BrainStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
3 points

Because then you are more focused on breathing. And correct breathing patterns solves most of the problem. The rest is your confidence and dealing qith the anxiety....

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJul 17, 2019
15 points

Am I going to be stressing over this stutter my whole life?

Am I going to be stressing over this stutter my whole life? As a young 21 year old female I wonder if this anxiety around speaking or the disfluency of my speech will stick around forever. I’ve come ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2019
9 points

I'd take it somewhere on the offensive spectrum, tbh. But the thing is, they're the type of guys that don't give a damn about being offensive. It's probably a badge of honor and they'd be the type ...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterJul 16, 2019
1 points

Video Interview

Video Interview I’ve had a few video interviews in the past couple months and I have failed them all. I start off reasonably well but end up getting blocks and stuttering. This is also accompanied by ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterJul 16, 2019
17 points

I just finished an interview, it was going good but then I fked it up.

I just finished an interview, it was going good but then I fked it up. Hi guys, I just had an interview in a very big IT company for customer support position. It was technical interview over the p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2019
1 points

When I’m drinking only a little and I’m not super drunk, my stammer definitely gets worse. It’s like my brain is super confused then and not able to be concentrated anymore....

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2019
2 points

My family and friends know about my stutter well obviously. So i just tell them the truth. That speaking is hard and.exhausting. They understand and let me be quite if i want to be but still include ...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Energy & Biological RhythmsStress & Fight/FlightValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2019
2 points

Thank you for this. I used to think I was alone in thinking that the act of speaking itself just exhausted me. I felt selfish and thought I was making excuses for myself. I got back from a weekend wit...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological RhythmsSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2019
1 points

I have done a lot of therapy (intensive, inpatient and weekly sessions) and I do actually have fair control over it now, but up and down for sure. It's not about having to get angry for fluency, it's...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2019
1 points

Well, stutter variance applies in all sorts of ways (except when it doesn't, but that's within the variance, so to say). It's just a bummer that you have to flip into red to increase fluency... Did y...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2019
3 points

I agree that anger isn't a healthy state of mind generally etc.. I'm one of those people that experience pretty solid fluency when I'm extremely angry. This is a loaded subject for me, I was really f...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerStress & Fight/FlightAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2019
1 points

Hm. Those don't look mutually exclusive. They also look like they might as well be identical. They seem to point to the same general area but not necessarily be in competition or at odds. I suppose t...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Frustration & AngerStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2019
16 points

I’m actually at a point where I don’t care if I’m accepted by others. I recently loaned out a ton of money to someone that isn’t going to pay me back and I have to sue him. I also recently had a girl ...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerStress & Fight/FlightAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2019
1 points

The way it has worked for me is. When ever I have an important meeting or interview the next morning I'll have a few drinks the night before. My speech is always better when I have a slight fogginess ...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Stress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2019
2 points

Mine is similar, but it gets much much worse when I get really drunk, so I drink only a little. You should be glad about that, because if your stutter disappeared after drinking, you could be drinking...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Stress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterJul 12, 2019
3 points

DAE still stutter after drinking?

DAE still stutter after drinking? So it’s quite a well known fact that alcohol, the social lubricant that it is, helps a lot of people get over their stutter temporarily and I’ve heard lots of stories...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Stress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2019
5 points

There are two reasons. 1) It usually gets worse when he's excited or nervous. Selfishly, I can take this as a compliment for me 2) It is a vulnerability of his. He's a strong person who has a problem ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2019
2 points

When I learned that everybody experiences dysfluency to different degrees and that depression & anxiety are common in stutterers. I think the turning point was having a job where I had to talk ab...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2019
4 points

Hey! I've had a stutter since middle school and I'm 26 now working in Sales. Not gonna lie to you, it's a struggle doing sales when you know you're going to stutter on that call. I stutter saying my o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
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