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postr/StutterApr 9, 2019
21 points

Self pity, depressive mood, suicidal thoughts. Fuck all that. Not easy, but let's get the fuck over it.

Self pity, depressive mood, suicidal thoughts. Fuck all that. Not easy, but let's get the fuck over it. I just went out with my cousin and a common friend, and today my speech just didn't work. Someti...

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commentr/StutterApr 9, 2019
4 points

Anxiety alone does not cause stuttering, or everyone would stutter. But if you do stutter, then anxiety can trigger it. It's a really frustrating thing, I know. Buy there is also something else wro...

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Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 9, 2019
2 points

36M, Working as a scientist and having frequent telephone conferences, giving talks or having to win customers and particpants for projects. I didn't start my job doing all these things, but grew in d...

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commentr/StutterApr 8, 2019
1 points

I try to remember to relax and take a breath when I block, but I tend to forget and just push through. I’ve tried easy onset and light tapping, but it doesn’t seem to help much. Mostly I just feel at ...

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Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & FluctuationFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 4, 2019
5 points

Hey, I feel the exact same way about stammering. This is the answer (imo) as to why we stammer, I recently bought a watch that tracks my heart rate, and whenever I am stammering my heart rate shoots u...

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Stress & Fight/FlightStimulants & Caffeine
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2019
2 points

The head buzz makes me feel mentally retarded. I have difficulty focusing and even writing a sentence in that mood. It makes my heart beat like crazy. I smoked six cigarettes the other night and it je...

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commentr/StutterApr 3, 2019
1 points

Discovered this a while ago myself. Smoking increases the feelings of anxiety which cause me to stutter more....

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commentr/StutterApr 3, 2019
2 points

I’ve had a totally opposite experience, smoking makes me stutter less. I guess the cigarettes give me something to focus on rather than my speech in that moment, and the head buzz calms me down. I gue...

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postr/StutterMar 30, 2019
23 points

To speak - open your mouth

To speak - open your mouth Hi people! I already wrote in your sub-reddit. . I stutter as much as I can remember, and as a little slave I always wanted to become an adult faster. Now I'm growing u...

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commentr/StutterMar 29, 2019
1 points

I personally lurked onto the r/stutter thread just to find this comment. I never stutter when I am by myself and have often wondered if it's some public panic attack I have repeatedly. I also write, s...

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commentr/StutterMar 28, 2019
1 points

I am also do not stutter when alone or talking to animals. This gives me proof that our stutter is ONLY in our minds, it is not physical damage, it is all about self-confidence and anxiety....

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commentr/StutterMar 26, 2019
1 points

I’ve had my fair share of pot. Not my thing. Makes me sleepy and often anxious. Could often aggravate my speech at times. ...

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commentr/StutterMar 26, 2019
1 points

That’s definitely understandable, but all drugs alter your mind in a sense. I didn’t take the drug with the intent of fixing myself or my stutter. I took LSD really just for recreational use, it just ...

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commentr/StutterMar 26, 2019
1 points

I have similar. I can lift my nearly 200lb bf and randomly I can't even pick up a 12 pack of soda. Not because of pain but my body just cant. Im just tired of getting nowhere with doctors so I just de...

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commentr/StutterMar 26, 2019
2 points

Stutter is a big pain in your ass......You have to live with it and instead of fighting against your body to overcome stutter,you better improve have the mentality to decrease the rate of stutter....S...

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postr/StutterMar 26, 2019
30 points

What’s been helping me recently with my stutter.

What’s been helping me recently with my stutter. Quick background information on me: 21 years old, college student, have stutter that fluctuates in severity, pretty normal dude I would say, stutter ge...

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commentr/StutterMar 25, 2019
1 points

I have SD. I also lead a really quiet life, somewhat on purpose, somewhat because talking is exhausting and the sound of my voice ran off a lot of people. Its been since 2005 that it really hit hard b...

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commentr/StutterMar 25, 2019
4 points

Same. They are emotionally charged, cause more stresses and thus increase your stutter....

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commentr/StutterMar 24, 2019
2 points

Not too long ago, I was flying out of SFO and got called to the counter to be notified I was going to be bumped. I tried to talk to the ticket agent about my options, but my stutter came on in full fo...

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commentr/StutterMar 23, 2019
2 points

When I was your age I stuttered so badly I hurt strained my neck muscles. My stutter has improved but it never did vanished. Some days and in some situations my speech is still pretty bad. All I can s...

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