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postr/StutterApr 27, 2025
3 points

Really intense migraines and stuttering

Really intense migraines and stuttering I’ve stuttered since I was a child. The first time I got diagnosed with migraines was in 2023 and I got triptans as prescription medications to treat it. The tr...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Trauma & PsychologicalBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations+1 more
postr/StutterApr 16, 2025
4 points

My stutter recently

My stutter recently I've been finding it really hard to talk as of late in the past I've been a little better but now it feels like I can't breathe when I'm trying to talk and it's really rough Just...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesEnergy & Biological RhythmsFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterApr 16, 2025
15 points

I dont stutter while talking, but..

I dont stutter while talking, but.. I dont stutter when talking. However i find it hard to say the first word. Like someone is choking me. Then whenever i spell the first word my speech is fluent. Is ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterApr 16, 2025
13 points

Does anyone feel nervous while ordering meals in person?

Does anyone feel nervous while ordering meals in person? I hope I’m not the only one. But at times for sure a stutter may come out while ordering like drive thru or even ordering food at a sit down pl...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & StoppagesHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterApr 15, 2025
19 points

The fact that I don't stutter when I'm alone really makes it seem like I have two different brains.

The fact that I don't stutter when I'm alone really makes it seem like I have two different brains. I often have the habit of thinking aloud when I'm alone because I find it pleasant, and it makes me ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityBlocks & StoppagesOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterApr 14, 2025
6 points

presentations

presentations hello, im a college student and have a couple big presentations coming up. i have a mild stutter, where ill usually stutter on words that begin with vowels (open, extra, umbrella, etc)....

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & StoppagesPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
2 points

Honestly, the second one sounds so much more fitting but the examples are fascinating. Why would stuttering make someone feel more comfortable? And yet...I can kind of understand what you mean, like...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentExperiential AssociationBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
5 points

Same problem i have im very week with social interaction i block severely and cannot find words...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
1 points

Comment #7: > *"Because what ever stops me from just saying it I can already feel, and how ever many times I repeat, until that lifts and it just becomes like any other word."* Yes exactly. So: wh...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesExperiential AssociationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
2 points

Another example i remember vividly on the discord was hearing people stutter throughout but as soon as they said something else on the side, went fluent, then as they came back to us or the subject, t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Experiential AssociationBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
2 points

So is it the anxiety/fear/doubt creating the avoidance conflict causing our body to stop us from just saying it or our manual override, if I understand you correctly.  I actually think it's the former...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterApr 14, 2025
12 points

Why can I speak freely alone but stutter with others and in my thoughts?

Why can I speak freely alone but stutter with others and in my thoughts? When I’m home alone, I walk around the living room, talking out loud to myself. I say stuff like what I’ve done, what I’m gonna...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
postr/StutterApr 13, 2025
2 points

How do fellow severe stutterers go on?

How do fellow severe stutterers go on? I have a very severe stutter, am functionally mute. I cannot talk on the phone and in-person I write down 90% of the things I want to say because the alternative...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesHelplessness & AgencySuicidal Ideation & High Distress
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2025
3 points

I have in a way. I had gotten over my stutter and when Covid came i got it. After a few days, i couldn't get words out, and i am still trying to regain the fluency i once had. My mind goes blank every...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterApr 12, 2025
1 points

>I am in the 8th grade and will be going to a very big high school. Try to find others like youself, there are many of us stutterers around, hopefully you can find others in your school. You can als...

Social & RelationshipsCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Friendships & BelongingFluency TechniquesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterApr 11, 2025
4 points

Any advice?

Any advice? So i have been stuttering since my childhood. The weird thing about me is the following: I never ever stutter alone, i could speak for hours and be as fluent as Jordan Peterson. Also, mos...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & StoppagesHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2025
2 points

I struggle with blocks too best thing u can do is just pause. Take a deep breath, release the tension and then just speak really slowly and ease into the word. Usually helps for me...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2025
12 points

I feel you. But it usually gets worse. The more you stutter, the more it gets worse .....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2025
6 points

I feel this so much. What's hilarious in a terrible way is when I can feel a stutter coming on but I try to push through it. For example someone at checkout was being nice and asked how I've been. Ins...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2025
50 points

This or Them: "hello?..." Me: *struggling to make even a slither of sound* Them: *hangs ups* Having a block stutter makes phone calls the final boss for me lol...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages