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commentr/StutterJun 11, 2022
21 points

I'm not a huge fan of celebraties giving speeches on stuttering. The wiring in your brain that makes you stutter is completely different and unique for everyone. Some people can speak fluently through...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2022
1 points

(part 2) ​ What do I want to say with this is that I really really can't understand why the medical field does not carry on research regarding the diaphragm and stuttering. I can't find t...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Research & ResourcesHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2022
1 points

(part 1) Hi, Thanks for your honest and clear answer, I really appreciate that. First of all, I am in no means want to be aggressive in my comments. However I can imagine that it can be perceived th...

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commentr/StutterJun 10, 2022
3 points

What other people have said about connecting with other people who stutter is really great advice. Seriously, the number one biggest help to me in my life is my grandad who also has a bad stutter and ...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyPersonal StoriesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2022
2 points

Yes bro, I'm going to the University of Amsterdam in september as it's not too far from my home. First few weeks will be the hardest, with introducing yourself in each class to everyone which I absolu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2022
4 points

Stutter is different in everyone. 4 people in my family got better by themselves around the age of 16 - 18 without any therapy or methods while me and another cousin are trying everything but to no av...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
postr/StutterJun 9, 2022
31 points

My story

My story Hi guys, I am a mild to severe stutterer. I suffer from my stutter mentally. I feel like my stutter is holding me back in life and I often think about how my stutter will affect my live in t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2022
2 points

Its hard work to retrain your diapgragm but its sooo worth it. You really get your life back. You can be and show who you really are to people and that feeling is SO FUCKING GOOD. If you cant say what...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationFluency TechniquesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2022
2 points

To each his own but I don’t think a stutter can be “fixed” with these types of things. Our brains are different from those who don’t stutter. One doctor told me the parts of our brain that connect tho...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2022
7 points

Not a doctor. But -I also had a stutter. I didn't have one as a kid but had it in middle and high school. It was so bad that I didn't wanna hang w my friends. I never raised my hand in class because I...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Helpful Med OutcomesAnticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2022
1 points

Thanks. Honestly the problem isn't her, it's me. She's never been rude or impatient with me about my stutter. My problem is just that I can't speak so I can't make good conversation, I'm not fun to ta...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2022
5 points

This may be a bit long... but here goes. I see the following options for stutterers. 1. Costal Breathing where you breathe and talk a specific way. 2. Traditional(?) therapy which looks at a mix of ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 7, 2022
31 points

Of human bondage

Of human bondage I just read Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham, which is sort of about stuttering (that's why I read it). It's semi autobiographical, and Maugham had a bad stutter, but in the bo...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2022
1 points

lmao fr relatives meeting me after years say I’ve grown too quite I used to be so outgoing even tho I stammered...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2022
1 points

Everyone has it so different in the ways they deal with it, and levels of severity of the stutter, so it makes sense to add severity levels. That way it is easier to people who are not familar with st...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterJun 6, 2022
39 points

This subreddit is the best mental therapy out there!

This subreddit is the best mental therapy out there! Thanks guys! Now I know I’m not the only one dealing with this bullcrap and we all got each other covered....

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 6, 2022
6 points

As a “mild” stutterer myself, I agree with you 100%. When I was a kid, I met a stutterer who was severe. It was eye opening for me to realize that my life isn’t even close as difficult as theirs. Ther...

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Validation & EmpathyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 6, 2022
4 points

I lived in a townhouse for a few years, and it turned out my landlord had a stutter! It was worse than mine, even. We don’t keep in touch but I really like him. Also, when I met my husband, I found ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Genetic & Family FactorsIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 6, 2022
3 points

Yeah I knew when I created this post there was a large chance it was going to be downvoted to hell but I couldn't keep up with the charade that we all have the same amount of anxiety and difficulty sp...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 6, 2022
3 points

You can literally scientifically define a stutter/severe stutter based on the amount of time you take to say something, its just nobody really cares enoguh to do it and going about it would be a pain ...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying