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commentr/StutterOct 25, 2018
1 points

Hello I really feel you and know how bad it feels. The thing is that the more you try to not stutter the more you stutter. This is because you are more tense. You may feel defeated if stuttering makes...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightFluency TechniquesFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2018
1 points

It's all in our heads man and I firmly believe that. Our brains control EVERYTHING we do, how we feel emotionally and physically, our breathing, etc... something in our brains switches and decides we'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightHelpful Med Outcomes+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2018
2 points

there’s little patience when it comes to law enforcement just be patient with yourself bc they’ll never understand the daily struggle...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightHelpful Med Outcomes+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2018
2 points

We all have those good or bad weeks/months, for me I blame college stress, because on vacations my stutter gets better. ...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2018
7 points

When I'm speaking with my parents I do see an increase in stuttering. I think I stutter more with them, because I don't feel the need to limit my expressions or to place constraints on my emotions. I ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2018
1 points

I wish I knew the answer. I have the same problem. I am nearly perfectly fluent for a year or two then I have a "relapse" thats starts really slow, just a bit more stuttering. This makes me a little a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2018
2 points

Mines totally related to stress as well. I know it's hard when you have so much to do but if I'm having a really bad day stuttering I just go sit somewhere quiet for 5 or ten minutes away from everyo...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterOct 22, 2018
38 points

Today was a pretty bad day

Today was a pretty bad day I was stuttering so much. I thinks it’s because I was stressed about my exam today and 2 papers due tomorrow, but damn, it was really bad today. It was just one of those da...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & FluctuationSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2018
1 points

Fair enough, this fluency shaping thing does sound exhausting. The McGuire Programme technique is nothing to do with changing the way a sound would normally be said, I think in Australia we call "flue...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2018
4 points

So true. I'm 25 as well, just a couple weeks ago I was talking on the phone with someone for work with the goal of explaining what we do etc., basically I was a salesman of sorts (a job I purposefully...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Disclosure & Telling OthersAcceptance & PrideStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2018
1 points

Yeah, when I stutter, my throat seems to just seize up, and tense up pretty severely. Makes me exhausted after a really intense bout. The gutteral letters - g, c, k etc. really get me. My time in the ...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2018
1 points

Social pressure isn't causing your stutter, but anxiety and a general awareness of the necessity of non-verbal communication can indeed raise severity. People take for granted the differences between ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2018
1 points

Lol that happen to me. When I got pull over, I was stuttering so they pull me out of the car and search me and search my car. After that, they said oh sorry we thought the car was stolen. ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2018
1 points

Many people get a lot out of meditation and mindfulness. The thing is, the sturdier we feel emotionally, the better our speech gets. Or maybe rather I should say, the less bad we feel, the more fluent...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2018
1 points

For me I think it was because of the stress. And I tend to speak faster so that's most likely what started it again. ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2018
1 points

Stuttering is your speech getting affected by emotions. Anxiety, anger, fear, excitement. Talking to yourself is hella different & less stress inducing compared to regular communication with other...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentExperiential Association
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2018
1 points

I did phenibut a lot a few years ago and started picking up it back up this year, makes me more calm but also notice it makes it harder for me to get my words out under a brain fog like that. ...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Stress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2018
5 points

Stress and excitement are the only things that make mine worse. Stress from work, meeting new people, having to say my name, repeating myself, speaking publicly, etc. Excitement when trying to share s...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2018
1 points

Stress and when I get my period. ​ Or when I'm sick... stuttering with a stuffed nose is the WORST....

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2018
2 points

I have bipolar 2, and mine seems to come back while I’m in a depressive phase. While hypomanic, it’s almost nonexistent. It’s really strange. ...

Causes & Variability
Energy & Biological RhythmsStress & Fight/Flight