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commentr/StutterNov 13, 2022
2 points

I also do not stutter when I talk to myself. I also never stutter when I talk to animals or babies/todlers. Another time that I do not stutter is when I whisper....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Experiential AssociationSituational VariabilityVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2022
5 points

Here’s my litmus test- can you say your name (job, address etc) perfectly fine when alone but have fear/pounding heart when saying it to a person?...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentExperiential Association
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2022
1 points

Same here, I very rarely stutter when talking to myself, anything inanimate or even my pets...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Experiential AssociationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2022
4 points

Reading usually helps but I also don't stutter by myself, only around others. I work in a call centre too and when I'm sitting next to more people,.especially people I don't know, I stutter more....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Experiential AssociationEnvironmental TriggersSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2022
4 points

I had the waves too, and think I know why. If blocks happen bc of trying to hide it, after a few weeks of increasingly terrible(noticeable!) dysfluency, my brain accepted hiding it had become impossi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentExperiential AssociationResearch & Resources+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2022
4 points

Some professionals say that stammer is caused by trauma and others say that it's caused by genetics. I personally think that it's both because my mom began stammering after she was separated from her ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Experiential AssociationTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 4, 2022
1 points

I have exactly similar experience as yours. I have developed stutter at the age of 10 or so, no any genetic or brain disorder from birth...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Experiential AssociationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2022
3 points

1. Yes, it began when I was a child (I don't remember the exact age) and increased in severity to adulthood. 2. During school, I would apply for alternate assessments (e.g. private oral presentation i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2022
3 points

Thanks I'm glad you found it helpful... ​ 1. I recommend starting to read aloud. Try perhaps listening to an audiobook and having the kindle version alongside it. As you listen to the nar...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Experiential AssociationSituational VariabilityAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2022
1 points

I would recommend reading alone to yourself, out loud. It will improve your confidence. Most people don’t stutter, or at least stutter a lot less when they are alone. Read out loud, alone in your roo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Experiential AssociationMindset shift
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2022
1 points

"Is it possible that stuttering only happens in one place and not at another?" * Yes! This is because we perceive triggers (i.e. situations, letters or conditions) as a justification or anticipation ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Experiential AssociationCycles & RandomnessAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2022
3 points

Stuttering isn’t tied to location per se, more tied to the associations and memories created in said location. Positive or neutral social experiences with a location could result in more fluency becau...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Experiential AssociationCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2022
3 points

When you went to Texas you could let go a lot easier due to it being a place without associations, people you didn’t know etc etc. Then when you come back the old holding back patterns you live by, ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Experiential AssociationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2022
9 points

Yes bro. Our brains have entire webs of associations that we make during our life story. Foods, smells, colors, people, places, etc., all have a particular meaning to us due to our experience around t...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Experiential AssociationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2022
1 points

I don't stutter when I'm alone but I noticed I stutter when j speak on mu dreams. Freaken bullshit!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Experiential AssociationHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterOct 11, 2022
9 points

Stutter when alone?

Stutter when alone? Anyone else also stutter when alone? It may be a lot less so then with people but still there?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Experiential AssociationVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2022
3 points

So eye-opening. My d’s are impossible sometimes. I would stutter on “dad” and I really do attribute my stutter to my cold relationship with my dad. Makes a lot of sense to me....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Experiential AssociationFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2022
3 points

If you were able to trace it back, I bet all those sounds were the first sounds in “uncgangeable”words you had to say semi-regularly - names of (people, places, interests, toys etc), identifying info ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesExperiential Association
postr/StutterOct 9, 2022
5 points

What are stutter triggers, in your opinion?

What are stutter triggers, in your opinion? [These are my stutter triggers, reactions and compulsive responses](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jOsTp24LAi1k_VWeDwIlrojWZDV9wNDa/view?usp=sharing), in ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Experiential AssociationAnticipating StutteringNeurological & Brain+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 7, 2022
2 points

Hey, home alone is a great time to talk! I try to talk to myself a lot, because I’m mostly fluent when alone. I hope your job situation works out. Being jobless can be freeing and scary. Family for ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Experiential AssociationHelplessness & AgencyFamily Support & Conflict