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You are so right about brain chemistry. We are different from fluent individuals. I also believe that external factors can potentiate stuttering such as adverse childhood experiences, (abuse) adult tr...

DON'T WASTE TIME TRYING TO "CUR*100%*" YOUR STUTTERING WITH SPEECH THERAPY!

DON'T WASTE TIME TRYING TO "CUR*100%*" YOUR STUTTERING WITH SPEECH THERAPY! It must be understood once and for all that speech therapy only attacks the problem superficially but not the origin, the or...

I don’t think she had any traumatic event in her life. Her parents are good and so is my father, she has a very comfortable and tension free life. It’s her inherent character that’s fucked up....

Have you considered going no contact? She still sounds toxic and her presence brings back the same feelings of abuse....

I’m sorry this happened to you and I understand it: that was my entire school experience, and it was awful. What people don’t understand, is that this kind of approach only traumatizes you. You don’t ...

You’re absolutely right to point out that stuttering affects both the person who stutters and those around them. And yes, I understand that OP is voicing their genuine frustration, which is completely...

"But the way you’re expressing that frustration, the visible impatience, the asking him to repeat himself multiple times, the fact that you’re letting your facial expressions betray your frustration. ...

You should look into ableism and do some self reflection. You say you love your husband but are starting to loathe him for his inherent disability....

such a insufferable & downright mean post. dk why you came to this sub as this is supposed to be a community to UPLIFT & SUPPORT people who stutter. leave your husband if this stutter bothers you that...

why did you marry this man if you are genuinely so annoyed and intolerant of how he talks? if he has a developmental stutter, it is never going to go away. you need to either make peace with it and be...

Honestly, reading your post, it’s hard not to see that you’re not being very kind to your husband. I get that you’re frustrated, but you’re treating his stutter like it’s a problem he needs to fix for...

How terrible that you were abused in this way. Probably, your mom went through horrible experiences herself, because how else could someone end up this callous and heartless? But, that doesn’t help yo...

I hate my mother…

I hate my mother… I don’t expect any judgment here, but I need to rant. I’m a man in my early thirties, and I know exactly how I feel. I’ve carried this pain for years and I just want to express it. ...

Same, my stutter is psychogenic and tied to my selective mutism, when im stressed I either go fully mute, or develop a stutter so bad I cant talk and eventually go mute, im actually mute/stuttering ri...

You've unloaded a lot, and no doubt you have been through a lot. A lot of us have experienced PTSD and I get the sense that you have been through a lot of trauma. If you haven't done so, maybe explo...

I’ve been stuttering since the age of 4, now 78f. I wouldn’t have survived without psychological support. It allowed me to have a relatively pleasant life although we both know how frustrating and lif...

Yes but it does warrant a visit to the doctor because it could be a sign something neurological is going on with you....

According to CHATGPT: Yes, it is possible to develop a stutter as an adult, even if you never had one before. Stuttering that begins in adulthood is typically classified into two main types: 1. **N...

I was sensitve kid - I often cried. A bit neglected emotionally etc. My "dad" yelled most of the time, like it was default agressive voice tone. He didn't teach me anything, didn't talk, didn't hug me...

Echoing the above. Don’t worry about it too much, just let her speak and let her finish her sentences. Do not correct her or ask her to repeat. Try to find ways to boost her self-confidence with daily...