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commentr/StutterApr 6, 2017
2 points

Thanks, I didn't have much time for practice, but I did what I could do. There weren't as many people as I expected. When I started with the presentation I stuttered a lot, but as the time went by I s...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Public SpeakingSeverity & FluctuationAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 4, 2017
1 points

Hey I'm fairly new to the field. I worked as Junior Accountant for my first job. It was in a small accounting firm, so we worked very closely, which involved a lot of meetings everyday . In my intervi...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2017
3 points

Are you near Atlanta? I'd love to give it a shot if you are. I have greatly improved my stutter since it first started when I was 9 years old. I am now 22 and working at a fast food place so a lot of ...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2017
2 points

I don't think I would for two reasons: 1.) When I stopped practicing/using what I learned there, my disfluency was worse after having gone through the program than it was before the program. If I mai...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Therapy ExperiencesAcceptance & PrideSituational Variability+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 28, 2017
5 points

That sounds almost exactly like my stutter! Sometimes I'm completely fluent or only have minor, occasional blocks, but sometimes I really struggle to get my point across. I would say that mine goes fr...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterMar 28, 2017
3 points

Variance of severity

Variance of severity I have a block stammer that seems to vary in severity fairly significantly. Usually it is quite mild and not much of an impediment (unless I'm public speaking lol), and then it se...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2017
2 points

I guess that's the main problem for me, during my school years I had it mild, and I know what it feels like to have days to be fluent, but even with it mild, if I blocked in any conversation that emba...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencySeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterMar 21, 2017
10 points

At 22 I have developed a mild to bad stutter which the doctors have no idea..

At 22 I have developed a mild to bad stutter which the doctors have no idea.. Over the past month, I have developed a stutter which I have never had one in my life. I am 22, stable job who are being v...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2017
3 points

I had to read like a whole page in english class once, it went fairly well I only had a couple of hiccups and my teacher said that my pronunciation was pretty much perfect (this was a pretty long time...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterMar 20, 2017
40 points

i read in class !

i read in class ! in Swedish class I had to say a sentence. my heart was beating like crazy and i was expecting to mess up my words, but surprisingly my words were soft and quiet and they came out alm...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2017
2 points

I'm a woman with a stutter. And I know a few other women with a stutter. But still more man. ...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2017
3 points

> I have also mild stutter, but just realize, we are still the lucky guys. There are much severe stutterers than us. It must be much harder to cope with it for them... I agree, I'm not sure if my...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2017
1 points

Thanks for the really nice comment, it is so inspirational. Very well said. I totally agree with the Avoidance behavior, I found that I have almost the all symptoms of Avoidant personality disorder :D...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2017
2 points

I read that the ratio for women to men who stutter is 1:4, and I've used that in a few speeches I've given. Much more rare for an already rare disability....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2017
3 points

I'm a woman who stutters, and I've never even met another stutterer irl, male or female. So yeah it's just statistically unlikely. ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2017
5 points

I stutter! I went to a group program one time and there were 2 other females in my group of 12. Ive never met another female stutterer out in everyday life however....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2017
3 points

I'm a woman who stutters! 1 in 4 stutterers are female. ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2017
1 points

I guess if it's really really really severe it'd be helpful. Just wanted to be sure I was reading that right!...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2017
10 points

It's statistically much less likely for women to stutter than it is for men. That said, I've been listening to a stuttering podcast recently and most of the guests on that are women....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2017
1 points

Definitely more when I've had less sleep. But for me personally, I can go a few days with really good fluency and then the next few days, I can barely go more than a few words without blocking. I al...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationRepetitions & ProlongationsGenetic & Family Factors+1 more