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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2023
1 points

I notice a similar pattern in myself. Also, increased stimulants lead to poor sleep—another cause of increases in blocks and stuttering for me—and it all becomes a hard cycle to break....

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2023
3 points

Wish I knew a universal answer to this! For me it was a combination of not caring about stuttering, slowing down my speech, and avoidance of sounds that I block on (B, Br, S at the beginning of senten...

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commentr/StutterDec 31, 2022
1 points

Older thread, but I ended up with tremors and stuttering after my 2nd covid infection. I was on klonopin, which didn't help at all. I had been taking it for anxiety. I still take it, but not as often....

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2022
1 points

I tend to get sick more often and be more congested in the winter months and I think congestion might worsen my stutter...

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commentr/StutterDec 29, 2022
5 points

Exercise has been known to ease stuttering. Both Theodore Roosevelt and Bruce Willis stopped stuttering once they bulked up. I wonder if the lungs become stronger or whatever valve or pipes that got o...

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commentr/StutterDec 27, 2022
1 points

I watched a couple of his training sessions on YT. Funny thing is that nobody actually used those crutches when speaking to him - sure, they could repeat them after him, but when it came to actually s...

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commentr/StutterDec 25, 2022
1 points

It's the opposite for me. Especially with weightlifting - it makes me really tense, anxious, nervous and it just makes speaking much harder (more blocks etc). It feels like any more demanding physical...

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Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2022
1 points

I started UPS with the intent of it being temporary but its been five years and every night I think to myself "this is nice I dont have to talk to anyone" I sort boxes and its pretty easy I just memor...

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commentr/StutterDec 18, 2022
1 points

I’ve been pushing myself in that same way since getting into martial arts (did some half-marathons and competed in amateur Muay Thai bouts) and it only extended to all other aspects. Did you notice a...

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commentr/StutterDec 9, 2022
4 points

ADHD meds don't help at all for stuttering though in my experience. There aren't really meds for it. I stutter less without meds actually because now I get enough sleep. I just barely sleep with meds,...

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postr/StutterDec 3, 2022
28 points

Today I turned 20. The stuttering still hasn't gone away, but is only starting to progress more

Today I turned 20. The stuttering still hasn't gone away, but is only starting to progress more When I turned 10, I wrote a letter to the future, which I opened today. the most important desire was to...

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commentr/StutterNov 29, 2022
2 points

At the beginning of the year, I had to give it up because I was gonna start a new job. After 3 months without smoking, I had also made the decision to seek speech therapy. I made my initial consultati...

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commentr/StutterNov 29, 2022
1 points

Yeah. Day 1 of the higher dose. Not much to say I still have a few blocks and everything but I still felt good all day despite a little stress With work stuff, which probably influenced some my stutte...

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Severity & FluctuationEnergy & Biological RhythmsAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2022
2 points

I often forget I stutter because I am so used to it, and I only really notice it when I am stressed out or tired. Thankfully it seems pretty random around me who stutters and who doesn't for their who...

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Severity & FluctuationEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2022
1 points

Yes. I'm the same. Sometimes I can chat forever, then I hit a period that I don't want to talk at all.. I think it's a common trouble for stammerers.. I once read there might be restricted blood flo...

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Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & FluctuationEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2022
1 points

I recently cut back from 400-500mg of caffeine a day to 100mg or less. I also started taking lions mane everyday. Between the two, I’ve noticed a huge improvement in both anxiety and fluency. I don’t ...

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commentr/StutterNov 28, 2022
5 points

I agree, that's the same situation with me. My stuttering is 100% mental. I don't stutter at all when I'm alone but on phone calls, and in exciting situations, my stutter is worse. Do you do any kind ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2022
2 points

What solves stuttering is being able to devote yourself to hearing the world around you (excluding your speech). You need to "hear" the sounds around you more than the things you say yourself. You don...

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commentr/StutterNov 27, 2022
6 points

What solves stuttering is being able to devote yourself to hearing the world around you (excluding your speech). You need to "hear" the sounds around you more than the things you say yourself. You don...

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Overthinking & MonitoringEnergy & Biological RhythmsHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2022
2 points

What solves stuttering is being able to devote yourself to hearing the world around you (excluding your speech). You need to "hear" the sounds around you more than the things you say yourself. You don...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringEnergy & Biological RhythmsHope & Motivation