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commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
2 points

You need to see a doctor. This might just be post-concussion symptoms that you’ll heal from, but you might have developed a neurogenic stutter from head trauma....

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2024
2 points

I'd go see a doctor if possible because they will evaluate you and determine if your symptoms potentially could be indicating serious traumatic brain injury. Any changes in your body are a cause of co...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2024
13 points

Firstly, so sorry this happened to you. These symptoms do seem possibly linked to brain trauma or emotional trauma, so I suggest seeing a physician if possible, and getting a referral to an SLP. My in...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2024
5 points

Im personally not of the belief it’ll cure your stutter directly. It CAN however help you to relieve some of the psychological anguish in relation to it. However I would recommend you only do this aft...

Meds & SubstancesEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Psychedelics & MicrodosingAnxiety & Social JudgmentTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2024
4 points

Yes, I had zero awareness during blocks UNTIL one day I somehow managed to know what was happening and then I snapped out of it. At the gym, a guy asked me how many sets I had left, and **I felt a s...

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commentr/StutterOct 15, 2024
4 points

Nice. The fact you told me that you’ve had blocks, and they’ve **disappeared** but came back in 2019, lets me know that you CAN/DID get rid of it and it’s not genetic. But, I think the traumatic memor...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & PsychologicalHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2024
7 points

You know how stutter is constantly think about stuttering the whole day, it’s the first thing that they think of? My brain completely removed that thought from my head and un-wired it. Before when I...

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Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2024
4 points

I was in high school and I had to give a business presentation in front of 300 people, and I blocked on my name. So from that moment on, my brain registered it as a very traumatic event and associated...

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Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2024
3 points

I believe it’s behavior based for you. Because I never stuttered my entire life until a couple of years ago. I didn’t have any head injury or any genetic issues with me. If this just came out of nowhe...

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commentr/StutterOct 14, 2024
3 points

Yes, watch that ball bounce left and right on the screen, and think about blocking/stuttering so you can have that anxiety feeling in your chest. Once you have that feeling in your chest and you’re ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & PsychologicalVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2024
6 points

Yes, I believe this was 100% my case. It all stemmed from me giving a public presentation in school, in front of 300 people, and I blocked on my name. So after that moment, my brain made a hardwired ...

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commentr/StutterOct 14, 2024
5 points

What I mean by behavior based is that if no one in your family stutters, and you’re the only one who does so, *chances are you can fix your blocks due to it being related to anxiety/habitual.* I thoug...

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commentr/StutterOct 14, 2024
6 points

Thanks for sharing. It's always interesting to read about these journeys. My stutter stems from a vicious dog attack when I was an infant, but I see it more as an alternative neural pathway for genera...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Trauma & PsychologicalPropositionality & WeightPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2024
2 points

Yeah I get you. It's like you stop eating and sleeping properly. Cos you're living with a stutter. So you're like self care goes out the window cos you're like traumatised by your stutter. Makes every...

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Trauma & PsychologicalEnergy & Biological RhythmsShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2024
6 points

Very interesting. I do think there is often a genetic and/or neurological component to stuttering, although maybe not in all cases, but trauma was certainly what triggered my own, and the neuroplastic...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & PsychologicalEnergy & Biological Rhythms+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2024
2 points

Curious, if you don't mind sharing, what was the singular traumatic event that you believe led to the onset of your stuttering?...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2024
8 points

I just hated school because of the trauma it gave me and this has made me socially very awkward as a grown adult . I just curse myself everyday for being this miserable thanks to this disability NGL ....

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Trauma & PsychologicalFrustration & AngerHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterOct 14, 2024
8 points

Looking for advice

Looking for advice My fiancé stutters and he’s been worried that it’s getting worse. He’s stuttered since he was little after an emotionally traumatic event and we are looking for therapy options tha...

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Trauma & PsychologicalAdvice RequestsSeeking Therapy+1 more
postr/StutterOct 14, 2024
184 points

Yes, I managed to fixed my speech blocks. 2 years without ANY blocks. I speak fluent now. Here’s what I did:

Yes, I managed to fixed my speech blocks. 2 years without ANY blocks. I speak fluent now. Here’s what I did: Now before any doomer person in the comments says: “YoU CanT FiX a StUttER!!!”, I’m talking...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringTrauma & Psychological+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2024
2 points

i 100% agree with you. but i feel like my root cause for stuttering is being under confident. because ive heard my parents say that i didn't stutter until i was 10 or 11. at that age one traumatic in...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment