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postr/StutterMay 16, 2025
10 points

I summarized the book Anatomy of stuttering. By a psychologist who used to stutter - PART 1

I summarized the book Anatomy of stuttering. By a psychologist who used to stutter - PART 1 This is my attempt to summarize [this ](https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/Olga-Bednarski-ebook/dp/B09ZDZ4YCX/ref=tm...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2025
2 points

Bro I stutter with nervousness so idk what to do can you explain something in brief please?...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2025
2 points

I’m thinking of using MDMA for an upcoming public presentation. Could it have the opposite effect if I take it in a high-pressure or anxiety-inducing situation? Also, what would be an appropriate dos...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightPropositionality & WeightStimulants & Caffeine
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2025
6 points

Psychedelics such as MDMA change the way you think whilst it’s in your system and a big portion of stuttering is purely psychological rather than physical.  I’ve read about this before and there have...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Psychedelics & MicrodosingStress & Fight/FlightIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2025
6 points

Kinda off topic but for me the situational stutter is in reverse. When speaking professionally, I can speak 80% fine with 20% of words stutter, but when I am having fun/out with friends/in a good mood...

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterMay 15, 2025
38 points

A good read on how I conquered my stutter. (For the most part)

A good read on how I conquered my stutter. (For the most part) ‼️Before I begin, I just would like to say please read the whole thing before you comment. There may be a time where you don’t agree with...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2025
9 points

First off, congratulations on getting the job. The way i do it is i have two first names, i pick the easier one for me to introduce myself. If you have only one first name, maybe you could pick a cool...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringEmployment & CareerStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
postr/StutterMay 15, 2025
9 points

I am having difficulties talking over the phone

I am having difficulties talking over the phone Hi everyone, I hope you all are doing well. So I developed a stutter as a kid, I think it started when I was 12. It was quite bad, on one occasion a tea...

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Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2025
3 points

Its a viscious cycle bruh. 😩😩 I try to stutter openly in front of randoms to accustomise myself and reassure my self its ok, then social anxiety goes down, then my stutter improves....

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterMay 14, 2025
8 points

Upcoming oral exam - how to manage extreme stress and anxiety?

Upcoming oral exam - how to manage extreme stress and anxiety? I'm a university student who struggles with both stuttering and generalized anxiety disorder. I have my first ever oral exam coming up so...

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Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2025
2 points

one viewpoint is, anxiety activates the **sympathetic nervous system** aka fight-or-flight response (more physiological arousal) this can disrupt muscle movements (legs, hands, speech movements etc) a...

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Stress & Fight/FlightOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2025
5 points

I try to flush the feeling, because it causes more anxiety and we neee to avoid anxiety and stress. And also remind myself that universe still goes the same even if I stutter, that I have responsibili...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2025
1 points

I completely agree. We have the neuroanatomical and neurophysiological data to support this. However, the underlying neurophysiological root of stuttering gives rise to listener reactions, thereby eli...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainStigma & BullyingStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2025
3 points

I think they get ahold of it easily like it just doesn't effect their speech mechanism the way it does ours. It made me think we have something far more oversensitive to social anxiety but that it ha...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2025
11 points

i think for them it’s just tripping over their words,, it’s not stuttering in the way that we stutter. for us, it’s a neurodevelopmental disorder. but for them it’s just that their body was reacting t...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterMay 14, 2025
5 points

why do normal people stutter when their nervous

why do normal people stutter when their nervous like for normal people they too stutter when their nervous but when their nervous only then why are we stutterers stuttering all the time in chill situa...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMay 13, 2025
22 points

Wondering if I am getting discriminated during hiring process due to stutter

Wondering if I am getting discriminated during hiring process due to stutter I work as a Product Manager for software products and been in the job market for almost 1.5 yr now. There have been 10+ ins...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterMay 10, 2025
11 points

Stuttering and my inability to pronounce letter "r" is ruining my mental health

Stuttering and my inability to pronounce letter "r" is ruining my mental health People make fun of me for talking awkwardly. I can't pronounce some letters and I stutters because I get nervous during ...

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Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightShame & Embarrassment+2 more
postr/StutterMay 10, 2025
1 points

Would you say FEAR is the final link in the stutter cycle?

Would you say FEAR is the final link in the stutter cycle? If we distinguish the factors involved in stuttering onset (such as predispositions and risk factors), from those that prevent stuttering rem...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMay 10, 2025
5 points

Joining a Toastmasters Club

Joining a Toastmasters Club I (24f) have had a stutter my whole life. If I just have a conversation with someone, my stutter is pretty mild. However, when it comes to doing a presentation or reading i...

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