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Speaking with repetitions + neurobiology more predisposed to sensitivity/fear + an unsupportive early environment = fear based blocks and avoidance behaviors. Speaking with repetitions + neurobiology...

Stuttering is what it is.  It reacts on fear.  My environment is the least perfect. I do sales talking to strangers but humans are adaptable.  First there was intense fear with the cold knocks, could ...

Presentations are like torture methods for us at times, I think people with a stutter should get prescribed Valium or something lmao, let us calm down before getting up to speak so we don’t torture ou...

We are all hate stuttering. For some stuttering dissapear in adult age. Being teen and stuttering may be depressing. Because stuttering is not see as disability, like wheelchair when its kinda no no t...

Hey, man. I hope this comment finds you well. My name is Viktor and I am 19M from Bulgaria. I see a part of myself in your post. Maybe "saw" is a better word here. I conquered my stutter at 18, but ...

Same, when I’m sick I feel like I hear my voice differently. It’s slow because I have less energy and my throat is hurting too so I can’t speak up...

I have a block stutter and it’s really bad lately, I get rapid heartbeat and run out of breath all the time just talking, it’s exhausting really. I always love meeting someone who does it because it f...

Today had a follow-up visit with my doctor. I explained that Mysoline is no longer working for me. So now we're moving on to the third treatment option: a beta blocker. I'm starting it tomorrow. Does ...

I second everyone who suggested you disclose it before the interview! I started doing it a few years ago and I think it really improved my job interviews outcomes! And definitely don't apologize for i...

obviously he has a stutter but very mild one we stutter when we get nervous and especially in fromt of many people (at least for me)...

Probably whatever effect the cold is having on you, is slightly changing the way you’re speaking and therefore making you stutter less. Currently battling strep throat right now and my lymph nodes are...

I never really had an issue dating and I’m pretty average looking. Nothing special. One thing I like to do is tell my date pretty much right away that I have a stutter because it’s essentially all abo...

Im sorry to hear this.  My son has a stutter. He just turned 20. It got worse when he started taking ADHD meds in 3 rd grade.  In trying to help I feel I have inadvertently hurt him.  Just bringing it...

Despite having a stutter, I've had one hell of a life.

Despite having a stutter, I've had one hell of a life. I'm sitting here after a long shift at work just thinking that I don't ever really talk about my stutter. Like many of you, my stutter has often ...

No it’s a common misconception to think it has to do with lower intellect. I believe it has to do more with your emotions and how sensitive you are...

To make this more concrete, here are two quick analogies: **Example 1:** Sometimes, elderly people may still hold racist beliefs. This isn’t necessarily because they feel anxiety about interacting w...

>*"Stutter mechanism: (Anticipating) stuttering > Our subconscious attempts to avoid stuttering > Fight-flight-freeze (in this case, freeze) response from the amygdala > Manifestation: Speech blocks &...

I've had one hell of a life despite my stutter.

I've had one hell of a life despite my stutter. I'm sitting here after a long shift at work just thinking that I don't ever really talk about my stutter. Like many of you, my stutter has often been a ...

Personally it's only gotten worse the older I've gotten because the older I've gotten the more anxious I've become which doesn't make it any better. It's a vicious cycle...

Trying to explain public speaking nightmares to a non-stutterer is 1000% impossible. I used to dread having to speak at meetings about topics that I was going to be questioned regarding spending money...