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commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
18 points

I remember a presentation I did in high school. I was absolutely bricking it. Had to do it. No choice. This was about 30+ years ago. I got up. Did my presentation on boxing. One of the few times I con...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationHope & Motivation+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
1 points

I don’t stutter talking to my parents, and I don’t stutter that much when speaking Chinese than English...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
1 points

It’s mental. You will never stutter talking to your dog or other animal. So why stutter when talking to a person?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
10 points

I’m from Europe, and this professor could be in deep trouble had he said that to someone else. I won’t do anything but give that presentation anyway and shut him up. Depending on how that goes I’ll ta...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
1 points

Sometime after speaking fluent, I was like "ohh I forget stutter, shit I have to remember to stutter". So the proof of mental disorder not physical....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
4 points

I understand your point, but this idea is flawed. Your child isn't necessarily going to stutter, but even if they do, they won't have much trouble with someone like you around who stutters. Please don...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
3 points

Thanks a lot Dan, it wasn’t easy getting to this point, and no ignorant professor will stop me here. I wish you the best of luck in your journey! Xx it is not impossible...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
6 points

Read «redefining stuttering» by John Harrison. It answers your question. To many it is mental, it is to me. And by realizing this I have been able to improve my stutter massively after soon 35 years o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
5 points

I just want to say, you absolutely *should* go ahead and present exactly the way you always do. Those blocks are a part of who you are, and they don’t make your presentation less valuable. If anythin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
10 points

I recently gave a talk where I spoke for 40 minutes in front of about 100 people. Right now, I'm in a period where I stutter on almost every single word (blocks or repetitions). In the end, people lo...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
9 points

Thank you for your words. I very much share that last part about desensitizing yourself from public speaking. I have been in academic debate for the last 4 years of my degree, was vice president of th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
1 points

Look I’m a huge fan of science and academics as an engineer. But I am also Big fan of Ciceros teachings of academic scepticism. And my obervations through my soon 35 years as a stutterer is what I bel...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
1 points

Stop disregarding what I say as dangerous misinformation. It is ok we disagree but I am not wrong. But you keep playing a victim of genetics while I have soon regained my fluency. Your view is encoura...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
6 points

If you choose to believe that stuttering is your fault, that's fine, but what you are saying is wildly false and dangerous. There are scientific explanations for your question. You just haven't read ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
1 points

How is it? People who cant realize that stuttering is a self inflicted pattern from childhood years are doomed to stutter all their life. Sure they can learn «techniques» and such but that means that ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
5 points

This isn't a matter of a "different" understanding. What you're doing is incredibly dishonest and quite frankly just disappointing and dangerous....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
0 points

Then we have a totally different understanding of what causes stuttering. But don’t disregard me view as «dangerous misinformation». Because that is just plain wrong...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
-5 points

I have my view from books about stuttering that convinced me that it is a product of a psychological misalignment. And this view has helped me reduce my stuttering from severe to quite mild and it is ...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalMindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
-1 points

As I see it, yes it is. Stuttering is a symptom of a psychological pattern...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
3 points

Stuttering is a social and psychological problem in most cases so your offspring will probably be fine....

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Trauma & PsychologicalIdentity & Self-Perception