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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2025
0 points

Stuttering and stress are related because when you stutter , you feel stressed about your future and also what you will do in your life with this stuttering that is blocking you from everything you wa...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightFluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMar 8, 2025
12 points

Does anyone feel like they look way older than their actual age due to the stress induced from stuttering?

Does anyone feel like they look way older than their actual age due to the stress induced from stuttering? I look way older at my age. I don’t know if it’s due to genetics, but sometimes I wonder if i...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterMar 7, 2025
2 points

Beta blockers for stuttering

Beta blockers for stuttering I have a severe stutter that's tied to anxiety/performance anxiety. Would love to take something because I have to give a presentation that takes the edge off and calms my...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMar 7, 2025
1 points

Self induced stutter?

Self induced stutter? Honestly, this is so weird and I can not find anything on the internet even close to my issue. I never stuttered (may be 1 time a month for a second like everybody does) - never...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentCycles & Randomness+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2025
3 points

Yes, I have learned to some extent to do what you are describing. It doesn’t work perfectly and you have to work at it pretty persistently. We’re sick of people saying “just relax!” but they’re not en...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2025
3 points

Before interviews i like to stay up all night (not that I want to) i have insomnia, but the more tired i am the less i stutter. Its like my mind takes the anxiety off speaking and focuses its energy e...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Energy & Biological RhythmsStress & Fight/FlightAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2025
2 points

I'm sorry to hear that stuttering is the worst. the stuttering makes you stressed and the stress just makes the stuttering worst and it creates this cycle. I'm not a professional yet, but I'm a speech...

Therapy & ProfessionalCommunity & SupportCauses & Variability
Seeking TherapyAdvice OfferedStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2025
3 points

8 hours of sleep at night everyday and don't do things that are giving you anxiety...try to stay calm and relax.....

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

Starting a new job has made my stutter worse and I needed to see this today 🫶🏻...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

I also stutter on my name… my first, middle and last name. And I too have avoided meeting new people, as a child when I made friends on holiday I used to tell them my name was something else (that I c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2025
5 points

Thank you for your response :) I’ve learned many "tricks" over the years to help combat my stuttering. And yeah they occasionally work, but not always. I noticed I stutter excessively when I’m under ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterMar 3, 2025
4 points

Medication

Medication So, my stutter is very very very triggered by anxiety, I stutter even when I’m not anxious but when I know that I’m going to have to speak infront of someone I immediately get a massive wav...

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

Whenever I start spiraling I exercise. Sometimes that’s all you need to get out of your head. We all have good days and bad days. Try to build resilience so you can survive to experience another good ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2025
2 points

Not long maybe a week and i still stutter when talking normally but i think my stress induced stutter like blocking when asking a question has definitely gone down...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightHelpful Med Outcomes
postr/StutterMar 2, 2025
18 points

ashwagandha helped my stutter i think😆

ashwagandha helped my stutter i think😆 17(F) Ive been to speech therapy when I was younger but stopped after two years because it go better. Recently my stutter has gotten a lot worse and Ive been ps...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightSituational VariabilityHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2025
3 points

You are so right about brain chemistry. We are different from fluent individuals. I also believe that external factors can potentiate stuttering such as adverse childhood experiences, (abuse) adult tr...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2025
2 points

Doing a presentation and having a stutter is quite challenging especially when it's the time when it's the worst, I recommend making a script and try Saying it out loud in your room or anywhere you wa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & RehearsalStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2025
2 points

Sorry this happened. I had a lot of similar experiences in throughout my entire school years and i know the exact frustration you’re feeling, and it really sucks. The stress and spotlight of a situati...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2025
1 points

Sure. Also stutter more if overtired, or after caffeine. The brain is a weird thing....

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightStimulants & Caffeine
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2025
2 points

If you poke around here and finds the posts about drugs, You will find they are inconsistent, anecdotal, and sometimes placebo. Why we stutter? I dont know, but I can relate to the situational stutte...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more