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commentr/StutterJan 27, 2025
3 points

one thing i did notice is that i was much sharper when i did stop but as you said, we miss the relaxation weed provides, especially in the right environment. Im also substituting for a vape right no...

Meds & SubstancesEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 27, 2025
3 points

I’m 32 and have been smoking weed daily since 20 years old. I realized a few years, as my speech has slightly improved that my stutter stems from 100% anxiety based or at least that’s what it feels li...

Emotional ExperienceMeds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Stress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterJan 27, 2025
6 points

Stuttering - Chronic weed use

Stuttering - Chronic weed use Iam a university student and have been smoking pretty much everyday now for about 6 years, there was a time where i had quit for a month but it was so long ago i cannot ...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightHarmful Med OutcomesRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterJan 27, 2025
3 points

I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and respond. We do share the same passion for understanding stuttering. However, are you trying to say that "auto-pilot speech" like "controlled speech, ...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterJan 27, 2025
0 points

**What is the difference between auto-pilot speech and automatic processes?** Consider this -if we stop thinking, and start speaking on auto-pilot, our brain will still subconsciously repond to antic...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterJan 26, 2025
5 points

Panel interview in a few days

Panel interview in a few days Hi guys! I have an interview Thursday where 3 people will be interviewing me for a state department position. I currently work the position as a contractor but is hoping ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2025
43 points

Well, me. I stuttered mildly for 60 years, from the time I was a young lad until June 7, 2021 at 8 AM. Then I had a stroke. I was semi-conscious for about two weeks. A couple of weeks after my dis...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2025
2 points

I think the problem is dopamine. Risperdal hasn't helped before but I want to try another dopamine antagonist. The environment I was talking about was the inside of the house. What you wrote is correc...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentNeurological & BrainStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2025
2 points

When I went to speech therapy I was told to control my breathing (deep full breaths) and to speak at a slower pace. Anxiety/stress make the stutter more prominent, which is then self fulfilling loop....

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2025
2 points

It may be easier to say what I want to say if someone else enters the conversation first. But sometimes it becomes a problem if I speak first. However, this varies depending on the environment. If I s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2025
2 points

*Comment #4:* *You stated: "reduced neuronal energy and potentially results from the synergy of decreased aerobic energy production, cellular hypoxia, decreased cerebral blood flow, decreased lysosom...

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Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2025
1 points

Yes, I largely agree with this statement. It is a fact that stuttering is influenced by emotional and environmental factors. In this context, the idea that the approach-avoidance conflict is a subject...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightSituational VariabilityPropositionality & Weight+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2025
2 points

>*"Even when I wasn't thinking about anything, my stuttering continued. So in short, isn't ignoring it normally beneficial for stuttering?"* Yes I agree with everything you said. (*at the end of t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2025
-1 points

Fantastic comment! My goal is to make the topic of approach-avoidance conflict more open to discussion.. :) what you mentioned about "based on the environment" aligns perfectly with my point (in that,...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightSituational VariabilityPropositionality & Weight+3 more
postr/StutterJan 25, 2025
1 points

In your own thoughts. If we happen to stutter without feeling anxiety or anticipation. In such a case, could the approach-avoidance conflict (i.e., defense mechanism) still be triggered by certain stimuli resulting in involuntary stuttering as the outcome?

In your own thoughts. If we happen to stutter without feeling anxiety or anticipation. In such a case, could the approach-avoidance conflict (i.e., defense mechanism) still be triggered by certain sti...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2025
2 points

The maladjusted fine-tuning of our speech execution may arise when an individual loses the neurological and psychological balance in the speech process. Specifically, responses to stimuli—such as soci...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightSituational VariabilityAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2025
2 points

Let me put it this way magnesium complex, Coffee, glucose supplements Methods such as dividing words in my mind before speaking or spelling them out while speaking are useful. or metronome/daf ma...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2025
2 points

>*" I stuttered despite not being under anxiety, fear, or pressure"* I just found a good example that I wanted to share. We know that many stutterers experience feared words that make stuttering wors...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionExperiential Association+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2025
1 points

I'm the president (head boy) of my school and today was republic day. I had to give a few commands for march past. Everything went smoothly when I had to give a command for the unveiling of the nation...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2025
2 points

I experience the same. There’s a different psychology to the deep voice; usually less anxious, more straightforward, more assertive. When I stutter I feel myself tightening from stomach to lips. Mind-...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more