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commentr/StutterAug 7, 2019
1 points

Thanks for the advice man.Speaking of lifestyle and diet chnages, could a change in diet also affect your stutter for the worse?Because a little while after this problem started, I was diagnosed with ...

Community & SupportCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2019
0 points

This sounds like a nightmarish experience. My only advice would be to avoid speech therapy (it’s like applying a plaster to a cancerous growth) and look into diet, lifestyle changes etc. Maybe even ge...

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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2019
1 points

Maybe plan your schedule so you can have enough sleep. I'm happy for you that sleep helps with your stuttering. For most of us nothing seems to help. Ha.....

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Energy & Biological RhythmsAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2019
2 points

/u/sampiren \- this really strikes a chord with me. I'm 36M stuttered pretty severely when I was much younger, it is less now but it's definitely still a big struggle. I can related to wishing I coul...

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commentr/StutterAug 1, 2019
3 points

Do you want some drills that you can do? Been the speech therapy and got some good ones. If not, my advice is to slow down. Slow down your thinking, slow down your breathing, slow down your rate or sp...

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commentr/StutterJul 25, 2019
3 points

Usually after a power nap (which I rarely take), I stutter a lot less. I also started taking CBD products to help. I’ll keep ya posted on how that works....

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postr/StutterJul 25, 2019
24 points

A lifelong battle...

A lifelong battle... Hello everyone, glad to find a community like this of people who know what it's like to have a stutter. I was sent to speech therapy as a kid but I barely remember doing anything...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
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commentr/StutterJul 24, 2019
1 points

I definitely hear ya. It took me years to make peace with my stutter. And everyday is a daily fight to maintain that peace whether through meditation, yoga, weight-lifting, taking my vitamins, CBD, ta...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2019
9 points

I'm the worst early in the day when I haven't fully woken up, especially if I went to bed late....

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commentr/StutterJul 16, 2019
1 points

i’m also 17. I’ve been using CBD for a week now and i can’t say that ive seen any positive effects on my stuttering. However when i used to smoke bud that would definitely help with my fluency. I’ve n...

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commentr/StutterJul 16, 2019
3 points

I live in Canada and use feelCBD's vape pens and it's really helped in situations at work where I have to present something and feel anxious. My speech is just smoother, and I think less about prevent...

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Helpful Med OutcomesAnxiety & Social JudgmentEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2019
2 points

Hey there, thank you for your answer! I’m feeling sorry for you, the weekend sounds very exhausting! There is absolutely no need to feel selfish about this. Stuttering is already a burden, you shoul...

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commentr/StutterJul 14, 2019
1 points

Thank you for your answer! I have to be really concentrated the whole time and have to speak really s-l-o-w-l-y. Need to think exactly what I’m going to say and which words I need to avoid. The last ...

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commentr/StutterJul 14, 2019
2 points

Can relate..I think my main problem is not Stuttering itself but my constant struggle to keep my stutter under control..which is really exhausting and I even feel tired..I find it funny that though I ...

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commentr/StutterJul 14, 2019
2 points

My family and friends know about my stutter well obviously. So i just tell them the truth. That speaking is hard and.exhausting. They understand and let me be quite if i want to be but still include ...

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commentr/StutterJul 14, 2019
2 points

Thank you for this. I used to think I was alone in thinking that the act of speaking itself just exhausted me. I felt selfish and thought I was making excuses for myself. I got back from a weekend wit...

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postr/StutterJul 14, 2019
16 points

What do you do when you feel physically and mentally really tired in a longer conversation because it’s exhausting to keep the stuttering under control?

What do you do when you feel physically and mentally really tired in a longer conversation because it’s exhausting to keep the stuttering under control? It’s sometimes kind of sad because I would have...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Energy & Biological RhythmsOverthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2019
2 points

Wow just read back over my comment. Really brought some stuff to surface, nothing I can’t handle but I still find my inside voice is louder then outside voice. No I haven’t been using it lately I’m du...

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postr/StutterJul 6, 2019
30 points

My stammer keeps me humble

My stammer keeps me humble It seems like no matter how well I’m doing professionally my stutter brings me back to square one. As much as I try not to let my ego get to me, it sometimes makes me feel c...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2019
2 points

It's not something that I've ever really focused on but ya I actually do get exhausted (for lack of a better word) of speaking if I'm trying to string along a few difficult sentences and I can feel my...

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