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commentr/StutterJan 19, 2025
1 points

Even in normal situations I do stutter quite severely. In those times, my automated brain works to keep myself energetic and this is like in a random interval. But when i meet someone more powerful t...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2025
1 points

Don’t think as crazy about it!! Try not to have that anxiety and fear of letters, consonants, and words.. For real my speech can be terrible I was born with a block and a stutter.. I was diagnosed epi...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Identity & Self-PerceptionStress & Fight/FlightFeared Words & Names+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2025
1 points

Bad things happening in addition to already suffering stutter ,can bump up the stuttering to 200%. So stutterers always need some people or family members to put a hand over their shoulders andmitovat...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Stress & Fight/FlightValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2025
2 points

I’m also on the spectrum, and developed a stutter later in life. Have, or were you under a lot of stress when the stutter started? Also should include I’m a cis male with no experience taking testoste...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological Rhythms
postr/StutterJan 17, 2025
12 points

stuttering & employment

stuttering & employment Hi there! So I have a severe block stutter caused by anxiety/nervousness/PTSD. I am fine in situations/people that I am comfortable around but if I am not...I get very anxious...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightBlocks & StoppagesHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 16, 2025
3 points

For a moment there, I thought I was the one who wrote this post. That has been my life the past 2yrs. Before I was kinda fluent, I could talk for hours on the phone, order food etc but since 2023, I d...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 16, 2025
1 points

No two people are living the same life! But there are like a million things anyone can do to improve their lives. I spent so much of my early 20s thinking and worrying about my speech that I neglected...

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Stress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological RhythmsMindfulness & Breathing+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 16, 2025
1 points

Hi Debbie! Hope you're doing fine I've tried with many speech therapists but no one worked so far, I think (in My case) that this could be primary caused for My anxiety, so i'm gonna try ashwagandha....

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commentr/StutterJan 16, 2025
2 points

Yes. Over the last 2 years since I started my new job it has gotten worse. I really don’t like talking overall but I feel like that’s a factor and not using my speech motor...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 15, 2025
1 points

I use to have a freeze block I would FIGHT!! I’ve grown to speak semi dramatic emphasizing pronunciation almost using a melodic tone… It has helped me immensely.. At times I truly feel I have almost p...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightSituational VariabilityAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 15, 2025
2 points

After I have seizures WOWWWWWW crazy.. I can usually slow down figure it out I have a dramatic melodic tone I speak in to help myself to not stutter. However before and after a seizure IT GETS SO BAD....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological RhythmsAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 15, 2025
5 points

Yessss! When I'm stressed, when I have anxiety, or when i had a fucked up night of sleep. But some days I wake up and my stutter is like "oh you wanna talk? How about noooooooo" 🙅🏻‍♀️...

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Stress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological RhythmsAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 15, 2025
21 points

Yeap it's my anxiety. Sometime even when I don't realised I'm particularly anxious I notice my stutter is worse so I focus on sorta meditating just for like ten minutes each day. Just sitting quietly ...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StopStutterJan 14, 2025
0 points

Stuttering is a Habit

Stuttering is a Habit Stuttering has long been considered an incurable condition. However, these are outdated beliefs. Stuttering is a habit, and habits can be unlearned. Stuttering often begins with ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
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commentr/StutterJan 14, 2025
1 points

Thought about it and there's some truth to this. The only time I have success in pressure situations (i.e. work) is when I do a variety of exercise and then carefully and consciously coordinate the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringNeurological & BrainStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 14, 2025
1 points

Sure! Certainly not all but many People Who Stutter (PWS) obtain greater fluency by slowing down (or other techniques) their speech rate. Simple right? Not so simple for many. Because of the hardwirin...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 13, 2025
1 points

Honestly man it could just be that your Central Nervous System is always keyed up with tension. It sounds kind of trite but somatic awareness and relaxation practices helped me and I noticed a marked ...

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Stress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological RhythmsMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2025
1 points

Based on my own understanding of this, there are three ways the body can mirror or reflect a 'freezing' reaction (such as, a block): *flight (escaping).. we've all experienced it.. we feel an anticip...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2025
6 points

You’re right this is a lot to read but I think I’ve got the idea. ( I too am a bit drunk) My advice ? Which, I mean whatever. Right? Fuck all external factors stopping you from reaching the point y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterJan 12, 2025
20 points

WHAT IS LIFE!!? Pls I need help

WHAT IS LIFE!!? Pls I need help Hi guys, I’ve been an member of this subreddit for awhile now. I finally feel the courage to share my thoughts,I don’t know if the Mods will approve this post but I re...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionExperiential AssociationStress & Fight/Flight+3 more