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postr/StutterSep 12, 2023
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Stuttering in Conversations vs. Solo Speech

Stuttering in Conversations vs. Solo Speech Do any of you also notice that you're completely fluent when reading alone or talking to yourself, but encounter stuttering during conversations? I'm intere...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2023
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Do you stutter WHEN YOU SING? If you don't...you can SING what you want to say....

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2023
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It’s almost entirely skill based not unlike an athlete with a bad knee. They may struggle a little bit after sitting out for a while and their fear of putting pressure on the knee, which only increase...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterSep 8, 2023
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Speech and language are not the same. Language is learned for sure. Speech is not. If you isolate a infant to language he will not comunicate in any language know but he will make sounds for sure. T...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainSituational Variability
commentr/StutterSep 7, 2023
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This is interesting because it’s not my experience. I stutter regardless of other peoples speech. I even stutter when I’m alone (learning with Pimsleur Method). The weird thing for me is that when pe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Experiential AssociationSituational VariabilityVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
postr/StutterSep 7, 2023
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I don’t stutter when I’m around someone else who has any form of speech impediment. Has anyone else experienced this?

I don’t stutter when I’m around someone else who has any form of speech impediment. Has anyone else experienced this? I have noticed in my life that when I am in a group and there is someone else who ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2023
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It’s the exact opposite for me. I need to avoid breathing into my rib cage and use diaphragmatic breathing instead. When I breathe shallowly and rapidly, it goes into my upper chest and ribcage. I’...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingSituational VariabilityPhysical Tension
postr/StutterSep 4, 2023
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What worked for me

What worked for me Hi, I managed to overcome my stuttering by breathing into my chest/ribcage rather than into my gut. What I mean is people who stutter do so because of shallow breathing and they br...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Mindfulness & BreathingSituational VariabilityRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2023
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Sometimes it helps me after I lower the pitch of my voice and start to whisper, but I guess it's a trick that is only working for some period of time while my brain is not used to my new voice....

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2023
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So did you manage your stutter through a prosthetic or some type of voice changing therapy? If not your input is invalid. I managed to overcome and beat my stutter last year therefore is not a wrong q...

Therapy & ProfessionalCauses & Variability
Assistive DevicesSituational Variability
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2023
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This is definitely the wrong question, but unfortunately shows we are on the wrong track regarding stuttering. Stuttering is analagous to bad vision and/or bad hearing. No one asks if bad vision and...

Identity & DisabilityTherapy & ProfessionalCauses & Variability
Medicalization / NeurodiversityAssistive DevicesSituational Variability
commentr/StutterAug 30, 2023
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Diaphramgmatic breathing is a very good option to improve fluency. Stuttering is basically caused by the brains inability to properly process the speaker's voice as s/he speaks. When we use another ...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesSituational VariabilityAssistive Devices
postr/StutterAug 30, 2023
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Is your stutter worst in foreign language?

Is your stutter worst in foreign language? English is not my native language, but I'm really good at it. I have a C1 and I even got a damn high grade on my speaking test. Recently I started to speak s...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2023
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Try one 500mg of Thiamin (vitamin b1) 3x per day for a few months and see if it helps. I use Solgar. You should be able to find studies on this online. If not msg me I probably have it. It definitely ...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2023
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Wow man this is insane. I had the same experience as a kid (now M31). I was like 7 years old and I remmeber my stutter going away for about a week. After that it came back and I felt like shit. But fo...

Causes & Variability
Situational VariabilitySeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterAug 26, 2023
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Extraordinarily high vitamin B1 intake (~2,000 mg daily) has cured my stutter completely, 6 months in

Extraordinarily high vitamin B1 intake (~2,000 mg daily) has cured my stutter completely, 6 months in I did not stutter as a child. However, I started stuttering in middle school. I slowly lost my abi...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Helpful Med OutcomesGenetic & Family FactorsPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 25, 2023
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A couple of thoughts here. First, blocking is stuttering. Second, all of those conditions you describe- speaking alone, speaking to a child, singing, and changing things about the way you speak (such ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityMedicalization / Neurodiversity
postr/StutterAug 25, 2023
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Is my form of stuttering curable?

Is my form of stuttering curable? 25M. I have been stuttering since I was 4 years old, but it comes and it goes. There are times when it is really bad, like in times of high anxiety, stress etc, but t...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentSituational Variability+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2023
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The Tomatis method is very good. Since stuttering is the disruption of brain activity when the speaker hears his/her own voice, the Tomatis method works very well for many people. This is also the t...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainSituational Variability
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2023
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It's like--we are breathing!!!! The slow down part...folks mean well when they say that but they dont know any better!!!...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability