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commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
2 points

Getting hit in the back of the head can be fatal and can cause brain swelling. You probably have a concussion. Which just means ur brain is bruised from shaking too fast and hitting the side of ur sk...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterOct 17, 2024
1 points

Order Ahead Apps: better but not perfect! [Venting]

Order Ahead Apps: better but not perfect! [Venting] So, I love the apps. Grocery app is the most important but fast food apps are good when I need nutrients and don't/can't cook or if I need to limit ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
3 points

Totally! It’s like this little cycle where the fear of stuttering builds up anxiety, which ends up triggering the stutter itself. Then, when you try to speak, that anxiety makes it even harder, and it...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
2 points

Most people when they are having a tough time emotionally they just lay low, become less active but nothing that interferes too much with their normal life. But people who stutter, especially those w...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
1 points

Bro ur stressed and clearly have alot on ur plate. Whenever I fell into a whole where I lacked confidence in one area, it bled over. Ull be fine. Calmn down. Head over to subs that help u understand y...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological RhythmsStimulants & Caffeine
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2024
2 points

I have a history of Rugby and Boxing. Sometimes you take a hit and get a bit slow for a week. Symptoms like these can be very short-lived, let’s hope it’s one of those. I wouldn’t start worrying about...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2024
11 points

Possibly. Go to a doctor. If you got a concussion there is nothing you can do. Don’t get into fights anymore, they bring nothing but trouble....

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2024
0 points

I find my stutter is diminished or non existent when I smoke weed or take shrooms. Everybody is different and you may have different effects but for me it just puts me in a state of ease, Relaxed and ...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Psychedelics & MicrodosingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2024
1 points

Take care of yourself fam. My stutter is tied to my anxiety, so therapy, meditation, and deep breathing are vital to my speech. Medication has absolutely helped as well, as well as a bit of acceptance...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & BreathingHelpful Med Outcomes+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2024
3 points

Paul's story is a rare case. I have taken shrooms a few times and while it does not cure a stutter directly, I can help tackle the triggers that initiate your stutter to begin with. It can help greatl...

Meds & SubstancesEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Psychedelics & MicrodosingAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterOct 16, 2024
11 points

Standing up for ourselves

Standing up for ourselves Hello fellow community members, I am writing today to ask for some help with my research and submission of a disability act. (Let me explain) I live in a country that are s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2024
0 points

I haven’t taken Prozac but i am on lexapro and i’ve noticed that it did slightly improve my fluency? Not like a full cure but more like it was just a little less hard to get words out. I’ve been on it...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Helpful Med OutcomesStress & Fight/FlightAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2024
6 points

I was pulled over last night for being a knuckleheads (speeding) and I'm just now recollecting the event. I don't think I hardly stuttered at all, compared to how I would in a normal conversation. M...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2024
1 points

Oh wow, I’m so sorry to hear that where you live your ADHD medication can get you into legal trouble during traffic stops. Where I live, children as young as 5 take it, and I’ve never heard of it b...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2024
11 points

Sooo as a black woman PWS, I would love if this were a thing for me locally. I understand why people wouldn’t be too keen about it, but my biggest fear is that the cop thinks I’m nervous or being susp...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & RelationshipsCauses & Variability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesDisclosure & Telling OthersStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2024
44 points

The National Institute for Stuttering has a card that you can request to place in your vehicle if you are stopped by the police. I've used it once, and I was given a warning. I did a podcast show a...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & RelationshipsCauses & Variability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesDisclosure & Telling OthersStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2024
1 points

I‘m taking prozac for 8 months now, took a little while to find the right dosage for me tho. I’m now taking a very low dose. First, my stutter got so much better because it reduces my anxiety, and tho...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Helpful Med OutcomesStress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2024
4 points

Yes, I had zero awareness during blocks UNTIL one day I somehow managed to know what was happening and then I snapped out of it. At the gym, a guy asked me how many sets I had left, and **I felt a s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological+1 more
postr/StutterOct 14, 2024
1 points

What do you think of Steve Harvey’s saying of stuttering?

What do you think of Steve Harvey’s saying of stuttering? Me personally, only partially right. Yes nervousness can make it a bit worse, but I stutter no matter what. Happy, sad, calm, alone, thinking ...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightSituational VariabilityMindset shift+3 more
postr/StutterOct 14, 2024
5 points

I got perscibbed Prozac

I got perscibbed Prozac I’ve never taken it before, but I got prescribed it a few days ago. Haven’t picked it up yet, but has anyone else taken it before? I heard it’s for depression, anxiety, and ocd...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med Outcomes