postr/StutterDecember 12, 2025

Does anyone else think they don’t exactly have a stutter/stammer, but a damaged nervous system? And the outcome of that is a speech disorder that gets triggered around people?

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Does anyone else think they don’t exactly have a stutter/stammer, but a damaged nervous system? And the outcome of that is a speech disorder that gets triggered around people? Sometimes I am able to speak fluently so I know there’s nothing wrong with my voice. Whenever my speech is fluent, whether it be on my own, or just after practicing slow belly breathing, I feel my entire body and mind at ease. When I stutter, mainly around people, I feel like it is not just my voice that’s the problem, it’s my entire body freezing up. Some people who have severe social anxiety get red faces, some sweat, some cry, I stutter?

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Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering

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Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension

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