commentr/StutterJanuary 20, 2019

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I'm going to come out and say this. I am a recovering alcoholic who stutters that goes to AA - I noticed since I always forced myself to speak at the meetings that after while I noticed no one cared if I stammer. I actually noticed alot of people stammer when reading outloud from the big book. I also noticed everyone voice had certain levels of sound. Some where loud and some were very low, it was as though no one cared how they sound they just talked regardless if the other person could hear them or not. All this I was learning that it was not so important to make the other person understand me, but more important to relax my lower stomach and take my time when speaking. Like really take a good breath and take my time. I went on to discover that alcohol, weed, and cigarettes had a symptom in my stutter cause it made me nervous and anxious - once I stopped that I was getting better with my stutter. Now lastly i stopped watching porn and I am nearly 95% recovered from my stutter. I say recovered cause I feel there is no cure just a daily reprieve contingent of my condition to get better.. And finally I mediate and pray before I start my day, I find a quite room to embrace the silence - as the silence calms my mind and thoughts are longer racing impatiently like they used to. I read somewhere us stutters have a higher dopamine reward center in our brain thats why we get so excited when we talk. Its also why we have a high libido when it comes to sex - lol. I bet most Male stutters dont have no erectile dysfunctions - I know I do t and I'm nearly 50. I also bet us stutters are extremely smart people, most of us can solve and think on a deeper plain then the average person. So the more I control this area in my brain the less I stutter.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & SubstancesCoping & Advocacy

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Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Strategic Swearing/CursingMindfulness & BreathingNeurological & Brain