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I don’t buy the either/or here. There are tons of genetic traits that manifest only under certain conditions. If you have an allergic reaction only when you eat sesame seeds, that genetic predispositi...

Emotional. c-PTSD caused my stutter. If anything reminds of that trauma for whatever reason, my stutter will get a lot worse....

Interesting. My stutter was caused because of a trauma, so it's not genetic. However, I do sometimes stutter when I'm alone. Just way less when I'm speaking to a person or a whole bunch of people....

What you’re describing actually makes a lot of sense, and it doesn’t sound strange at all from a therapist’s perspective. I’m a speech therapist at Wellness Hub, and I have seen several adults develop...

Post traumatic stuttering!

Post traumatic stuttering! Hey. Im 22(M) from India. I was speaking fluently and had no speech issues till the age of 5. We had a car accident (Car vs Truck) while going to our hometown (a hilly area)...

Struggling With Speech Blocks and Self-Confidence – Is It Stuttering or Anxiety?

Struggling With Speech Blocks and Self-Confidence – Is It Stuttering or Anxiety? I’m a 30-year-old guy from India, and I’ve dealt with stuttering and speech blocks for as long as I can remember. Oddly...

I’m speechless (Vent)

I’m speechless (Vent) 18M Just got told by someone close to me of many years the following: 1. “find ways just to not stutter” 2. “there are people with terminal or more debilitating disorders so wh...

A big part of stuttering is the mental aspect, how do you fix that?...

Unfortunately, ‘fix’ is not a thing. They can help provide strategies and techniques to assist with fluency. Stuttering is such a complicated thing. There is so much to consider when addressing it, ...

I also felt I was alone with this kind of late onset stutter. My grandad came back from the war with a stutter due to PTSD, but I've not known anyone else, only those that have always stuttered since ...

🙃 Yes, I was diagnosed just a few months ago. It's definitely a bit of everything, burnout, PTSD, and not being heard, I think. I'm glad I started stuttering in one way because it was the wake-up cal...

Are you on the spectrum by chance? I am. Got diagnosed at 32 lol. I imagine stress was what caused mine. Or burnout. At the time there was a lot going on that makes it hard to pin point, but everythin...

Yes, I hit burnout, I believe. My ex was also an angry and tempermental person, so I could not get my words out before I was interrupted with his temper. I became anxious around him, and it only happe...

I hv stuttering problem since like last year and I still rmb vividly how I got it. I got real depression talking to people and the social anxiety in me even gotten to the point my hands started sweati...

I also started stuttering a year or so ago, never having stuttered in my life. It got so bad earlier this year that I was admitted to hospital as they thought maybe I'd had a stroke. I couldn't speak ...

C-PTSD is a real diagnosis, just not in the DSM-5. It is officially recognized in the ICD-11, which is used worldwide, including Europe. So yes, someone can absolutely be diagnosed with complex PTSD...

How do you get diagnosed with something that’s not in the DSM or the ICD? Complex trauma literally does not exist as a possible diagnosis...

My stutter was also caused because of complex trauma. Every day I imagine how different my life would be if I hadn't experienced those things. Life is not much different now, in fact I'd say it's wo...

I was diagnosed with complex trauma today

I was diagnosed with complex trauma today Four months into therapy and I'd like to announce that I got diagnosed with complex trauma today. I’d like to take a moment and thank my family, society and c...

Wow nice, what a coincidence for your friends haha Ikr, but that 1 month of prep was so depressing. That build up to it was crazy....