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postr/StutterAug 24, 2017
16 points

So happy to have found this

So happy to have found this I developed a stutter after a bout of serious neurological illness two and a half years ago when I was 25. The doctors never really figured out whether it happened due to i...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesTrauma & PsychologicalFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2017
3 points

Okaaaaaay we gon' do dis: The cause of stuttering is unknown. There is a school of thought that it is genetic, as 30-65% of people with a stutter ALSO have a family member with a stutter. But is stut...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Genetic & Family FactorsNeurological & BrainTrauma & Psychological+2 more
postr/StutterAug 23, 2017
0 points

I need your thoughts on this...

I need your thoughts on this... With so many people on this reddit, I want to pose this question to you all: Do you feel that stuttering is purely physical? Would like to hear all your thoughts on...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterAug 20, 2017
1 points

I'm sorry to hear about your change. It certainly is no joke. It is possible, though unlikely, that there is something serious causing your stuttering. I've never heard of someone having a stroke a...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterAug 20, 2017
7 points

I would see a doctor if I were you. It's definitely not normal (at least from my experience) that people randomly start stuttering. Stuttering is usually either genetic or is caused by some traumatic ...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2017
3 points

You aren't getting it. It has nothing to do with maturity. He has two issues: stuttering and social anxiety. Social anxiety is a mental health condition. He's not immature because he has a mental heal...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2017
3 points

He's immature because he has crippling social anxiety most likely caused or exacerbated by a severe stutter? Have some compassion for god's sake. ...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2017
27 points

We've all been there at some point. It's something in our life that we cannot control, and unfortunately we continue to go about our days longing for it to change when in reality it never will without...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Hope & MotivationMindfulness & BreathingMindset shift+3 more
postr/StutterJul 28, 2017
3 points

I just realized something.

I just realized something. This may seem like one of the biggest realizations ever, for me personally. When I went to daycare (In sweden it's age 2/3-5/6) my best friend was deaf. I "talked" fluent ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalIdentity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2017
4 points

Absolutely. All the speech therapists I've ever seen focus on techniques and breathing methods. In hindsight I think I would be in a better position now if, when a child, speech therapists had focused...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2017
8 points

I hope they understood the small nuances and difficulties that come along with stutterering. How anxiety plays a part and worsens. Or how for example tiny nuances like a small stutter while telling a ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Overthinking & MonitoringTrauma & PsychologicalValidation & Empathy+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2017
1 points

The thing is though, people might not chat up with you if they know you stutter. Not because they dislike you, but just because they prefer to avoid the awkwardness or becsuse they think you'd like to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentTrauma & Psychological+2 more
postr/StutterJul 17, 2017
7 points

Have you ever thought you had PTSD from stuttering?

Have you ever thought you had PTSD from stuttering? I took a few pstd tests and a lot of them usually are mid/mid-high chance of ptsd. I have a stammar not a stutter (block) by the way. (Heres a examp...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2017
1 points

I stutter myself and was doing it for past 26 years. I panicked when my daughter started to stutter. I tried everything to get rid of her stutter but no success. All speech therapist suggested talking...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideMindset shift+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2017
1 points

Breaks my heart. This is all the more reason you should seek a mental health expert. A good professional will be your ally and help you learn how to stand up for yourself and call out future abuse....

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Trauma & PsychologicalSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2017
1 points

I feel like if you didn't have anything to worry about you woudn't be here. But you are here. For your mental health you need to address this via self-help and some sort of therapy (mental/speech), an...

Causes & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Trauma & PsychologicalSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2017
1 points

I truly believe there is a correlation and feel where your coming from. These people who are skeptical and reject NoFap as a cult with bogus claims are too narrow minded. FAPPING ALOT YIELDS TO STUTTE...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Trauma & PsychologicalRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
postr/StutterMay 27, 2017
4 points

Stuttering coming back.

Stuttering coming back. I'm 16 years old and I've stuttered for most of my life but it went away almost completely by the time I was 12/13. When I was 14 went through a traumatic event which practical...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Trauma & PsychologicalFeared Words & NamesOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2017
1 points

I don't think moving to a different state and missing your friend is exactly a trauma mate especially when you can just use skype etc to talk with them....

Causes & Variability
Trauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2017
1 points

Im currently 13 turning 14. I have not stuttered at all. My health is fine other then me being obese. I haven't exactly faced any sort of Trauma, maybe Its because I miss my old friends a lot and i've...

Causes & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Trauma & PsychologicalLoneliness & Isolation