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You stutter because your nervous system couldn’t cope with the first сильный испуг (strong shock/fear). The body reacted with freezing and tension. The nervous system remembered this reaction and now ...

In the nervous system, two programs work simultaneously: one is your real, natural speech, and the other is the stuttering program. They function in parallel and can conflict with each other. When th...

It’s not a curse. The problem is a primary fear that the nervous system failed to process, so it keeps replaying the reaction to it over and over again, repeatedly re-triggering the original fright....

No offense but your mother know nothing about stuttering and human emotions. the one question that she should ask is why, why you want to hide your stutter. and like severe stuttering is really bad, y...

Does anyone else tend to reply super fast, like immediately, when asked a question?

Does anyone else tend to reply super fast, like immediately, when asked a question? I take language lessons and my teacher who knows I stutter has noticed several thing as my stutter which has gotten ...

The problem is that stuttering is triggered faster than a person can apply any conscious tool. When a block begins, there is simply no time to use breathing techniques or self-regulation — the process...

Alright, here’s the text in English: --- Imagine your nervous system lifted a barbell and couldn’t put it down. In that moment, you experienced muscle tension, fear, and tremor — and your nervous s...

You don’t stutter when you’re alone because there’s no external trigger. For people like you, another person acts as a trigger, not the cause. You don’t stutter alone because your nervous system isn’...

Why do we even stutter?

Why do we even stutter? Have you ever just stared into the mirror and thought, why do I even stutter like what do I have or don't have that others non stutters do. Is there something wrong with my tro...

Am I going insane or does talking really fast at times help my stutter?

Am I going insane or does talking really fast at times help my stutter? I know this sounds stupid and very different from the usual advice that people give about talking really slow if you stutter, bu...

Talking actually requires very little air, Why are you saying speech requires a very controlled exhale? The *root* thing blocking the exhale is a fear-based valsalva. I’m aware it can be difficult ...

If you are wondering if that impacts your breathing, it very very likely does not. Your regular breathing when talking is probably fine - the issue is likely an unwanted valsalva response from fear ...

Advice for a severe stutterer

Advice for a severe stutterer So I’m 19 who has lived with a stutter right after the age of 7-8, it has consumed me and absolutely feels like its ruining my life that I’ve finally decided to seek advi...

Getting stuck mid-conversation

Getting stuck mid-conversation What do you guys do when you’re blocked in the middle of a situation? How do you get out of it if the block is so intense that you can’t say a word? Sometimes I feel lik...

I think it is great that you found a way to voluntarily control your Valsalva response which is usually the main cause of stuttering. When I was able to teach my brain how to voluntarily control my Va...

Does anyone else stutter or get stuck talking to ai?

Does anyone else stutter or get stuck talking to ai? I think being speechless or stuttering manifests itself under pressure from the other person's self-consciousness (you have to say it quickly). It ...

You will need to be careful with this. you cannot be sure that what looks like nodding or even what sounds like "yeah" in a smaller voice means confirmation. "nodding" can be the beginning of an attem...

Like some people with an actual neurological stutter find themselves fluent when they get really mad or as you said life or death. It’s weird how the brain works. But I stutter when I’m alone, with my...

This is an interesting view, and I think I agree….?? Haven’t really thought about it being 100% anxiety. I knew that was a component, for sure. I don’t stutter when talking to myself. And I usually d...

If you’re not stuttering when you’re alone then you don’t actually have a stutter. You just have anxiety....