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postr/StutterDec 21, 2025
12 points

More than 80% being fluent!

More than 80% being fluent! Hello there people, It's been 4 months I have become fluent more than 80% and really enjoy talking like I still can't believe this is me and talking and enjoying conversa...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
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commentr/StutterDec 20, 2025
4 points

Thanks for sharing your experience. I’m sorry you had to go through all that. Sounds really harsh!!! My parents were quite negligent about my (and my brothers) stuttering too. They ignored it and n...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterDec 20, 2025
1 points

You're looking at this in a negative sense, but I get where you're coming from. Yes, we all know how much stuttering sucks, it brought a lot of us pain in many...many scenarios. I for one wish there...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2025
1 points

My stutter has fluctuated a lot throughout my life. It was pretty severe through med school, and I didn't think I'd be able to make it through. It's improved since I've become a doctor for sure....

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2025
2 points

Thank you for your insight! I’m not a doctor and I’ve never met anyone else that stutters. It’s feeling 10x tougher now that I’m faced with the reality of needing to talk so much for work. Mines usual...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2025
2 points

I'm happy to share! Honestly my stutter is mild most of the time at this point unless I'm having a really busy week. I also have supportive team members who have never commented on it. I'm quite upfro...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationAcceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2025
3 points

i feel like the wheelchair example is not good since the suicidal ideation and substance abuse of people in a wheelchair is much much lower compared to stuttering adults. Not saying one is better than...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationSuicidal Ideation & High DistressQuality of Life
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2025
7 points

My dad used to stutter but it stopped in his 20's. I don't really see it stopping for me lol. I don't even know much of the backstory of how it stopped because we don't really talk about such things. ...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2025
1 points

The worst is when you practice and find some weird trick that works and u become fluent and u get hope maybe this is the one that will fix my stuttering and then after a while Its like the brain catch...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2025
1 points

My stuttering is very rare. I even stutter a lot when alone. I can sing pretty fluently, just not talk. For the past few years, I have Been. Trying. To. Speak. Slow. Like. T...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilitySeverity & FluctuationRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2025
1 points

If I think back over my 35 year career, I’ve had some of the worst job interview experiences because of my stutter, yet, I was offered the jobs. The logical side of me believes I was hired because of...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2025
6 points

If you’re now over 16 and your stutter hasn’t gone away, you’ve likely got it for life. Yes, there are fluency shaping techniques you can consciously use, but your stutter will remain with you for li...

Causes & VariabilityTherapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Severity & FluctuationSeeking TherapyFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2025
1 points

How often do you have relapses? Have you basically eliminated your stuttering? Does your body finally understand what fluency means. If you have I wish you well....

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2025
3 points

Likely not. I'm 37 and still stutter, but not as severely and it doesn't fluctuate as hard. At least in my experience, you're kinda in the hell phase for this. What's important to learn, and it's ...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2025
2 points

I tend to spend quite fast when I'm alone or with people, but then I haven't been speechless for many years. When I was younger I was speechless for a few years. I then began speaking slowly. But the ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
postr/StutterDec 15, 2025
30 points

weed and stuttering

weed and stuttering is it only me but i noticed when i smoke weed for a few consecutive days or if i smoke weed heavily, my stuttering gets worse later when im sober. I noticed that last year when i...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2025
2 points

Well I won't claim that it's fixable, but I think it can get grossly exacerbated by the stress, for instance I've had periods in my life when my stuttering was very limited, almost non-existent, while...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationStress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2025
1 points

I stuttered for 38 years. Tru singing stopped. I'm 40 now. I'm still very scared to speak. I hope i can get over it in the years to come. I'm from the Netherlands, if you need help and support DM ...

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Severity & FluctuationHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2025
2 points

Sadly there no cure stutter I still struggle this day but ur right they is good techniques ...

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commentr/StutterDec 12, 2025
1 points

Not true. Plenty of us have been able to largely overcome our stutters, and while they're still *with us*, they barely present at all....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationHope & Motivation