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commentr/StutterJan 10, 2017
1 points

I guess we're opening a can of worms. It was terrible! I went through a period where I could not communicate with others. It was that bad. Reducing anxiety helped me. I still stutter, but not like I d...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2017
1 points

Lack of detail.. Yes it was. .this topic is exhausting to me, and hard to talk about even now at 42. It hurt me. However, I got over it. Verbally not mentally. My advice is so simplistic, but it is ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2017
6 points

That's dismissing all the scientific science out there. Anxiety aggravates stuttering, but isn't it's root cause....

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2017
3 points

Nope. Baaaad idea. Alcohol helps you to disconnect from your mind (especially from damaging thoughts). But doing something like meditation can achieve the same result......

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2017
5 points

Speech therapy is best thing to start with. A psichologist is good too, not for your stutter but for your self confidence and also to help you with your mother issue, wich I think is important for you...

Therapy & ProfessionalCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Seeking TherapyTrauma & PsychologicalHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2016
1 points

Hm, seems more study is needed, before this can be discussed at length (or not, as it were): >So much for the theory; but is there any empirical evidence that trauma can lead to stammering and/or ...

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Trauma & PsychologicalResearch & Resources
postr/StutterDec 14, 2016
7 points

Starting to stutter at 18

Starting to stutter at 18 I've been quite stressed out recently as my dad is currently being prosecuted for assault against another man. I haven't spoken to him for the past 2 months. I have started u...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentTrauma & PsychologicalFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2016
1 points

> The most vivid memories seems to be the moments in life which we strongly dislike. > You'll have painful flashbacks now, but that will pass. Your mind will give importance to other memories ...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2016
2 points

So, as an update to the original post, I had my first appointment today with the speech pathologist. As a part of the check-in process I had to fill out a list that described what I hoped to achieve ...

Therapy & ProfessionalSpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Seeking TherapyBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2016
2 points

Well... it greatly depends. People like me tend to blame a lot of their issues on stuttering and social anxiety disorder, while others don't seem to mind it at all....

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2016
1 points

The most vivid memories seems to be the moments in life which we strongly dislike. People tend to remember more traumatic experiences than happy experiences. You'll have painful flashbacks now, but th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Experiential AssociationTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2016
2 points

again if you can refute it please do, but since psychogenic stuttering is pretty rare it cant just be dismissed because you believe otherwise. I'd suggest you to look it up. I'm not mixing the two up...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2016
7 points

To be honest scientists have been contradicting eachother over and over again and to be totally honest i think i stutter because of an earlier trauma in childhood so again i kind of connect with her v...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalMedicalization / Neurodiversity
postr/StutterDec 6, 2016
10 points

Do you have flashbacks ?

Do you have flashbacks ? I had a bad interview yesterday. I stuttered all the time and I have painfull flashbacks now. Stutter is a trauma for sure. Edit : I even remember the atmosphere of the scene...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Trauma & PsychologicalExperiential Association
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2016
2 points

Stuttering on purpose to counteract holding back and fear. Costal breathing to give power to the voice, we often are very quite and mumble when we stutter. Our breathing also tends to get very shallo...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFluency TechniquesTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2016
1 points

I've read through research that has said there are 3 components that stutterers do not coordinate: 1) Mechanics 2) Sequencing 3) auditory feedback. 3 separate areas of the brain. I'm assuming med...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringTrauma & PsychologicalFluency Techniques+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2016
6 points

Yeah, this is what I always considered my stutter to be, because it's the only logical explanation. Thanks for the confirmation....

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2016
1 points

I've also heard that it was genetic, and I believe in some people that may be true. In my family the only other person who stutters is the uncle I mentioned earlier, and he is related by marriage. I...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2016
2 points

Indeed it's interesting ! Even something as common as taking a jacuzzi can help me being fluent next day. It's a matter of stress inside your body. Hmm pretty sure the event(s) was all the way back w...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2016
2 points

Thanks for sharing. So do you think you started stuttering because you were exposed to those speech patterns? I think it's genetic. I often wonder how much gaming is affecting stutterers. I'm not a g...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & PsychologicalSchool & Academic Life