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commentr/StutterOct 6, 2013
1 points

When adults have strokes, and the left hemisphere is affected, the right hemisphere allows them to swear. I suspect your right hemisphere is helping...nevermind the additional emotion circumventing ba...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological
postr/StutterSep 15, 2013
3 points

Is it really stuttering?

Is it really stuttering? Recently I had this thought - I am really stuttering? I have been to some speech therapists and psychologists and I must say that the latter helped me the most. Plus I have al...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Medicalization / NeurodiversityTrauma & PsychologicalAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2013
1 points

I'm about your age ,and within the last year I have developed a stutter as well. It's mild, but it's very much there and interferes with my daily life. Upon researching it, I have discovered that it i...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2013
3 points

Stuttering SLP here, resurgence of [recovered] stuttering is exceedingly rare--in fact unheard of except in cases of neurological trauma. I'm suspect of a psychogenic cause of stuttering, it also bein...

Causes & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Neurological & BrainTrauma & PsychologicalSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2013
1 points

Thanks, I was looking into seeing a neurologist. I joke with my girlfriend because there's a scene in "Big Daddy" where the little boy Julian says something about developing a stutter and he goes "...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterApr 10, 2013
14 points

There and (on my way) Back Again, my story

There and (on my way) Back Again, my story I'm new to this subreddit, and I have these last few hours read a few of your life stories and it has really touched me. I have never really spoken out about...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterMar 30, 2013
1 points

a friend of mine (29yr old) lost his brother in an accident. he's started stuttering.

a friend of mine (29yr old) lost his brother in an accident. he's started stuttering. My question for you guys is... is he probably aware of this? should I mention it? is there anything I can do? I ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Trauma & PsychologicalOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2013
2 points

I wish my cousin didnt scare me when i was a little kid. Thats where my stutter probably came. But i dont know for sure....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Trauma & PsychologicalOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2013
2 points

sounds strange to start that late.any changes in your life before (tests,graduation,work-related stuff,death,shock....)? have you been checked for neurological complications/diseases?any history of tu...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainTrauma & Psychological
postr/StutterJan 15, 2013
1 points

Has anyone else here developed a stutter?

Has anyone else here developed a stutter? Hi, I'm new here and just testing the waters and thought I'd ask if anyone else has had a similar experience to me. My speech difficulties are a relatively ne...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringTrauma & Psychological+3 more
postr/StutterOct 31, 2012
1 points

A small victory

A small victory I've had a moderate to severe stutter (depending on the day) since I was 7 years old. Recently the lady who trained me at my current job left, leaving me to take over some of her respo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesTrauma & PsychologicalEmployment & Career
postr/StutterAug 29, 2012
7 points

I am currently a speech-pathology grad student and need your help....

I am currently a speech-pathology grad student and need your help.... I am currently taking a course on stuttering treatment and assessment. The course includes a field project in which we go out in ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2012
1 points

I completely agree. He doesn't say that it all stuttering caused by emotional/mental trauma, so I should have phrased my earlier comment differently. ...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2012
2 points

I'm glad you are enjoying the book. However any author that thinks that stuttering is caused by mental or emotional trauma and is therefore entirely psychological is suspect. The research literature ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Trauma & PsychologicalNeurological & BrainAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterJan 18, 2012
1 points

I have stuttered my whole life.

I have stuttered my whole life. So I have stuttered my whole life and since I was about 7, ( as early as I can remember ) I always spell out words and sentences in my head and I picture them in my hea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Overthinking & MonitoringExperiential AssociationTrauma & Psychological+3 more