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postr/StutterNov 7, 2016
5 points

Stuttering when speaking another language/stuttering on certain letters.

Stuttering when speaking another language/stuttering on certain letters. So, like most of you I imagine, I've stuttered since I started talking. Over the years, I've managed to really beat it down, an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesSituational VariabilityRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterNov 3, 2016
11 points

Has anyone else experienced stuttering only when speaking a 2nd language?

Has anyone else experienced stuttering only when speaking a 2nd language? [deleted]...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
postr/StutterOct 31, 2016
2 points

Research on meditation and yoga's effects on fluency

Research on meditation and yoga's effects on fluency Hey y'all! I'm conducting some research as part of my graduate school program on how meditation and yoga practices might (or might not) influence f...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Mindfulness & BreathingSituational VariabilityQuality of Life
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2016
3 points

Passed IELTS a few years ago. First of all, I made sure to get as much points as possible for other parts of the test. When I met my speaking examinator I told him about the stutter (it was pretty obv...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2016
1 points

I have a couple thoughts. 1) It's your wedding so you can do what you want. As long as you're willing to go against tradition there are no rules saying you have to say vows any specific way (or eve...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Preparation & RehearsalSituational VariabilitySelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterOct 6, 2016
1 points

Swearing helped me. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that Samuel Jackson used stuttering to overcome his stutter ...

Causes & Variability
Strategic Swearing/CursingSituational Variability
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2016
1 points

Maybe I'm late to the party, but I had dolphin therapy when I was like 8 years old. Basically, for 2 weeks I would swim with a dolphin every day for an hour. I still stutter though. It had some effect...

Causes & VariabilityParent & Caregiver
Situational VariabilityTreatment Decisions
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2016
1 points

I'm European so English is my second language and I am almost perfectly fluent when speaking to myself in English. I don't know how or why, but I can flawlessly say any word or tricky letter when I'm ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilityRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterSep 30, 2016
1 points

Any time I have to read from a script, I stutter a lot. If I am saying what I want to say, I rarely stutter at all....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2016
3 points

The last time I went to visit my grandmother (who was terminally ill due to cancer) I had an entire conversation with her without stuttering. She even commented on it. ...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterSep 25, 2016
2 points

Funny! I'm less likely to stutter when I'm doing silly accents, too. A lot of those things where your brain doesn't recognize your voice as being your own....

Causes & Variability
Situational VariabilityRoles & Performance
postr/StutterSep 25, 2016
7 points

What are your weird moments of (nearly) perfect fluency?

What are your weird moments of (nearly) perfect fluency? Because I noticed recently that if I'm wearing headphones and listening to someone speak on loud volume (a podcast, a gaming streamer, a review...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Situational VariabilityHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2016
1 points

Same here. Never worked when it was mental. But saying hello continuously in public is kinda weird though lol. But, whatever helps man....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2016
1 points

I remember this annoying shit. You have a thought in your brain and the mechanics in your mouth just lock up for no reason. I cured that by saying intro phrases that were easy for me to say. For exa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2016
2 points

You are not communicating when you are talking to yourself alone. Which means it's a low stress activity where you don't hit your speechsystems stuttering threshold. Do you stutter when you record y...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Situational VariabilityAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterSep 9, 2016
6 points

Something that is helping

Something that is helping So, I'm now 30 and I've had a stutter and a stammer for as long as I can remember. It's been my nemesis and my friend over the years, and over the last few years - I've start...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & SubstancesSocial & Relationships
Situational VariabilityEnergy & Biological RhythmsHelpful Med Outcomes+1 more
postr/StutterSep 6, 2016
1 points

Do you stutter in your dreams or are you fluent in them?

Do you stutter in your dreams or are you fluent in them? ...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2016
2 points

i realized i start off a lot of sentences with "So..." or "well..." and other opening phrases because it's easy for me to launch into talking with a phrase that's easy for me to say. sometimes, i st...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2016
3 points

Actually no. I worked in sales in my late teens And had to answer phones every day. And one day i just answered the phone one day with a morning radio shock jock voice one day and i was completely flu...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2016
2 points

Strangers i can barely talk. Acquaintances i cant talk with few impediments. Close friends i can talk fairly fluent. Extended family i can talk with few impediments. Immediate family i can barely ta...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability