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commentr/StutterDec 21, 2025
6 points

1. When someone thinks you talk the way you do because of any other reason than stuttering. (Inebriated, nervous, unsure, medical issues, etc.) 2. After 3. Awareness. I’ve found most awkward situati...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStigma & BullyingEnvironmental Triggers
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2025
1 points

There is no single global statistic that definitively states "X% of all stutterers are mouth breathers." However, clinical studies have found a significant overlap between the two conditions, particul...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological Rhythms+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2025
2 points

This is so interesting. I wonder how many people with a stutter are also mouth breathers or have allergies. Anyone else? ...

Causes & Variability
Energy & Biological RhythmsEnvironmental Triggers
postr/StutterDec 11, 2025
3 points

A theory of mine about why singing and rhythmical/melodic speaking doesn't get affected by stuttering disorder

A theory of mine about why singing and rhythmical/melodic speaking doesn't get affected by stuttering disorder ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainEnvironmental TriggersPropositionality & Weight+1 more
postr/stutteringDec 11, 2025
3 points

A theory of mine about why singing and rhythmical/melodic speaking doesn't get affected by stuttering disorder

A theory of mine about why singing and rhythmical/melodic speaking doesn't get affected by stuttering disorder Brain's typical laterality for speech production goes like this: The right hemisphere tak...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainEnvironmental TriggersPropositionality & Weight+1 more
postr/StutterDec 2, 2025
9 points

I found these tips in some sub, originally in Spanish, from a speech therapist.

I found these tips in some sub, originally in Spanish, from a speech therapist. I figured it wouldn’t hurt to leave them here in case they’re useful to anyone. 1. **Diaphragmatic breathing:** ALWAYS...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesEnvironmental TriggersMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2025
1 points

It’s nothing new. We all know what environment is benevolent, what not. And PWS are vulnerable to this. The problem is that we cannot live in sanitised environment all the time....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Environmental TriggersStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 15, 2025
2 points

I appreciate the advice. I have tried to DM online in the past, but it's just not the same. One of my more difficult stuttering triggers is not being able to see who I'm talking to. It turns my blocks...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Environmental TriggersAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2025
2 points

I appreciate your advice. I think an air purifier is expensive, but I will try to save up for it....

Causes & Variability
Environmental Triggers
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2025
1 points

Put air purifier in your house or room, if you can afford. Breathing exercise should help but you can't stop yourself breathing bad air. AQI of country is out of your control, you can not change peopl...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Environmental TriggersMindfulness & Breathing
postr/StutterNov 6, 2025
5 points

BAD Air Quality index is severly effecting my Speech

BAD Air Quality index is severly effecting my Speech Hi, I am from Pakistan, and as you guys already know, the AQI in South Asian countries is extremely bad; below 50 AQI is safe for health, and AQI b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringRepetitions & ProlongationsStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2025
2 points

Maybe you need to change your circumstances. You need to find a place you're comfortable. I feel more at ease in Asia, for example, than I do in the west. I stutter far more in London than I do in...

Causes & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Environmental TriggersQuality of Life
commentr/StutterNov 4, 2025
1 points

Overthinking can certainly cause stress. I would think there's a healthy balance between a spontaneous speech and an overthought one. When I have to read something out loud, I get into character, and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightEnvironmental Triggers+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 27, 2025
20 points

When you read alone, your brain isn’t under social pressure, isn’t over-monitoring itself, and isn’t juggling unpredictable feedback — so speech becomes automatic, rhythmic, and fluent. No audience =...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Environmental TriggersAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 27, 2025
2 points

I remember reading alone, hitting a stutter and just easily continuing on.  It was like a quick surprise, pause, and continued without a second thought probably because there was no pressure at all.  ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Experiential AssociationEnvironmental TriggersTrauma & Psychological+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 27, 2025
2 points

Perhaps because you’re not “overly self monitoring” your speech as much when there’s background noise happening at the same time. Essentially, the background noise distracts the overactive monitoring...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringEnvironmental Triggers
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2025
3 points

It 100% is a thing. The actor Emily Blunt speaks about how her stuttering became much worse during and after pregnancy....

Causes & Variability
Environmental TriggersEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
2 points

i avoid talking when in a shopping centre or loud place. i have auditory processing issues and it makes it so much harder to articulate when i cant properly understand what the other person is saying....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionEnvironmental TriggersNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterSep 30, 2025
1 points

If I'm having a bad day of stuttering, then I'll continue to stutter on my own, or talking to my pets....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Experiential AssociationEnvironmental Triggers
postr/StutterSep 24, 2025
6 points

Did you stutter less with the masks in 2020?

Did you stutter less with the masks in 2020? I feel like I was more fluent with the Covid masks. I worked as a teacher (I get more fluent as the year goes on) and retail at a jewelry store during this...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentEnvironmental Triggers