Search

postr/StutterMar 14, 2026
3 points

Stuttering in diffrent languages

Stuttering in diffrent languages I'm curious, if you speak more then one language, do you see any differences between how you speak in each of them? I'm Polish and I speak English. I feel like I stut...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2026
8 points

I believe this is because reading by yourself is not a form of communication. *You* aren't trying to communicate message to anyone or anything, not even yourself. Your eyes are doing that for you. S...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Propositionality & WeightAvoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
postr/StutterMar 13, 2026
6 points

Personal Experience

Personal Experience I noticed something strange with my stammering. When I read aloud alone, my speech is much more fluent. But when talking to someone, blocks appear immediately. Does anyone else e...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilityBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2026
1 points

You should totally do it! It’s weird how much more fluent I am in stream than I am at work or with friends. It’s still definitely there, but no where near as much...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2026
7 points

What he is referring to I probably a delayed auditory feedback device, which is worn like a hearing aid. It tricks your brain into believing that you are speaking in unison with another person, which ...

Therapy & ProfessionalCauses & Variability
Assistive DevicesSituational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2026
3 points

I would seek get him in therapy, meditation and breathe work. perhaps assisted alternative medicinal therapy. Perhaps he wants the attention and needs people to feel sorry for him. I don't know his ...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Seeking TherapyMindfulness & BreathingSituational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2026
1 points

Been looking into supplements for anxiety around speaking situations. Tried ashwagandha alone first and noticed a difference after about three weeks with my overall tension. Started taking MEO Nutriti...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityAnxiety & Social JudgmentFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2026
2 points

Funny story, I knew I became fully fluent in my second language when I started stuttering in it. How good is your English? I've studied second language acquisition professionally and I think Steven ...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Situational VariabilityResearch & Resources
postr/StutterMar 9, 2026
3 points

Why do I stutter in my native language, but not in English?

Why do I stutter in my native language, but not in English? I know it's not a speech impediment because I didn't use to stutter as a kid when I spoke Spanish. From high school to early college is when...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2026
1 points

I've never had much success with just l-theanine and ashwaganda alone but I think the GABA neurotransmitter is the key neurotransmitter in the speech center of the brain. I've found this to be a mirac...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Situational VariabilityHelpful Med OutcomesRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
postr/StutterMar 7, 2026
3 points

Question for group. Had a minor medical procedure yesterday, and can't talk, or whisper or make any sound for 3 days. Would you consider this a relaxing break from talking or super frustrating?

Question for group. Had a minor medical procedure yesterday, and can't talk, or whisper or make any sound for 3 days. Would you consider this a relaxing break from talking or super frustrating? ...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2026
1 points

I try to switch words. That's kinda automatic Words that I speak terrible in one language feel easier in another. Helps me sometimes. (I can speak three languages)...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2026
1 points

What will surprise you is as your fluency increases in english you will be likely to stammer. It's to do with different areas of the brain as you learn a language and music....

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainSituational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2026
1 points

Yes me too. In fact the weaker my command over a language th more I stutter 🤷🏽‍♂️...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2026
2 points

I find English has some musicality in it and that helps? it's not a flat language like Spanish, I stutter a lot in Spanish but people hardly notices when I speak English...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2026
2 points

Me too, and i think it's because i don't speak in english so often.. so my memory does not contain any past situations where i stuttered in words except in my native language...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2026
2 points

This is probably why I don't stutter at work, there's usually music playing in the background or in the car because the radio is on. I had never really thought about it because I don't always stutt...

Causes & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Situational VariabilityAssistive Devices
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2026
2 points

That's so interesting how our minds work that simply listening to music or in your case a podcast can change how you speak. ...

Causes & Variability
Situational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2026
2 points

I just said that to a friend today. Having one earbud in playing something or just the muffling of surrounding sounds helps my stutter a ton. Sounds throw me off bad when I speak, like I’ll be fluent ...

Therapy & ProfessionalCauses & Variability
Assistive DevicesSituational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2026
3 points

I’m so glad to have stumbled across your comment— I’ve been stuttering A LOT lately (mostly blocking with minimal repetition), like to the point I feel like I need to mention I have a stutter, which I...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionEnergy & Biological Rhythms+1 more