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commentr/StutterAug 14, 2014
4 points

Very interesting! I like your deconstruction and analysis. I instantly knew what you were talking about, I just had never said it or thoroughly examined it. Often times in the morning I am more fluent...

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterAug 5, 2014
1 points

I usually become less fluent when I am sleep deprived. I don't know much about sleep science, but when ever I pull all-nighters there is usually a period - around 9-12 in the morning - where I get lik...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2014
2 points

I have observed the same. I am a 21 year old computer science student, and when under the pressure of a deadline and heavily sleep deprived for a week (finals), I care less about speaking to others b...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2014
2 points

hahaha though blocking is never consistent, stress will make it a ton worse. I've been insanely stressed lately and my stuttering has gotten a lot worse, while my stuttering is non existent when I fee...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2014
1 points

When you are drinking your mind becomes relaxed. I can remember meeting a lot of nice girls in my younger years while drinking, having the time of my life. I could never call them while sober due to m...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Stress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2014
4 points

You don't stutter when you're drunk the same reason you woke up with that tribal tattoo on your face; alcohol affects neurotransmitters (GABA/Glutamate/Dopamine) in the brain that regulate how you fee...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Stress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2014
3 points

This is like my entire life. I also get a feeling when i'm blocking that I can't explain and when O am at places where I am preoccupied(like work), the feeling persists and it becomes constant. I attr...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightMedication Inquiries
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2014
2 points

Well meditation helps calm me and the calmer I am the easier it is to speak but that doesn't affect my fluency, it affects my tension/anxiety which affects my fluency. Also, have you been regularly...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2014
2 points

Confidence, belief and familiarisation is everything. Once you get pumped up and get that belief you can speak, then you'll most probably talk fluently. I've had instances where I've been extremely pu...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Hope & MotivationStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2014
3 points

[This](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVrnTNpVe5I) Alan Watts recording is the first thing that got me into it. Since then I've tried guided meditation, been to a local Zen temple, but mostly just me...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2014
1 points

Maybe it is, I don't know. All I know is after a while of using "My name is-" I'm able to introduce myself without beginning with that. I can now say, "Jim" or "I'm Jim." without issue, in public, i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2014
1 points

yeah especially with silent blocks, past speech problems get mentally reinforced. i had trouble saying the word relationship for a while but i got over it eventually. your doctor is treating stutterin...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2014
2 points

Do nofap (search this on reddit) with daily excerscise and cold showers!!! My longest streak of nofap was 15 days and I already felt ridiculous changes. I started feeling more confident, happy and mos...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2014
2 points

Well i think the vast majority of people (stutterers included) are experts in breathing. we've been doing it perfectly well all our lives. But sometimes we can interfere with the breathing process as ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2014
1 points

I find i stutter and block a lot, If I have to stop/think about what I want to say or the flow of speech stops. And if there's nerves about, worse it is. But times when I'm doing things i enjoy, out ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 4, 2014
1 points

i think if anxiety causes it they can help a lot. plus it depends on the type of disfluency. blockers and people with repititions often have totally different factors to account for and treat...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Stress & Fight/FlightAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2014
2 points

Before i say anything else, i need to say this. I am a student - please forgive me for what im about to say. my life is stressfull. It will be so for the next few months as i do some important exams...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2014
1 points

For me, it's definitely when I'm not sleeping well. I suffer from pretty gnarly seasonal allergies that have me coughing and sneezing so hard when I am asleep that it wakes me up. I toss and turn an...

Causes & Variability
Energy & Biological RhythmsStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2014
1 points

wow this is like inverse broscience lol. what will make you stutter less in relation to jackin it if anything is the relaxation and release of stress lol. if you use the same logic, deprive yourself o...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2014
1 points

The great release of dopamine in the brain due to masturbation or other sexual activity MIGHT have a negative effect to our speech...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/Flight