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commentr/StutterJul 14, 2015
2 points

I dont understand what you're trying to say. Are you more fluent now? Are you struggling because of how difficult stuttering was when you were young?...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2015
1 points

Bad habits really catch up with you after you are 40. Edit: I am more self-conscious about my looks but less self-conscious about my stutter. If someone wants to make fun of me, that is their issue...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2015
1 points

Most people I know got (far) less self conscious about their looks as they got older. Why is it opposite for you? ...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2015
2 points

I have stuttered terribly since I was 5. It pretty much went away in my 20s and 30s but now it has come back. Why? Self-esteem. I am feeling very self conscious about my looks since I am getting o...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2015
1 points

It will be our first year going. My 11yo has a severe stutter and my 9yo has a mild one. ...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterJun 23, 2015
6 points

Does studying foreign language help?

Does studying foreign language help? I spent 3 weeks in continental Europe then 2 weeks studying German and just returned from a weekend in Montreal and my speech is the best it has ever been in my en...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Situational VariabilitySeverity & FluctuationHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2015
1 points

It may be easy to forget in superfluos situations such as asking for directions, but in formal events is our worst handicap. ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2015
3 points

I apologize for making it seem that way. I didn't mean to belittle stuttering. As someone who has had a moderate stutter all my life (and most of my family members do as well), I completely understand...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2015
2 points

I really like your attitude and advice, but disagree with calling a speech impairment a minor thing. Communication is such an important aspect of life that too many people take for granted. When you h...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 3, 2015
1 points

I can't give you an estimate. That depends on how much work you are willing to put into improving your speech and how bad your timing problem with speech is. There is no cure because the cause of st...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Genetic & Family FactorsSeverity & FluctuationFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 3, 2015
1 points

> So try to lower your expectations. What percentage of control/management is possible? 70-80%? And why do people say there's no cure? ...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Severity & FluctuationFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 3, 2015
2 points

Stuttering, a self-help guide is what you are looking for. http://www.amazon.com/Stuttering-Kenneth-Mylott-M-S-CCC-SLP-ebook/dp/B0017J6XIQ There is no cure for stuttering, the best you can hope for i...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Severity & FluctuationAdvice RequestsFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2015
2 points

Thanks for the comment. Regarding anxiety and how it affects speech, I feel like there's a happy medium where you're anxious enough to be "conscious" of stuttering, but not so much so that you're pa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2015
1 points

Why do you feel that stutters are annoying to the people to listen to? Have people told you that or is it based on you feel when you listen to someone else stutter? In my experience only a small minor...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMay 22, 2015
6 points

How to deal with a bad stuttering period

How to deal with a bad stuttering period Since four weeks my speech has been awful. I feel like I have zero control over it and block on nearly every single word. All the tools I've acquired in my yea...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2015
1 points

Well I guess I've never heard of taking thiamine (vitamin B-1) as a treatment for stuttering, but I've been googling it just now. If it works, more power to you. But I'll remain skeptical for the mome...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionGenetic & Family Factors+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2015
1 points

This is one of those situations where it's best just to ask the person instead of asking a bunch of anonymous strangers on the internet. Everyone is different. For example, I usually don't mind it th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2015
5 points

I don't think there's really anything that helps. Stuttering has neither a known cure nor a known cause. If you find something that helps, by all means go for it, but it may just be a placebo effect. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2015
2 points

Was pretty good. Went trucking with my friend, and we seriously talked non-stop for 3 days. Talked from everything from car engines to growing up to women. Barely even recall much stuttering (but I d...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2015
3 points

Doing what I do no matter how my speech is. Time goes forward, nobody really cares about your block and repetitions- they are too concerned about their own problems. ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAuthenticity vs. Masking