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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2014
2 points

Thank you for sharing, I'm a fellow mild-stutter my self and I completely agree with every one of your points. While I do not have it as bad as others, we all have our bad days and on those days, I ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationSadness & HopelessnessHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2014
1 points

I'm 30 yrs old. Still stutter but now I can mask it really well. I can switch phrases really fast and I have a blocking stutter most of the time where it's at the beginning of phrases or words with ce...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2014
1 points

Well it defiantly improved dramatically. My stutter was never horrible but i had a lot of problems with blocks and i had some pretty bad days. Since the program my speech has gotten significantly bett...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Fluency TechniquesHope & MotivationEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2014
1 points

Ok, so I'm a mechanical engineer. When I was a senior, my partner and I had to give a presentation on a project we had been working on for the past few weeks. I remember stuttering badly through the w...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
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commentr/StutterOct 23, 2014
1 points

Old people don't stutter as much as they did when younger. Coming from my personal experience speaking to older people at a NSA conference....

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commentr/StutterOct 23, 2014
1 points

Once you reach adulthood the chances are very slim you will grow out of it. Think I've read somewhere only 5% does, while the rest remaining lifelong stutterers. ...

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commentr/StutterOct 23, 2014
5 points

I'm 24 and it's gotten worse and has effected job opportunities. I am doing a 3 week intensive therapy program. I thought I would grow out of it or figure it out as well, but i never did....

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Employment & CareerSeverity & FluctuationSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2014
1 points

It depends on the severity of your stuttering. If you're like me and stutter severly (block on every word) and everything you say takes a very long time (a sentence can take up to a minute to get out ...

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Severity & FluctuationQuality of LifeLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2014
1 points

>some kind of thing every stutterer experiences it is, more or less. adding to the above: if you haven't seen a _speech therapist_, perhaps now would be a good time to go....

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Severity & FluctuationSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2014
1 points

For me it's the opposite. When i'm with friends or family it's usually worse, because i don't really care if i stutter or not. But with random people, i guess my adrenaline starts pumping and i stutt...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2014
2 points

For most stutterers stuttering is very circumstantial. I'm one of the stutterers who stutters the same amount in every situation. ...

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commentr/StutterOct 8, 2014
2 points

This is absolutely typical. Stuttering is dynamic (it changes) and multifactorial (lots of things influence it). Stuttering is also highly individual, so which factors exacerbate stuttering in per...

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Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2014
2 points

Yeah its completely normal. When your hanging with friends you don't care if you stutter, versus at work you might care it will effect your job performance or something....

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Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2014
10 points

Pretty much the same for me. When I am able to speak without stuttering it happens by accident. If I concentrate on my speech I am more likely to stutter. If I'm with friends feeling relaxed I quite r...

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Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2014
5 points

Does your manager(s) know about your stutter? I mean it sucks, but some tasks just aren't suited for stutterers, like answering phones or speaking over a microphone. Blocks can be very transient. What...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterOct 2, 2014
1 points

I also have a mild stutter that goes in cycles. As a college freshman, I find solace in that everyone on campus has had or is having an awkward experience just like mine, whatever it is. Often, my stu...

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commentr/StutterSep 25, 2014
2 points

My experience as severe stutterer is sadly different. On my worst days I require alot of patience and there are many people in todays society that don't have that. Everyone is always busy and in a rus...

Causes & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationQuality of Life
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2014
1 points

As a researcher, I'm interested in mechanisms ... do you have a guess for why reduced stuttering results in increased confidence? Is stuttering severity more salient to 'confidence' than stuttering ...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2014
4 points

It's interesintg because I've experienced brief spells of confidence and I also experience brief spells of fluency, they are not the same thing and for me, one doesn't necessarily have something to do...

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Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2014
2 points

i actually don't get the comparison between "chaotic music" and stutter at all. the elements of the analogy seem to be on rather different levels. the confidence thing seems to bring the two a bit cl...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionSeverity & Fluctuation