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commentr/StutterJan 7, 2026
4 points

I find that "warming up my voice" before I need to speak really does help with flow. Like I'll force myself to have a chatty morning before I give a presentation, for example. That helps me figure out...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2026
1 points

Three simple rules are the foundation of resolution. Don't worry, everyone has something. Stay fit, it's important for nonverbal communication, and speak slowly. These are the foundations. You put the...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2026
1 points

 When I'm anxious, my stutter gets worse and I feel like I hold so much of that anxious tension in my upper body, including my throat and voice. You sound like a guy who knows his body well. Id focus ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Preparation & RehearsalAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
1 points

That lines up with my experience, sleep quality makes a massive difference and when it’s off everything feels harder cognitively. I’ve noticed supplements only help when the basics like sleep are dial...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Energy & Biological RhythmsHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2026
7 points

100% agree. It’s incredible how badly sleep deprivation can affect our stutter....

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Energy & Biological RhythmsHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2026
10 points

Generally, when I have a week of excellent sleep, sleeping 8 or 9 hours and consuming 500mg of caffeine, I hardly stutter at all. But when I'm sleep-deprived, my brain simply doesn't work, and I stutt...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Energy & Biological RhythmsHelpful Med OutcomesSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterJan 4, 2026
5 points

Supplements to reduce and control stuttering

Supplements to reduce and control stuttering This post will be about experiences with medications or supplements that have reduced stuttering. Share your experiences so we can all help each other. In ...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Stimulants & CaffeineRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Harmful Med Outcomes+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2026
1 points

If your son is 5, and started stuttering - this sounds much like the beginning of my stuttering "career" (m/43). It is pretty normal (IMO) to have a bad week or two. fluency can come and go. It can be...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Cycles & RandomnessEnergy & Biological RhythmsOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterJan 4, 2026
5 points

Does playing videogames enhance your speech?

Does playing videogames enhance your speech? During winter sale on steam, i purchased hi-fi rush, and spent plenty of time as yhe game itself seemed fun and addictive. It was the only game i was play...

Causes & Variability
Severity & FluctuationEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2026
9 points

Add never calling in sick to work even when you’re super ill, because you don’t want to talk on the phone....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2026
0 points

As for mine, as well as others that I know of, we struggle with breathing during exercise as well, not just talking, and it can very in intensity throughout the day pending on the upward pressure and ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Energy & Biological RhythmsPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2026
0 points

Just linking a pattern that many of us stutterers have, it seems that short-waisted people with high upward intra abdominal pressure are more at risk for breathing and speech issues especially if they...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainEnergy & Biological RhythmsPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2026
3 points

It’s never too late it just takes doing small things everyday going to the gym helps me as well as giving myself permission to stutter and not beating myself up over it...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & PrideEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterDec 31, 2025
3 points

Compared to you, I’m ancient, but my stutter is also almost completely gone. When I was your age there was no internet, no reddit, no messaging, and no AI. If I was your age and had to redo things o...

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postr/StutterDec 27, 2025
4 points

Cluttering help:(

Cluttering help:( I'm 15 years old and I think I recently or possibly last year developed a speech impediment called cluttering. I speak too fast, my words mash together, I sometimes stutter at the st...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Repetitions & ProlongationsAvoidance & SubstitutionEnergy & Biological Rhythms
postr/StutterDec 24, 2025
10 points

I only occasionally get a very bad stutter. How do i keep from wanting to bang my head into a wall every time I try to speak?

I only occasionally get a very bad stutter. How do i keep from wanting to bang my head into a wall every time I try to speak? Sorry if my words dont make sense, I’m dealing with several cognitive issu...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Frustration & AngerBlocks & StoppagesEnergy & Biological Rhythms+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 23, 2025
1 points

Do you spend more time outdoors in the warmer months? Getting more sunlight = more natural vitamin D. You might be deficient? Ever been checked?...

Causes & Variability
Situational VariabilityEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2025
7 points

Every stuttering is different, but what may work for everyone is good and quality sleep, rest, being hydrated, excluding social media and other types of garbage content intake (especially doomscrol...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Energy & Biological RhythmsHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterDec 20, 2025
25 points

My experience with stuttering and how it affected my mental health

My experience with stuttering and how it affected my mental health As far as I can remember, I’ve always stuttered. I was born in a country where almost no one is aware of stuttering, so my parents di...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentTrauma & Psychological+3 more
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