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commentr/StutterMar 12, 2022
1 points

I had this exact same discovery when I started going on nights out regularly from 18. When I went to university I also went through a phase of taking mdma and cocaine on nights out, which also improve...

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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2022
1 points

It has a very similar effect on me. Be very mindful of this and try your best to limit it as much as you can, and NEVER drink by yourself...

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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2022
2 points

Not very good, as I often embarrass myself, which is indirectly linked to my stutter. My stutter causes social anxiety which either makes me awkward or say dumb things, or in a very odd manner, and t...

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commentr/StutterMar 7, 2022
3 points

Alcohol 1000% makes me stutter less. I also get nervous about that— like if I had wine instead of coffee in the morning I prob would stutter sooo much less. It turns off the part of my brain where I’m...

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commentr/StutterMar 7, 2022
3 points

In my experience, alcohol was diminishing results. First time I drank was the first time I was ever fluent in my life. I had similar thoughts to those you expressed. But each time I drank, the benefi...

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postr/StutterMar 7, 2022
8 points

Recently discovered that I barely stutter when I'm drinking, and I'm a bit scared at what this could lead to.

Recently discovered that I barely stutter when I'm drinking, and I'm a bit scared at what this could lead to. So, I was recently at a recruitment even where I was drinking pretty heavily. I was speaki...

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postr/StutterMar 4, 2022
7 points

The Thiamin Protocol

The Thiamin Protocol Found some articles online that talk about how pws may have a thiamin deficiency which contributes to their stutter and how this can be treated by supplementing thiamin + magnesiu...

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postr/StutterFeb 28, 2022
7 points

Do you believe your stutter impacts your ability to make friends/fit into social groups?

Do you believe your stutter impacts your ability to make friends/fit into social groups? I feel like it has impacted me to a great extent, as on my rare fully fluent days, I do much better socially. ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2022
1 points

I get what you mean, but it is difficult to invest my self-confidence in a particular area of my life, even though I'd love to, given the fact I already invest a lot of time into going to the gym, and...

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commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2022
1 points

In recent times, I noticed that alcohol makes my stammer significantly worse but a couple of years ago it had the opposite effect. In fact I used to purposely drink more on nights out to pluck up the ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2022
5 points

Congrats on your speech therapy success. I am 39 and i have what i rate as a mild to severe stutter. I would say its def more severe around people of authority and when i want to talk about something ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2022
1 points

Good idea, will definitely let will let a girl know if I am drunk that I am usually not this fluent. It will also take the pressure off me as well when I am sober which would in turn increase my flu...

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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2022
2 points

Interesting. I have noticed that recently for me, drinking doesn't cure my stutter quite as much as it used to, and sometimes I still continue to stutter even when I am drunk Can you explain in furth...

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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2022
2 points

I very rarely drink. but when I do I am almost completely fluent. Exactly the reason why I drink rarely, because I would become addicted so fast and I have family who died from alcoholism...

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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2022
2 points

makes it worse generally. when I was way younger before I had any kind of control the first drink helped reduce the struggle but anything over a couple and I'm basically mute....

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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2022
4 points

It’s a coin flip for me. Either I forget I have a stutter or I clam up and can’t say a single word. It adds a level of mystery to drinking...

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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2022
6 points

Early on in my experience with drinking, alcohol improved my fluency. But my stutter adapted to alcohol. Be wary of what works today, for it may contribute to the problem tomorrow. I achieved fluen...

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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2022
10 points

The effect of alcohol makes it significantly better but I wouldn’t say it cures it. Under the influence I’m not as self conscious. I’ll say anything. Whenever I think too much about what I want to say...

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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2022
2 points

You have to be disciplined on how frequently it is a clutch. But letting someone know while tipsy is easier....

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postr/StutterFeb 26, 2022
14 points

What effect does alcohol have on you and your stutter?

What effect does alcohol have on you and your stutter? For me, a little bit somewhat reduces my stutter, but enough of it gets rid of it altogether, although only while I am still VERY drunk. I usual...

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