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Anything that distracts your mind from fear or takes your mind off the anticipation of stuttering will usually give you temporary relief. This is the main reason why stutterers are sometimes misled b...

I got into the McGuire Method a few years ago and dedicated quite a bit of effort to it. However it was very difficult to follow in the normal course of the day. It appeared to help a bit, for awhile ...

These novelty apps and tricks fool users by altering their stutter for a short while but then their stutter returns when the novelty becomes normalised. I'm sure you mean well but these novelties are...

Just because stutterers don’t stutter along doesn’t eliminate the fact that there is definitely a neurological component in it. Stuttering is a very inconsistent and fluctuating disorder, so of cours...

Does anyone stutter more when around someone else who also stutters?

Does anyone stutter more when around someone else who also stutters? It's bizaar, but it's always the case. When I hear someone else stutter, my speach gets way worse. Anyone else?...

Actually, no. Stuttering is genetic and neurological. We can’t help it. The reason why you’re not stuttering when you’re alone is because stuttering is very inconsistent in nature. It doesn’t typicall...

I think my stutter gets better in the summer

I think my stutter gets better in the summer Like over the summer I worked at a summer kids camp and I barely stuttered at all with the kids even though I was talking to them all the time. But now I s...

Variation of stuttering across different situations

Variation of stuttering across different situations Do you guys stutter less/more in different situations? If so, what do you think causes it? For example I stutter less when I am with my friends. I t...

Covid related

Covid related Hi I just found this group and read a thread about how Covid can cause adult stuttering. I have had a series of brain/eye/blood pressure issues since having Covid 2020. I also have devel...

Glad to hear you found an effective treatment plan. My stutter came about when I was 28. Idk if this is from a head injury I didn’t know about, my chiari malformation I have, or something else. Doctor...

Are you taking note of what you’re eating and/drinking which is making you stutter a lot more? Start a journal to see what activity or meal is causing you to stutter more on the day or on the followi...

There’s a point where the dopamine levels in your brain are at the perfect balance which causes perfect smooth speech. Too high and it causes havoc. Too low and it causes slow sluggish speech. Mastur...

Yes, stuttering is caused by a dysregulated dopaminergic system in the brain, especially in the striatum and basal ganglia (according to PET scans). This is why when you avoid substances which cause ...

Most people on this subreddit have never observed what happens to stuttering days after an action. They think cause and effect have to be immediate to be correlated. I keep getting criticized for sayi...

Just found this sub. I'm very emotional 😭

Just found this sub. I'm very emotional 😭 I can't express how happy discovering this sub has made me. Though, I do use reddit regularly but never thought of finding a sub for stuttering. For me, stut...

Each person has their own unique combination of things that creates their own unique version of stuttering. It's not just one thing that researchers can fix, it's a whole complicated stew of philologi...

Something similar happened to me when I was 12 or 13, but it was during the week. I would speak almost perfectly for a week, and then for another week I couldn't speak at all. Now, at 16, I've settled...

I stutter but it’s better now. When I was a kid (younger than 5), I’d visit my extended maternal family and come back stuttering. Then over time itd get better once I was back with my paternal fam...

Why do i stutter??

Why do i stutter?? Some context: I'm pretty extroverted most of the times, and don't have much social anxiety. I'm a in the 18-20 age (prefer not to post actual age), and i talk fast, and alot. Rece...

Research study: PTSD and stuttering. Your thoughts?

Research study: PTSD and stuttering. Your thoughts? **Research** [**link**](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329280362_Stammering_and_Post-Traumatic_Stress_-Some_food_for_thought): "Stammering...