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commentr/StutterMay 4, 2025
3 points

I hear your desperation, and I want to tell you: the real turning point isn’t about speech tricks or controlling the moment. It’s about how your whole system — body, attention, rhythm — holds itself t...

Speech & StutteringCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Loss of ControlMindfulness & BreathingPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterMay 4, 2025
3 points

It’s true that every stuttering moment can register as micro-trauma, not necessarily because it’s objectively “severe,” but because your nervous system encodes it as a narrowing, a shutdown, a withdra...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Trauma & PsychologicalMindfulness & BreathingPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 2, 2025
1 points

Secondaries are a temporary distraction that work to trick you into initiate speech. Stuttering is an approach avoidance conflict so the secondary helps you initiate your sentence because it provided...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureLoss of ControlMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
postr/StutterApr 30, 2025
10 points

Do yall ever feel like when you talk your talking in a hesitate way like always like it feel like you never talking the way you wanna talk

Do yall ever feel like when you talk your talking in a hesitate way like always like it feel like you never talking the way you wanna talk ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationLoss of Control
postr/StutterApr 28, 2025
5 points

Is stuttering just the way stutterers manifest their anxiety?

Is stuttering just the way stutterers manifest their anxiety? I believe that stuttering for most of us is an anxiety disorder. I believe that everyone has their own way their body manifests & releas...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoss of Control+1 more
postr/StutterApr 28, 2025
20 points

employee with servere stutter

employee with servere stutter hey, I'm not a stutterer but I figured I'd post in here because one of my coworkers has a pretty extreme stutter and I was looking for some advice. I can also take this d...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesLoss of ControlAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
postr/StutterApr 27, 2025
3 points

Really intense migraines and stuttering

Really intense migraines and stuttering I’ve stuttered since I was a child. The first time I got diagnosed with migraines was in 2023 and I got triptans as prescription medications to treat it. The tr...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Trauma & PsychologicalBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations+1 more
postr/StutterApr 27, 2025
5 points

I think we should accept stuttering. so how does acceptance change our subconscious evaluation process just before we speak / stutter?

I think we should accept stuttering. so how does acceptance change our subconscious evaluation process just before we speak / stutter? **Accepting stuttering**: acceptance of stuttering can mean a lot...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingLoss of Control+1 more
postr/StutterApr 25, 2025
4 points

guys pls help me?how did u develop confidence after u embarassed urself?? and how to battle brain freeze and shaking of legs during conversations???

guys pls help me?how did u develop confidence after u embarassed urself?? and how to battle brain freeze and shaking of legs during conversations??? i dont know what to say......facing this problem......

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringCommunity & Support
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoss of Control+2 more
postr/StutterApr 24, 2025
4 points

stutter question: what can I do to stop evaluating for my freeze response?

stutter question: what can I do to stop evaluating for my freeze response? Obviously, when I was around 3 to 8 years old, the **fear of saying my own name** didn’t trigger any kind of approach-avoidan...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Loss of ControlAnticipating StutteringFeared Words & Names+2 more
postr/StutterApr 23, 2025
17 points

My stutter makes me feel so helpless and incapable during interviews

My stutter makes me feel so helpless and incapable during interviews I’ve had jobs in the past and what not but it feels so incredibly soul-crushing to be in an interview and be stuttering so much to ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSpeech & Stuttering
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & CareerFrustration & Anger+2 more
postr/StutterApr 22, 2025
3 points

What CAUSES stuttering? (according to a master student in Neuropsychology)

What CAUSES stuttering? (according to a master student in Neuropsychology) This is my attempt to summarize [this ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/pfzm0h/stuttering_is_not_a_problem_of_speec...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainTrauma & PsychologicalOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 12, 2025
0 points

That’s….not how it works tho. I’m able to shove past blocks sometimes by speaking forcefully, which completely changes the message. If words come out 10 seconds after I want them to, I may be inte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionLoss of Control
commentr/StutterApr 9, 2025
1 points

Thanks again for your feedback—it’s appreciated! I noticed that your comments focused on a specific element, namely the reference to "a speech (motor) plan execution" difficulty as a type of breakdown...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainBlocks & StoppagesLoss of Control
commentr/StutterApr 9, 2025
1 points

:( All the time! What's worse, i can be on a roll talking, no issues at all! But, if i get interrupted!! :( It's like someone just through a wrench in my mental/verbal gears! My mind stops... i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & StoppagesLoss of Control
commentr/StutterApr 8, 2025
1 points

Typical Stuttering is the brain's inability to adequately process the speaker's normal voice as they speak. The brain dysfunction is the cause and the stuttering is the effect. Standard stuttering th...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainMedicalization / NeurodiversityLoss of Control
commentr/StutterApr 8, 2025
1 points

>*"Here is a link to her completed thesis for download."* Woaw this is really interesting! I've copied the **Summary** below for anyone who wants to read it. **Abstract:** Stuttering is commonly de...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainPropositionality & WeightMedicalization / Neurodiversity+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 4, 2025
1 points

I drank some vodka before my online interview with a law firm and it was a huge mistake. I completely lost control of my mouth and was blocking on every word and sweating so damn much. Don’t do it 😭...

Meds & SubstancesSpeech & Stuttering
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Loss of ControlPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2025
2 points

Not really a single word but "c" like in "cat" and p in whatever word. I hate these sounds. For a moment I've had this technique to let out air while saying them so it came off smoother. It worked fo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2025
2 points

Man, you don't need luck. All you need is controlling ur speech, and I believe everyone is capable of doing it, including you . So go and perform like u are the best...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Hope & MotivationLoss of Control