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commentr/StutterJan 21, 2026
1 points

nope. just because you don't stutter alone doesn't mean your stutter is just anxiety. not stuttering alone is very common for stutterers. social anxiety often worsens stuttering, but it does not cause...

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commentr/StutterJan 21, 2026
0 points

yes, some children stop stuttering. that's not unheard of, and can happen with or without therapy. but "because it improved after we changed X, X caused it" is a post hoc fallacy. did psychological fa...

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commentr/StutterJan 21, 2026
1 points

>I dont care about studies and science in the case of stuttering because science and research needs funding and funding will not be given anytime soon to psychological approaches to stuttering this i...

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commentr/StutterJan 21, 2026
0 points

not stuttering when you're alone but stuttering in social situations doesn't mean you have "psychological stuttering." while anxiety can be a trigger/intensifier, stuttering is more complex than that....

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commentr/StutterJan 20, 2026
2 points

if I may ask a question (downvote this is ur not comfortable and I’ll remove this comment) do u feel like there are noticeable gaps in ur memory? u are at the beginning of your journey - its scary ...

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commentr/StutterJan 20, 2026
1 points

Thank you for replying and sharing this gives me hope I am I am scared what will be at the other end of this what I am blocking out I am lucky they I have an occupational therapy support worker and he...

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Trauma & PsychologicalHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2026
2 points

Hello - first I want to say as fellow stutterer and trauma survivor, you are not alone. these are perfectly normal feelings and I wish u the best on the way to healing Science tells us trauma changes...

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commentr/StutterJan 20, 2026
2 points

Hi worpy that's what I don't know as my up bringing wasn't the best I can't remember alot of it so not sure if it is more than when I do these memories. It's a mixture of all of them and I get stress...

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commentr/StutterJan 20, 2026
1 points

The nervous system protects you from the past — from experiences that were once too overwhelming to endure. Since then, whenever you approach those memories or topics, the system perceives it as a thr...

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Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2026
-1 points

You stutter because your nervous system couldn’t cope with the first сильный испуг (strong shock/fear). The body reacted with freezing and tension. The nervous system remembered this reaction and now ...

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Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalLoss of Control
postr/StutterJan 20, 2026
6 points

Why do I stutter? Could it be from deep buried trauma?

Why do I stutter? Could it be from deep buried trauma? Hey guys I need advice cause I am struggling with this for a long time and don't know know! So anytime I talk about certain parts of my past I e...

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commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
2 points

I'm in a very similar situation. I developed a late-onset stutter in adulthood about three/four years ago, with no neurological cause found, so it's likely psychogenic. In my case it was progressive,...

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commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
1 points

I feel like this is more for people who have anxiety & not an actual neurological stutter....

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commentr/StutterJan 17, 2026
2 points

I think this is more of a mental health problem rather than a trait you have due to a stutter, i get we all have up and down days though...

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commentr/StutterJan 17, 2026
0 points

Did I say fake? A real stutter is an actual neurological condition. If you just have anxiety & that anxiety makes you slip up your words that’s not an actual stutter. That’s an anxiety problem....

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Neurological & BrainTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2026
3 points

Mine is psychogenic, and I do stutter on my own when I'm having a day of stuttering. I think for me personally, I have just accepted it, I just carry on and no-one bats an eyelid at it. I do struggle...

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commentr/StutterJan 17, 2026
8 points

For people with psychological stuttering (if you don’t stutter alone but tend to stutter only when in social situations) it’s possible to fix your stuttering but it’s going to take a super long time a...

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commentr/StutterJan 17, 2026
3 points

It’s not a curse. The problem is a primary fear that the nervous system failed to process, so it keeps replaying the reaction to it over and over again, repeatedly re-triggering the original fright....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Trauma & PsychologicalLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJan 16, 2026
1 points

Hi, you're not alone. I went through the same thing in my late twenties. It was so gradual that I can't pinpoint a specific trigger. I had an MRI that came back normal. My family says I never stuttere...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesGenetic & Family FactorsTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterJan 16, 2026
2 points

It can be. I got it recognised as a disability in Spain by proving the psychological and social issues it entails. I don't think stuttering is "enough" but if you can prove what it does to you it then...

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