Search

commentr/StutterMay 9, 2018
3 points

yeah, it sounds like a secondary behaviorism as someone else mentioned -- stutters can fluctuate drastically depending upon stress or new environments and situations. i would just be super supportive ...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Physical TensionCycles & RandomnessAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMay 5, 2018
13 points

Do you stutter when alone ? Why is there variability in stuttering behaviors if its neurological genetic disorder ?

Do you stutter when alone ? Why is there variability in stuttering behaviors if its neurological genetic disorder ? What causes us to stutter in public but most of us cease to stutter when alone ? Is ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainCycles & RandomnessLoss of Control
commentr/StutterMay 4, 2018
2 points

We just don't know enough about stutter yet to say for sure what exactly makes it come about. Likely a lot of factors, though. Certainly many things can influence the way it appears....

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterMay 3, 2018
2 points

It sounds like a manic episode. That state influences his stutter for sure, but it is not causally related....

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterMay 3, 2018
1 points

That’s true, I’m trying to discover patterns in my life that works with my speech but we all know stuttering is sporadic and unpredictable so it’s hard planning for it...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Cycles & RandomnessAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 3, 2018
1 points

Question one: Not necessarily, no. It might. Depends on too many things to say. Question two: Possibly. See above. I'm not sure we have to understand any of it in a _permanent_ way, though....

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 2, 2018
2 points

That's stutter variance for ya. You may be able to identify factors (like, sleep quality, general mood, type of situation, that sort of thing), but generally, it varies - without any advance warning, ...

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterMay 2, 2018
5 points

Why?

Why? Why does my stutter have a mind of its own, some days I’m fully capable of talking without restrictions or interruptions and some days I struggle just to say hello. Is there any scientific reason...

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2018
1 points

Do you have a history of stuttering? Does anyone your family stutter? I would give it some time then. It is very rare that a "true" stutter occurs in the teenage years without a traumatic event. Of ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringGenetic & Family FactorsStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2018
2 points

Good point. I’m trying to get the understanding of why this is happening. It’s been happening since Friday but is getting worse every day. I got like no sleep on Sunday night but I don’t think that’s ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2018
2 points

But if I don’t talk for like a couple minutes like five or so and say a sentence I don’t stutter. But if I talk a bit then it starts to kick in I think. I’ll think about stuttering and then it happe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 30, 2018
2 points

If speech therapy was effective back then, it might be effective again now. Might wanna give it a shot? Otherwise, there's not much else to do than remind yourself that the stutter can surface. The l...

Causes & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & FluctuationSeeking Therapy
postr/StutterApr 29, 2018
5 points

Do stutterers bounce?

Do stutterers bounce? I've been traveling a lot in the world for the last few years and going from nation to nation... I've always found it interesting when I meet fellow mild stutterers. We seem to h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Feared Words & NamesExperiential AssociationCycles & Randomness+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 27, 2018
1 points

Also, my stuttering manifests mostly in blocking. I just don't talk too much when I'm being really disfluent. I think many woman sutterers will agree is gets worse depending on the time of the month. ...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesCycles & RandomnessEnergy & Biological Rhythms+1 more
postr/StutterApr 19, 2018
22 points

The worst feeling about stuttering has to be...

The worst feeling about stuttering has to be... Just when you kicked its ass like a month ago and you were feeling great because you faced your fear, then the next month you literally have to keep pro...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationCycles & RandomnessFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterApr 19, 2018
2 points

Has been happening to me for my whole life. Interestingly, it changes from time to time. Currently Rs are hard for me, used to be Ms and Ns before that. For a while it was Fs. Etc....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterApr 17, 2018
4 points

Sounds par for the course. You may also find that over time, the difficulty landscape (of speech items) will shift around....

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2018
11 points

It is the same for me. Personally, I think it is connected with that when I go a few days without talking my thinking goes back to "Stuttering is a big deal!", but when I speak day in and day out I am...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Cycles & RandomnessAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterApr 14, 2018
29 points

Remember to talk as much as you can! I've noticed I stutter more when I go a day or two without talking

Remember to talk as much as you can! I've noticed I stutter more when I go a day or two without talking ...

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2018
7 points

We don't know how exactly stutter comes about, and it seems to behave in very fickle ways. There's not really much we can say about that. :)...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Cycles & RandomnessMedicalization / Neurodiversity