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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2026
1 points

I drink chamomile tea an hour before bed, and if I have a heavy speaking day the next day, I take a Valium before going to bed, which knocks me out and I have a very deep sleep. I cannot function o...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesSide Effects & RisksStrategic Swearing/Cursing
postr/StutterMar 4, 2026
5 points

Has stuttering ever stopped you from saying something stupid or something that you would regret later?

Has stuttering ever stopped you from saying something stupid or something that you would regret later? It has never happened to me. I think it has something to with decreased stuttering while swearing...

Causes & Variability
Strategic Swearing/CursingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2026
2 points

I started stuttering age 11 or 12. Before that I was fluent.  I was in speech therapy when I was five or six years old. But that was because of "s" and "sh" sounds I seem to have had problems with. ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2026
2 points

Alcohol is the easiest and the first, but Tramadol is where I went after I quit drinking. And I became a runner, but not for any help with stuttering. It was something physical that didn’t include tal...

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postr/StutterFeb 1, 2026
45 points

Here are the drugs that remove my stutter

Here are the drugs that remove my stutter Hello everybody I therefore suffer from a stutter since the age of 12 that appeared without reason (even if I think that the problem is surely neurodevelopm...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
1 points

If I'm with friends I'll typically just force out a swear word and then when they laugh it gives my brain time to undo the block. Anyone else though I'll think of a few synonyms to what I want to say ...

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commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
19 points

Oh yeah I fully turn it on if I get pulled over. One of my best friends, I met the first time when I got in his taxi. Big man from Jamaica, He stuttered too and it set mine off, he was having a bad d...

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commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
12 points

I love your sense of humour lmao. I did kind of use it one time when I got pulled over...

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commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
48 points

it can be incredibly hard to overcome. I found a range of ways to help control my stutter. Exercise and meditative breathing techniques, Acting and Singing lessons. Actually helped with breathing ...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureStrategic Swearing/CursingHumor & Community Tone+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2026
1 points

Nope. It is some of my most fluent moments ever. Get me a swearing tear and you would never know I stutter....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Strategic Swearing/CursingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2026
1 points

I thought about the bartender from Boondock Saints reading this haha. I wouldn’t stutter if I was mad and getting creative with my adjectives while letting someone know what I think about something. ...

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Strategic Swearing/CursingStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterJan 4, 2026
8 points

Do you stutter when you cuss?

Do you stutter when you cuss? Do you stutter when you cuss/curse? I feel like that’s when I’m the most fluent. It’s like my body KNOWS I have to get it right or it’s fr over 😂😂 (I find most of the ...

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commentr/StutterDec 10, 2025
2 points

That's true. I also do this when none of my other methods work. It's annoying and when my co workers ask me ask me to sing what I want to say...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
3 points

Omg I do the cussing thing and the forgetting the word thing, I always say f*cking in every hard sentence I know I can’t say normally. My friend think I have such bad memory cause I’m there like “wa...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
3 points

Yep, it takes the edge off and makes speaking more effortless, which is how it SHOULD be! I find that effect after 3-4 alcoholic drinks. Why? Because alcohol floods the brain with GABA which puts th...

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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
2 points

I (m34) stuttered since I was about 7 years old, but I only got really conscious about it when I went to highschool, around the age of 12. High school always felt like different territory than primary...

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commentr/StutterDec 5, 2025
1 points

The exact reason why in high school I decided to start everything with a low “fuckin…” because I could use F’s to get me through the rest of the word 😂...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionStrategic Swearing/Cursing
postr/StutterNov 10, 2025
20 points

Motivational read for my fellow stutterers

Motivational read for my fellow stutterers Before I start, I just would like to say that I am one of you. I know how it feels to not be able to say my name when I’m asked, or looking like I’m about to...

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commentr/StutterNov 9, 2025
2 points

Try getting angry when you say your name. Anger gets rid of my stutter....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Strategic Swearing/CursingFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2025
1 points

Alcohol floods the brain with GABA which is an inhibitory neurotransmitter, which essentially calms down hyperactivity in the dopamine levels in the brain. Obviously you cannot get too dependent on a...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Strategic Swearing/CursingHelpful Med OutcomesRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)