The Real Reason People Stutter

Until recently, the cause of this speech disorder was largely unknown. But a new study may have just found the answer.
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“Now, thanks to advances in brain imaging, more and more research - including Maguire's own - is proving that a dominant factor behind stuttering may indeed lie within the brain. The latest research, published in the journal Human Brain Mapping, found that blood flow is reduced in the Broca's area - the region in the frontal lobe of the brain linked to speech production - in people who stutter.”
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“We detected lower regional Cerebral Blood Flow (rCBF) at rest in the stuttering group compared with healthy controls in Broca's area bilaterally and the superior frontal gyrus. rCBF values in Broca's area bilaterally correlated inversely with the severity of stuttering and extended posteriorly into other portions of the language loop.”
Stuttering linked to reduced blood flow in area of brain associated with language
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“A new study demonstrates that regional cerebral blood flow is reduced in the Broca's area -- the region in the frontal lobe of the brain linked to speech production -- in persons who stutter. More severe stuttering is associated with even greater reductions in blood flow to this region.”
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[@cheesestar1130]

Ive been stuttering all my life and no one understands how hard it is just to communicate in daily life

[@vybz987]

Cheesestar I feel ya😭😭😤

[@rhymejunkie9288]

Cheesestar same

[@shanebray9331]

Yes 100% understand it sucks so bad on the phone in a drive though just talking to new people I wish they had stuff to help cause I have a lot to say

[@dawn2375]

Cheesestar your not the only one I keep on saying the same letter over And over

[@llivva4346]

This is so true🙏🏼🙏🏼 thank you

[@bhanukaperera3680]

When you have a really good joke but, never mind

[@frankiewinters1255]

Go on .... no one else is gonna scroll down this far now .... tell me the joke :D

[@alphamale9776]

Yeah im not funny anymore because i fucking stutter

[@jackfolla3517]

I know that feeling mate! HahahahH when you're telling a joke and it is time to say the actual joke and you know you are going to stutter so you are like aaaaaahhhhhgghzhisisiisksmsn

[@mixrod6557]

That happens to me wtf

[@kyshawntv6285]

Kaiser Grey Factsss or when you have a good ass story to tell. But then you make pauses a lot to stop the stuttering sound and your brain just goes faster than your mouth and you just give up.

[@luciacruz4356]

Who else stutters, but also talks super fast that other people can't understand you. No one? Okay.

[@deving7710]

OMG ME

[@sadichchhaparulekar691]

Im a stutter and I talks really super fast...they call me 4G for that xD !!

[@doemi394]

Game Player ME.

[@kyozzyvlogs2764]

Lulu Cruz me

[@juicylemon4154]

Lulu Cruz that’s *cluttering*

[@easetres8664]

who here is here because they stutter?

[@brentongandy658]

ease tres yep

[@ethankondak4912]

Me

[@ethankondak4912]

I feel bad for u

[@aliciamerida3414]

Me

[@mehradmohseni2401]

i got bullied for 7 years in school@Daeshawn Clark

[@TheChosenOne_]

When you try to roast someone, but you stuttered...

[@shaunmitchell9956]

TheChosenOne been there..

[@RohitAgarwal97]

TheChosenOne I feel ya...😓😓😓

[@MaudsValentine]

TheChosenOne wheny brother does it I just walk away accomplished ✌"you stuttered, I automatically win"

[@ahmedrahi9775]

my life

[@Chipahou]

TheChosenOne OMFG I hate when that happens!!!!

[@Dantick09]

I stutter sometimes and feel my thoughts go faster than my words and I mess up :d

[@gayar4596]

Dantick09 yup n I miss certain words doing thinking and talking at the same time

[@GRIIMMJAQUES]

Same

[@toririchards1936]

Dantick09 YESS OMG THAT HAPPENS TO ME ALL THE TIME and when I have to read out loud in class I stutter because my eyes glance over the words faster than my mouth can say the words and I just get confused

[@Firecul]

yip same here

[@naz_deante5795]

same

[@maaxkhan1107]

The hardest thing to me is to introduce myself in class😢😢

[@-adolfo-]

Same 😔

[@Aguiasemasa]

Lol yep i know the pain

[@beepinradhika1985]

I too feel really hard to introduce myself. I wish i dont have to introduce myself to others😥🖤

[@swuphoria7269]

it’s embarrassing for no reason 🥲

[@educare6549]

I can feel you

[@AK-vr2gm]

When i talk alone i never stutter but when I’m with friends and family. I stutter so much that they don’t know what I’m saying at first,so i had to repeat it again slowly.

[@Zbird-dv9xf]

Salam Brother. I cannot even reply "Eid Mubarak" due to my stutter.

[@IanSilxr]

Cleansing Crptic I have this too 😭

[@PSALMSOFSONGS]

Omg! For some reason, i stutter worse when I'm around my sisters. Idky .

[@ameerasadi1]

A K Same I stutter little bit but in reality yes sometimes I stutter and I hate it...

[@marcusmontoya5275]

PSALMSOFSONGS cause your trying to sound cool around them it happens when your around any girl

[@LiamPattisonPhotography]

One of the biggest struggles with having a stutter is not being able to say or not having the confidence to say what you're thinking. For me this often comes up in a class room setting, or any type of learning setting, and I have a question to ask or something to add, but I don't have the confidence to speak up due to my stutter. It's really a shame since I know everybody who stutters feels the same way, and everybody has been in those sorts of situations before.

[@nspector]

Yes, must be very frustrating and demoralizing.

[@umebugaje6806]

It is one of the worst things you can live with.

[@ilikecats4959]

Same here omg

[@bradleymodz3060]

Same here,does anybody has a hard time speaking when they ask for your first name

[@Jennifer-uh8th]

Yes I understand it so much I'm 14 now I stutter since my childhood. I inherited it cause my uncle and my sis has it too. I'm in therapy now and I'm seeing a improvement. I sometimes have low confidence I'm afraid to speak if I don't understand something in class. Or when there's is an argument I just stay quiet even though I want to say something important it's not easy...

[@Monochromatification]

I used to have this problem until I realized you can't stutter while singing. So now, whenever I feel a stutter coming on, I pretend I'm singing my words in a flat tuneless song. Works like magic. And listeners hardly notice the difference.

[@flameking6049]

Imo Emah that is a really unique tactic nice job it worked out for you

[@dasarianirudh3432]

Imo Emah it works, but when u need to answer in one word like" present sir" ,it doesn't work

[@dasarianirudh3432]

Imo Emah it works, but when u need to answer in one word like" present sir" ,it doesn't work

[@Monochromatification]

d. anirudh I don't see why it won't work for one word. It's the same principle. You're just slightly switching from speaking to singing.

[@dasarianirudh3432]

Imo Emah in my case when my teacher takes attendence, starts calling rollno, my rollno was like 20,i try to remain as calm as posible but when my turn comes to say "present sir" i always sttures,that's y i prefer going late to class & getting scoldings frm teacher then stturing

[@lookherelooklisten7850]

I lost 2 jobs that payed me over 2000 a week because of stuttering

[@shaker_blackout3433]

Omg that’s so sad I always stutter

[@phoenixreviews2836]

LOOK HERE LOOK LISTEN bruh you can sue

[@Timeira]

Sue them Sue them Sue them

[@lawless-2692]

What jobs were they lol I want £2,000 a week g

[@lookherelooklisten7850]

Lawless - I’m in Australia here we earn more money 2000$ Australian dollars is equal to 1300$ USA dollars

[@whyhello1530]

People make fun of me in class when I read. They say that I can't read :(

[@hellyeahopsss5207]

Same goes with me,I generally don't stutter when talking to individuals or to myself,but when it comes to reading aloud in class,my anxiety reaches its peak and the next moment I choke and words don't come out and the look my friends cast me(mockingly) heightens my anxiety even more😕😕

[@akkitheconqueror6922]

They will perish with time and you will shine. I too was like you both, i persisted i became humiliation-proof. Now what was my (speech) has become my strength. Just persist, but never escape from situations that demands talking

[@christina-qu4cr]

Omg, yes.

[@christina-qu4cr]

I just get laughed at and mocked.

[@barbarajones7321]

Same. Its horrible 😭

[@m3tasc0ut]

With as many people posting about their own stutters, I feel much more normal, and relaxed about my own. Thanks!

[@reester1341]

m3tasc0ut yeah I feel the same that's a good feeling :)

[@ryanschindler923]

This 100%!!!!

[@05gobis]

Yeah same 😊

[@RACAPE]

You are not alone. We are in the same boat. 👍

[@imfloop9102]

So do I now

[@tristanhoekstra]

Whenever I stutter or can't get a sentence said, I tap something with my hand, usually my leg, to "trigger" the sentence. Sometimes people notice it, but it helps me get through my presentations or even casual conversations, idgaf what other people think.

[@lorenzoeldude]

I do that sometimes too!

[@IfYouMeetAWolf]

Why do i find this comment cute haha

[@tristanhoekstra]

***** So one of my insecurities are cute eh, haha

[@IfYouMeetAWolf]

MrTristan Who thought? Hahah :)

[@janaedanyiel]

i do that toooo

[@mariededeyan6536]

One of the hardest things for me is standing up in class to say my name I don't struggle with my first name but I do with my family name . One of the hardest things ever ...

[@jonnysaccount1149]

unicorn mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmixer

[@Twente_053]

My issue is my normale name..i hate it so much

[@lolcow6668]

Me too, my damn family name is pretty damn hard to say. I stutter whenever I have to say my family name.

[@mmh4378]

Fresh Roses me too whenever I say my name a teacher always gets it confused not one teacher understood it first time sometimes my friends had to tell my teacher

[@ninasladonja3433]

One time a teacher asked me my name so she could write a plus in her notebook and I stuttered so much I just said my number instead

[@popbadre]

"Normal" people have no idea what it feels like being self-conscious and spending way too much energy trying to have the most basic conversations... "oh yeah just breathe, think of what you wanna say and then say it" LOL

[@menou5114]

exactly ..most my energy is spending on how can i hide my stutter and how to talk like a normal person in the same time ..and in the end I JUST DONT SPeak !! ..and regret after it cause i didnt get out of my comfert zone ..

[@marjo9952]

@@menou5114 Same dude. Not the best feeling in the world.

[@neelphadke2531]

Exactly the same thing

[@kal5066]

"slow down and think about what you want to say" i did for 3 minutes before i even opened my mouth 😭😭

[@TotallyNotMaiko]

I hate this so much, for fucks sake

[@Linkous12]

My stutter is in a vicious cycle with my social anxiety; they seem to feed off each other. Sometimes my blocks are so bad I can't even stop and take a breath. It's like I'm paused. It isn't fun, especially during a phone call.

[@thehungergames776520]

i’ve been struggling with this same situation at work and i’ve been told I have to answer the phone but it’s a nightmare..yesterday I had a panic attack after I handed the phone over to my coworker because I couldn’t get out what I needed to say even after he told me what to say :/

[@callmehten]

Sometimes I literally cannot say words to begin a sentence and I usually have to say “and”. Know that you aren’t alone and other people feel the same.

[@moumitadas2351]

I know exactly what you mean and how you feel. We share the same block.

[@francismendy1398]

I only have a little bit of a stutter, but I absolutely hate it.

[@gayar4596]

Francis Mendy exactly....... it happens especially when I am talking with my supposed "friends" who treat me like a nursery kid

[@tengkualiff]

Taylor Swift me too taylor. Probably should write a song abt it

[@jeffreymuu5451]

Francis Mendy I stutter ALOT it's alright that's why I try to speak slow

[@gayar4596]

Tengku Aliff ok thanks

[@harishanderson9080]

me too bro hve little bit stutter but it still sucks

[@mindblowingsingh5029]

I m happy that I found my own Community🙂😅

[@ariess7394]

Can relate :(

[@astrydbrooks5182]

Yesss😩❤️

[@eivacovers2290]

Yeah same 😔💜

[@Yasser-hy8tn]

When you really want to say something, but never mind .

[@italiasavastano5531]

my stutter gets so bad that I bite my tongue while struggling to say something. I am a straight a honors student and I have been called names before because of my speech problem. it pains me when people say "just take a deep breath" or "calm down" because if it were that easy, there would not be any stutterers. my dream is to be an actor and I intend on doing that so hopefully scientists can come up with a cure. sometimes I order something I dont want at a restaurant because I can't pronounce what I actually want. I get nervous when someone asks me any unexpected questions and I immediately choke on my words. I've accepted it but I still hope I can beat it someday.

[@gamerprince-tl5hg]

I'm in the exact same predicament. They always say "take a deep breath" as if that fu***** helps... some even burst out laughing at me. I always hate when my teachers give me a project that I have to present...

[@rhymejunkie9288]

Italiaze Akbar yeah my mom to calm down or take a breath it never works

[@shanebray9331]

I’m the same way and it sucks I hate that people will think I’m trying to sneeze I’m like nope just trying to talk

[@sirgrem2988]

There are several successful people even with their conditions, go be an actor - like that kid in IT with stuttering problems, the lisp with Dustin in Stranger Things and many many others has accomplished something else with things stopping them.

[@All_22k]

Italiaze Akbar everything you typed i relate to

[@dontmakelemonade]

I misread that title as "The Real Reason People Suffer"

[@AlvinCornelius]

Edward Hippisley-Cox life

[@Hca.brandon]

Edward Hippisley-Cox same

[@tpsmyoxygenandwater5840]

Eddie Hippisley-Cox When you stutter You suffer

[@frankiewinters1255]

Because god doesn't actually give a shit about anyone and is a bit of a sadist lol

[@redrain860]

Not that different.

[@Tze-pK]

When you want to order something and Said nevermind I’m not hungry anyway

[@rhiyoncegold8087]

Lol 😆 I stutter on certain words ,so for each word I normally know two other words for the same word that I don't stutter on it.Does any experience this? Sometimes I talk through my teeth 😬 to get the word out

[@mauroslife]

@@rhiyoncegold8087 sometimes but for me in my case I have the word in ny mind but I can't get it out for nothing and it's so frustrating and difficult to hold a conversation with my parents or friends. Mental blocks are the cause of it all I believe but I maybe wrong on my statement.

[@thechief8754]

And its so funny how the "oh nevermind im not hungry anyway " comes out so fluently!!

[@fugitivelemon1144]

If you stutter I know how you feel you feel like a stone is blocking your chest

[@fugitivelemon1144]

@Eleonora Nuccio excactly and you can’t express this feeling because of the stutter

[@alancoleman3058]

I hate my stutter

[@JJ8RG]

Big Al I remeber having a stutter when I was a kid, but it went away.

[@brodieclamp1501]

Big Al iiiii hhhhavvvveee aaa cccommennt ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer

[@theflash9735]

JJ8RG I remember having a stutter when I was a kid,and I am still a kid

[@sebastianblevdet]

I remember being able to speak properly as a kid. I hate being an adult...

[@gerardrbain1972]

Big Al I got in many fights as a child because of people mocking my speech.

[@timothybeebe6382]

I often find that my stutter worsens when I have been depressed for awhile

[@stephen2618]

studdering is such a debilitating problem to live with ....we need to help each other thur this is believe

[@vyvyy8599]

And when my stutter got worse I get more depressed... Oh, the loop

[@Arbeesimages]

As I see this comment is a year old. Does anyone improved their stuttering since?

[@robynstha]

@@maverick7376 you aremright, it happens to me

[@antonzhukovfan]

Same!

[@bradenarnold864]

Reading everyone’s comments brought a genuine tear to my eye. I didn’t know there was more people out there that felt the same way. Thank you to all of you for making me feel like a normal person for a change😢

[@thecookingnerd1433]

I wish I could be in a group chat with everyone here

[@zaynqureshi56]

Me too 😊

[@eecyajseranom]

i used to stutter like serious stutter till i was in college i developed a style that allows me to stutter less and now i barely stutter. just talk like you're pretending to read what ur gonna say, make sure to say every sound of the letters or words properly and clearly, like ur reading a book or singing, talk slow but with conviction. be confident. take a deep breathe everytime ur gonna say something... take ur time saying those words, especially long words that really makes us stutter... in case ur dealt with a long word and u think ur gonna stutter pretend that u forgot what ur gonna say or forgot the word so u will have some sort of alibi why u cant say the word... keep practicing this and maybe in a few months you will be able to manage ur stutter like i did

[@gswcooper7162]

One stand-out memory for me was in the middle of a job interview for a combined bookkeeper/sales manager role, the interviewer (also the business owner) suddenly threw out "Do you realise you have a stutter?" Well effing-hell I am NOW! That completely ruined any chance I might've had of that interview ending well, as my relatively mild stutter got noticeably worse for the remainder...I feel that was a rather unprofessional question to ask someone during a job interview!

[@armandop8061]

I stutter bad..and i hate it because i can never talk to a girl ..

[@SeraphSeph]

armando felipe Try to date deaf girls or girls that aren't cunts, use notes, etc etc. If there is a will there is a way

[@armandop8061]

Seraph Sephiroth i didn't say that 😐😐 I don't think anybody is less than anybody

[@SeraphSeph]

armando felipe I meant dud man. Glad you didnt offhand reject my advice though

[@johnajay5700]

don't worry I'm also have same problem

[@brentongandy658]

Believe it or not some women don't care if a man stutters. I remember I told a woman that I stutter and she said that didn't care about that.

[@TheCharleseye]

I've actually found that the people I've met who stutter often have above average intelligence. I always assumed it was a matter of them processing thoughts so quickly that they couldn't put them into words fast enough; like their vocal process was a sort of bottleneck for the information.

[@man_on_wheelz]

That's how I always felt as a stutterer

[@MarZsdadwd]

I am stuttering and doing my master in enginerring right now(mean grade of 1,1 :O ). I was asked twice from different professors to do my graduation at their chairs(becoming a doctor in engineering). I have become indirect an "geek" cause if i cant speak well, i tried to compensate that with just harder learning. Especially in oral exams. I am freaking afraid of being not able to say what i want. And the imagination that i cannt speak proberly AND dont know what the correct answer is forced me to learn everything nearly perfectly :O.

[@alexprocel91]

Thats inspirational man! I am about to go into my third year as a mechanical engineer major and I have a relatively bad stutter as well. I have to ask man, how did you manage to pull through engineering with a stutter? and what type of engineering are you studying (if you dont mind me asking)? It sucks cause I know im smart enough to finish engineering I just feel like stuttering would be the reason I don't finish if i don't. It would be cool to hear this from someone else perspective...

[@vinit33pratap]

someone finally explained the real thing.

[@LonelyBlackWolf96]

I've always talked super fast. So fast that I have to repeat the same sentence two or three times so the person I'm talking to understands me. I've noticed that sometimes I'd pause in a middle of sentence because I fail to pronounce a word,i'd open my mouth but nothing comes out. I also noticed that I tend to repeat syllables or words when speaking. I always thought that my brain was just so fast that my mouth can't keep up with it. But recently I read about stuttering and looked it up and now I understand that I actually have it. In addition to that, I sometimes miss words if I'm typing. I think about what I want to type or write to the smallest details. I think about every word but somehow,when I come back and read the sentence, I see that there are some words that are missing. Who knows,maybe the reason for stuttering is the one you mentioned.

[@mizmartini]

“Never mind” is always a go-to

[@TriggerHippy666]

when I stutter I find my self saying something completely different because the words will come out "easier" even if its not what I wanted to say also I need to look away when I stutter just to say something am I crazy? this kills me it was worse when I was a kid but usually now it strikes on the phone or with strangers with people I know its fine I never stutter with my girlfriend for example am I doomed?

[@guygainzzz9960]

I feel ya

[@TriggerHippy666]

@@ihaveautism666 you*

[@thedeathstar420]

man.. relating too hard with this :(

[@TriggerHippy666]

@@thedeathstar420 don't give up mate

[@garynelson9538]

When I stutter, I would say "F@@King" this "F@@king that, to make me stop. Pronouncing the F' word seem to work. But then it gave me a potty mouth. No one know our pain.

[@inesakolberg5851]

I've stuttered all my life. I'm 28 now and some days it's fine, while other days I absolutely hate it. I still haven't found a technique that helps me. I'm dreading the fact that I will have to bear with this all my life

[@rafikkashlan2791]

I am a stutterer , I am 70 year old board certified surgeon, retiring .I suffered a lot from stuttering psychologically AND socially .I was first in class , my dad met the headmaster , I used to answer questions in writing while in class , .

[@nurzaidajamion4269]

@@rafikkashlan2791 Doc, I'm also a stutterer and I'm a medical student. I will be a doctor soon and I want to overcome this because I don't want to stutter in front of my patients. And I know there will be times that I will need to present a case in a huge crowd. How did you overcome your stutter?

[@menou5114]

@@nurzaidajamion4269 same problem ..n what hurt the most is the impact in my social life ..n the stutter hide your truly personnality

[@nurzaidajamion4269]

@@menou5114 I truly understand what you feel 😢

[@rafikkashlan2791]

@@nurzaidajamion4269 when you treat a patient , the whole stuation defers, at that point you are in charge ; you are in the exam room with the nurse , add to this , the patient value your role ,as a treating MD.A question come to me if a patriarchal environment have a role in fostering this attitude Ie .the father is in command . fear would be an issue here , iblv.

[@Master_Therion]

People who stutter aren't dumb... nor do dumb people stutter. ;)

[@Master_Therion]

My comment is a pun and a (hopefully non-offensive) joke.

[@Raw_naq]

pun: a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings. This isn't a pun at all

[@Kevin-um1nq]

Master Therion So you're saying that smart people stutter?

[@Master_Therion]

***** Ummm? "a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word," that's exactly what it is. You probably just haven't spotted it yet ^_^

[@TeddyBearBonfire]

+A M Damn, this is awkward... I'm afraid you defeated yourself with your own evidence. In Reponse To: A M1 hour agopun: a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings. This isn't a pun at all

[@Morkiie]

I literally know the answer my teacher’s questions but i just keep on repeating it on my mind and taking deep breath to talk.. I got bullied after that.

[@starrynight5163]

Same 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Timeira]

Same

[@Morkiie]

@@Timeira jesus christ i commented this 2 years ago

[@ninasladonja3433]

This has happened to me so many times

[@ariess7394]

Same :(

[@PraveenKumar-no6sb]

Sometime i Really Loses all hopes and get Depressed

[@jessicacundari9932]

I stutter :(

[@niklaslarsen2207]

:)

[@parkseunghee9390]

The struggle is real

[@parkseunghee9390]

There was this one time in high school, I wanted to join the model united nations debate club so much that I asked the teacher whether or not they'll allow me to vocalize my thoughts with a laptop's text-to-speech. They said no.

[@gayar4596]

Park Seung Hee dont worry, you will get a chance to talk in the actual UN, not a model one, and those who rejected you will regret....... stay calm

[@ravirajyaguru5905]

I am living with the same problem. Although frustrating, I have learned to stay cool with it and not panic. Recently, I came across a stuttering hypothesis called "The Valsalva mechanism" by William Parry. It sheds light on the real reason why people like us stutter and what's really happening during the speech block. Do Google it, it's very convincing. Currently I am reading his book on the mentioned topic. I really hope that it will help. I do not want stuttering to control rest of my life. Stay strong!

[@bhall3704]

i stutter and i hate my life

[@alphamale9776]

me to brett me to

[@dellkuy4002]

B hall me too

[@moonshine8250]

Yup

[@puhuzomedeo9784]

Good for u

[@hellyeahopsss5207]

Ah don't pressurise yourself with what others think about you,learn not to give a fu**

[@InfinityKennedy]

When I was young my stuttering was very bad; now that I'm older, I still stutter, but not like I used to.

[@geronimostiltonlover421]

i pray mine gets better too

[@blayneclaxton935]

I live with this daily struggle. People without just don’t understand 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@sabii8119]

Yeah it's sooooo annoying :(

[@ariess7394]

Ikr

[@yaboijuan4052]

sigh. i stutter and find it hard to control sometimes. #the struggle is real

[@nspector]

Yes.

[@tony1954]

I stutter. Fucking hate it. I would trade 10 years of my life span to get rid of it.

[@JimCorrigan777]

raggex rag You shouldn't trivialize other peoples' struggles. It really ends up only making you look incredibly close-minded.

[@tony1954]

raggex rag ohh ok. I thought you were making fun of me. Sry about that. But i still stand by it. Who wants to turn 80 anyway

[@JimCorrigan777]

raggex rag I know, but it doesnt necessarily come off that way. Some things are harder to cope with for others.

[@rurutherussian]

Tony Atzen What if you die in 6?

[@sanjar1330]

if you have a extremely horrible stutter and you cant even put out a single word, then i'd understand why he would trade 10 years of his life, but if it's just a small one not really worth it

[@TheEarthnicity]

I have a stutter, and my mother gets mad whenever I do. But my stutter is so mild that it doesn't often impede my speech. However, if I become stressed, my stutter goes from practically undetectable, to almost as bad as Drew Lynch, the comedian. What is the cause of this radical of a change?

[@TriggerHippy666]

BioHazerd I feel you man similar my self it can strike any time especially if just put on the spot so embarrassing I then get flustered and yeah the cycle repeats which is why I just avoid human contact as best I can its fucked up but good to know is not just me and I'm not crazy :p

[@alyssapeterson8307]

The cause of this would be fear and anxiety. My stutter is moderate. I get stuck on naming key events in a book, trouble with names, months, basically the most important word to get your point across, I will get stuck. I stutter the most with the isolated sounds of A, B, C, D, E, G, J, K, P, R, T, and W. With my stutter, I have unfortunately picked up the coping skill of saving um a billion times instead of just stuttering though the word. My mom used to get mad when I said um too much. I was in speech therapy all the way until 9th grade. I had started to hide it so well at that point, the teachers didn’t see it anymore. So.. you have anxiety over the fear you have of stuttering around your mom. Your thoughts are most likely very similar to mine.

[@Minstie-ev9nc]

I couldn’t imagine having toxic friends with a stutter. Just imagine trying to talk and every time you stutter someone talks over you. Me, without a stutter, already finds it super annoying whenever someone talks over me when I’m trying to speak. I can’t imagine what it’s like to have a stutter. I used to have a stutter when i was little but i can’t remember it because it happened so long ago.

[@Pepsi_Man_-eq8yj]

People finishing your sentence while you're stuttering is also VERY annoying. It demorislises and angers me.

[@willjohnson5680]

Please dont call us stutterers, we're just regular people with a stutter. It doesn't define us, or make us who we are. You wouldn't call someone with a limp a limper, right? Exactly..Surprised DNews didn't catch up on this yet.

[@unoriginalyoutubename8761]

Will Johnson You're putting too much thought into it. It's just a categorization, it's not meant to be derogatory.

[@frankiewinters1255]

Well, being someone with a stutter .... wouldn't you find it easier to reffer to yourself as 'stutterer' than 'a regular guy with a stutter'. You might as well go for the option with less syllables to say. With all due respect, I personally don't see much difference between the wording of the two, they're just different arrangements of words used to convey the same meaning. You wouldn't call a horse rider, a regular guy who is riding on a horse, because efficiency certainly has an important role in language, and humans are very lazy beings.

[@nnnm4115]

I dont mind being called a stutterer.

[@evelyngomez6560]

Will Johnson dude don’t get so triggered

[@Cstank5]

Okay stutterer....

[@flameking6049]

I used to have stuttering but it is slowly going away I'm so happy now I barely stutter

[@shuvo444sadhu4]

FlameKing How it is possible

[@derekallshouse5070]

I'm 27 and have had a stutter for as long as i can remember And is one of the reasons why ive always been a very quite person because of embarrassment I still dont have the balls to not care what other people think But for those who over came it or just does not let other peoples opinions get to them well done, you're a inspiration

[@Mr.BluePants]

Sorry in advance for the long ass post: In most stuttering cases what makes you stutter is anxiety, the thought itself that you're going to stutter IS what makes you stutter. When I was a kid/teen I had a HUGE problem with stuttering for quite a few years, it was a nightmare. Spent a lot of my school years with the stutter. I was always terrified when a teacher asked me to read out loud and generally had trouble talking to others, specially strangers. A person who never stuttered doesn't know the pain of wanting to talk and your body not letting you. BUT, just because you stutter it doesn't mean there is anything wrong with you. There are some medically diagnosed cases of stuttering for different reasons of course, but most of the time it's anxiety related. If you can read out loud alone without stuttering, talk to yourself without stuttering, then THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU. It's easily curable. I had to figure it out myself as a kid but I wish I had someone help me sooner, 'cause I stuttered for a LONG time and even constantly tried to avoid certain words and sounds or used easier replacement words and that's a terrible solution. The way you stop stuttering is by not thinking about stuttering at all. What makes you stutter is that anticipation of the stutter. You need to make an effort to not care about what others think about what you say and you need to be sure of what you're about to say and have a sense of confidence and/or indifference in what you're gonna say. If you think about stuttering you're screwed. Also, people who know you stutter really act in an incorrect manner (without even noticing) which makes you even more anxious. Pretty sure you're familiar with that look in their faces that is an obvious "come on buddy, we're waiting...". This is why it's important to not care about others and only about the content of the conversation. If you manage to flip that switch in your head alone then good, but if not: You can start by getting someone to practice with you. Tell them to ask you something and then you repeat your answer 3 times in your head and then answer when you feel comfortable. Also practice by talking to yourself in the mirror a lot and then start asking friends or family members to sit next to you while you talk. Then add a couple more people. Once again, what makes you stutter is the anticipation/fear that you're gonna stutter. So just focus on what your gonna say, think about your questions and answers in your head until you're satisfied with them before you actually get them out. And just forget about stuttering. Also, talking more often on a daily basis helps. Eventually you'll stop worrying about stuttering and be focused on your conversation and you'll realize you're no longer stuttering. Hope I didn't come across as too brutal and was able to be useful in some way. This might not help everyone, but it helped me so it's worth a try.

[@Fsnoreen]

You know what I hate, I hate when I'm stuttering and somebody finishes my sentence for me 😭

[@zephreet5894]

Sometimes I’m glad though,I’ll end up getting worse if I continue any longer.

[@Pepsi_Man_-eq8yj]

@@zephreet5894 For me personally it demorislises me as it makes me think I'm being rushed and annoying them.

[@22wakedude]

my 3rd grade teacher told me it was a sign of intelligence because their brains are moving faster than they can talk. lel

[@royce2711]

Do y’all ever just see people talking and just say to yourself “I wonder how it would feel to talk normally”

[@zytreak]

Everyday

[@BlowJelloPoP47]

ive had a mildly sever stutter since i was 5 years old. I am now 23 and the stress of dealing with it has grown to be such a part of me that I feel like its eating me alive. I constantly wonder if I would have had a better life if I hadn't stuttered.

[@Empty24444]

I have a stuttering disorder and the hardest part is when you are talking to a kid and they ask you questions and make fun of you without noting it. It just brakes my heart.

[@ZzombieGurl]

I stuttered so bad during school this one year which caused stress, speeches, school, projects, teachers, kids, my uncle and this one boy blew kisses at me and that made me really uncomfortable, and I do stutter a lot, ever since 1st grade (now going to 8th this year) but that was the worst year, a lot of people chuckled and pointed fingers, called me emo, my mom said that I was just imaginging this, but no, I saw people laugh at me, I saw shadow people, my brother made fun of me, I almost fainted when it was time to talk in front of the whole class (AND THAT WAS EVERYDAY)! My dad thought I just did it for attention, no. This all was caused by stuttering. I still hate 7th grade to this day. Sorry for my constant rambling

[@dianegraber9333]

Please... please take all the time and space that you need to express yourSelf. You are a beautiful person, you are one of Gods children, no better, no less than any other person. I’m sorry your family did not take the time to learn and to respect the challenges you’ve encountered.. 🦋

[@ZzombieGurl]

thank you for the kind things you've said, I am very grateful for the fact that you took this time to tell me this, it really made my day to read this, I am doing better with my stuttering, I don't see my uncle or the boy anymore, and I don't really see shadow people anymore, so again, I am in fact doing better, sometimes I do slip up and get stuck on a word, but that rarely happens now, thankyou for saying these kind words to me😊

[@huzi37709]

I stutter in almost everything I say and I really hate it. That said, it's become a huge part of who I am and for some reason, I *wouldn't* want to fully cure it. Even though it's the reason why I'm so shy, the reason why I choose water instead of coke because it's easier to say, the reason why I don't talk to my crush or the cute girl that likes me and so on, I wouldn't wanna go without it! Why is this? I've pondered about this myself a lot and here's what I've got so far: You know how people who are blind or deaf from birth can't comprehend the idea of sight/hearing? It's pretty much the same with a stutter; albeit not as extreme. The way we think when we talk is a lot more complicated than "Oh I want to say something, I'm gonna say it. Oh I stuttered, oh well". I've always felt something more than that there and I think it's because my brain is just hardwired to think the way it does now. I can't really put my finger on it and that's because I simply can't comprehend the concept of speaking freely! I always, always, *alwayyysss* say something different than what I wanted to *really* say. It's like playing one of those games where you have to describe something without using certain key words, except there's thousands of them and you have to consider what letters the words start with and the different parts each word is said in at any interval of time. Back onto why I *don't* want to "cure" my stutter; I really feel as if just having that vast freedom to say whaateeeveeerrr I wanted is just too much to handle! It seems... almost scary really! All you normal people probably think nothing of speech but for me it's a whole nother science. Like, if I can say whatever I wanted, how would I know what to say exactly?! Having the restriction of a stutter I think helps me stay together but really, it's only because I've never experienced fluency before. This does all seem really weird to a normal speaker and even a stutterer them self! It probably is just as simple as "Oh I stutter. Oh I cured it and now I don't" but it sure doesn't feel that way for me. Aaanyways thanks if you read all that. You really didn't have to and I really appreciate that. :) Have a good day

[@unrealgalaxy9669]

100%can relate to you

[@Lex23222]

I feel u man.....

[@life4trinity]

*sigh* Yep... very relatable.

[@theBallisticMystic]

I don't know if this helps but I don't stutter and I never know what to say. So maybe you're right :)

[@Devul1600]

I relate to this

[@robynredfern6079]

Sometime I stutter for too long. That I forgot what I’m going to say

[@oumniael6985]

If u are reading this I love you and you are not alone

[@Beniscool950]

I just talk faster then my thoughts lol that's my problem

[@masterchief5874]

Same bruh

[@Timeira]

Same our brains move faster then words

[@franky_521]

I stutter when talking to a large group but I think that just might be anxiety

[@arshaboustani9353]

I stutter so much. It is driving me nuts!

[@vedranpacic9821]

So how do i increase the blood flow on that area in my brain? I'll try shaking my head all day long and maybe some blood will go there lol

[@pujasharma6928]

🤣🤣🤣 try to breath deeply all day... Its will increase blood flow on brain

[@ankitsmith7308]

Use those neurons by maybe singing a song.

[@GERhashim]

if the stutter are associated with the brain activity then why when i talk to myself alone i do not stutter only when i speak to others i get stutter and if a child did not develop the broca's area will that make them smarter in someway because the brain will not fox on developing the neurons in this area and it will fox on other area and i think the stutter people have more emotional intelligence than the others because they tried those stress in early ages Also if someone has a high EQ that doesn't mean the IQ will be low ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ anyway i have tried the stutter for like 10 years until my age of 13 the lessons i learned is - you don't need to talk a lot to be happy i know how hard it is when you cant share your thoughts and feelings with others , try to share your feelings with smile or touching it's more effective than words - DO not prepare for what you want to say that will makes it worse , if you want to say a specific word it will be stuck and it will not leave, just talk without preparing - if u got stuck in a word say another word that has the same meaning after u train ur self on this ur mind automatically will change the words if u got stuck on one - if u r excited expect u will stutter in this point maybe stuttering is good to show to someone how happy u r- but if u dont want to stutter just keep silent ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ now im in the age of 16 and i didnt heal the stutter completely from my self it makes an embarrassing moment but it is funny to laugh on urself with ur friend if a stutter person talked to u just let them speak , give them attention, try to guess the words they want to say, believe me u will own a human with a heart and mind fully like you love you and respect you thanks for reading xD (clapping)

[@jayshawn6990]

Ger hashim It's anxiety related especially when you are engaging with another person. It's the worst when giving speech to an audience because of nervousness turns the stuttering worst. It's all about comfort zone and where you feel comfortable. Two things definitely help, reading articles or anything out loud and two, stick your tongue out everyday like a massage minute or two . Just stick your tongue out and and back inside. I only stutter now in extreme nervous situations or other wise I dont. It's definitely related to anxiety. Do your search!

[@walikekarims3344]

Ger hashim because there is no judgment... Stuttering is not neurological

[@HDitzzDH]

Indeed, I have a severe stutter myself, but when I rap along to a song in my car alone for example I can complete multiple songs without stuttering a single word, everything flows perfectly and the same goes for when I talk to myself, but as soon as I talk or ask a quesstion to someone then I can't barely get the word out of my mouth, and it's not like I am nervous when talking with these people but for some reason it just doesn't work.

[@karanpannu9287]

Wish I'd b able to find that person ever..who would not get irritated because of my stutter :)

[@ofimportance5458]

I stutter by myself and I actually tend to stutter more at home

[@dangerous_reaper717]

I'm praying to allah that stammer should be gone but allah will show me a way

[@rafikkashlan2791]

be confident and don't let yourself down .I think Hitler was a stutterer ?!

[@sui9452]

Same

[@YummimiIsa_weirdaaahh]

May Allah help us, I'm stutring too.

[@neenix2644]

@madyan h 🖕

[@geronimostiltonlover421]

Rafik Kashlan is that supposed to make me feel better

[@dayasankar2777]

I have stuttering from when i can remember. It is painful when your own family teases you.I miss many oppurtunities due to that.I even get bullied.

[@apositiveperson6820]

It is very cruel to me when i get in a bus and i cannot say anything to the God protects us 😢😭😭

[@RichardMeikle]

One of my favorite teachers had a stutter. Her name was Ms. Tedoldi very unfortunate since its hard for people with stutter to say.

[@ithacacomments4811]

I started stuttering in my 40s....I stuttered for 25 yrs. In my 60s, I went on a gluten free diet for chronic pain. I stopped stuttering! I am seeing that others online are experiencing the same. I can't wait to see the research in the future that will explain the gluten/stuttering connection. For now, I am just happy to have fluent speech.

[@xchi_]

The thing I hate about stuttering is that all of my teachers and classmates think that I'm dumb and I just have to learn my test again but without stuttering even tho I know the answers to the test cuz they think I'm dumb, I wish people could just have a brain and know about people with stutters

[@notspider-man1225]

I'm pretty mad at myself now because I was never a stutterer. I was always a fast talker. Now I'm afraid to speak cause not only do I stutter but I say things wrong constantly.

[@ariess7394]

Same :(

[@esthershih5575]

Whenever I stuttered, I would replace it with “like” and “um” so when I said “I really like eating ice cream” it would be “I like, uhm really like eating,um, ice cream”

[@natalievee2604]

It’s the worst when someone asks for your name

[@r00tski_ms82]

Teacher:let’s introduce our selfs Me with a stuttering can’t even say my name 👁👄👁

[@jessicataylor1743]

This sucks. Being different really sucks. I'm terrible with my stuttering and when I'm around people I like, it gets worse and as I grow older it worsens.

[@kratosgodofwar4582]

I hate my stutter as well. I'm looking forward to the day when scientists develop a medication that will effectively eliminate stuttering. Bc it CAN severely damage a person's quality of life. I know this from experience.

[@ariess7394]

That moment when u know that you're not alone 😇😇

[@joshovo307]

I don’t know why but with stuttering I always always feel like I’m alone. I feel like I’m the only person on earth who stutters but I read these comments and it helps a little bit with the anxiety because I realize this is a big deal to some people especially us stutterers.

[@sunshinepurple1043]

This is the best explanation of the hows and whys of stuttering I've ever heard. As a stutterer all my life I've heard them all. Thank you.

[@tanweerashraf.]

After reading the comment section I realise that I'm not alone🙂❤️ Lo-lo-Love you guys❤️🙂

[@brittneyspencer4708]

My boyfriend stutters, I actually think it's pretty adorable when he does it

[@gavinburns9516]

I'm fed up of always losing an argument because of my stuttering

[@mehulbafna7969]

Well, I'm a stutter so to inspire people with some humor I have started with my own page: instagram.com/proudstuttercommunity/

[@kelda2608]

My mom always says, "take a breath" or "just talk slower" is just like saying, oh you are in a wheelchair? Just get up and walk, it's not that hard And I don't know anyone else who stutters and I feel alone T¬T

[@flistopsbi]

My mom says the same i know that she wants to help but it really doesn't and am i the only one who has to use ummm to say something

[@zephreet5894]

Living the same life huh?

[@flistopsbi]

@@zephreet5894 probably

[@zephreet5894]

@@flistopsbi Well it’s comfortable to know we all have something in common

[@flistopsbi]

@@zephreet5894 true it makes me feel better when i see that there are people simmilar to me

[@eliasa.5408]

Everyone’s all like :when you’re struggling just say never mind, what about not even being able to SAY never mind 😂

[@zephreet5894]

True

[@trishduke3885]

I had a bad childhood stutter. My family or teachers ever said anything. I just ssssuffered in an emotional vacuum of shame and frustration

[@RohitPant04]

Well summarized! 🙏

[@J94R]

As a person who stutters I thank you for spreading the knowledge about stuttering, great video with interesting ideas. Although I simply believe that stuttering is psychological and not physical at all, for number of reasons, for example, a person who stutters does not stutter when speaking to themselves, sing, or act out of character. but stutter when speaking to anyone else, especially to strangers and when they speak in public. If you saw a person that only limps when in front of people but walks just fine when they are alone, you wouldn't say that there is something wrong with their legs... It's the same thing with stuttering.

[@purpledawn2727]

J94R I've always found it facinating that people who stutters are capable of singing and reciting lines in a play for example. I also think that points to it being psycological and not physical.

[@janemlee93]

Yes, I think it has something to do with social anxiety. I only stammer when I engage in conversation.

[@sambhrantdas8716]

@@purpledawn2727 I suppose that's because singing and talking use different parts of the brain.

[@purpledawn2727]

@@sambhrantdas8716 ah, didn't think about that. Facsinating still.

[@ariess7394]

Same:(

[@maherhussein1999]

I was very excited when I saw this video and clicked right away because I have a stuttering problem. Even though it was disappointing to find out that it may not be completely treatable, what I do to try and decrease my stuttering is speaking in a much slower and monotonic voice than I usually would.

[@AHHHHHHHHHHHHl]

I stutter sometimes whenever I have to say a simple word that starts with the letter S which often makes me sound like I'm imitating a snake hiss.

[@TriggerHippy666]

Akaaraq Hansen for me its WS like want won't etc sucks ass man

[@theutopianoutopioan464]

I've got that type of stutter too, where I involuntarily draw out certain speech sounds S, F and the th sounds are the worst when it comes to my stutter, but I prolong other speech sounds too sometimes

[@ninasladonja3433]

Mine is worst with "S" and "R", and my last name starts with S🤦‍♀️😅

[@benn574]

My wife of 5 years made fun of me in 1st grade for my stutter.. it's honestly my first memory of her

[@syedalimehdi-english]

just a second. i too stutter a lot. but when i sing, there's a no single word i stutter upon. just prepare yourself for singing before beginning to talk. move your hands like you are making different tones and stuttering would be reduced. Hope that helps.

[@shinkiro69420]

Syed Ali Mehdi - Official it seems weird though

[@vyvyy8599]

It really worked! Thank you stranger. I love you

[@jschrager23]

how does that explain why most stutterers only stutter infront of others. I for one will never ever stutter by myself...but around people who may intimidate me I wont be able to say a word lol

[@geronimostiltonlover421]

jschrager23 brains are weird ig

[@siyabongasibanyoni]

At school we always had to do class room speeches. Geez those were the worst. Hated talking because ppl would mock and mimic me.

[@reagangovender4217]

Thanks Kanye, very informative!

[@TheGwopboyzprodigy]

Would hanging upside down for a brief time help? Lol

[@shaunmitchell9956]

Gwopboyzprodigy thats what i was thinking 😂

[@huzi37709]

Gwopboyzprodigy :O Omg I'm gonna try that RIGHT NOW! :D

[@huzi37709]

Gwopboyzprodigy I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS A PLACEBO EFFECT OR WHAT BUT OOH MYY LOORRD! *IT WORKED*

[@lorenzoeldude]

+Huzufu Are you actually serious?

[@huzi37709]

Locomótiv Yeah! It probably just did only work because I thought it would but yeah, it worked! As soon as I got back up, I started to read a book by my bed and I could read it all so fluently! :D

[@abbyharrison233]

Regular People take speaking for granted. You have no idea how frustrating it is to want to speak up and say something to only have people not take you seriously. It’s incredibly difficult to live with sometimes :/

[@usainthori]

That's why we have more communication feelings then regular people so don't think too much friend we are awesome abby😎

[@megsstorystore8210]

I can't even ask my teacher a question about something I don't know about. I can't tell anyone the reason why I did something when they think I made a mistake. It's so hard to communicate.

[@carolynperdue7679]

I know how hard and embarrassing it can be to stutter in front of people, especially when people start to treat you differently for it but it doesn't make you any less smart than they are. Surround yourself with people who get that and avoid the ones that don't. Believe me, you'll be so much happier when you do.

[@aim_muizz]

My stutter get worse when in conversations and when i got too excited. my friends often make fun of it....im sooooooooo sad but i dont show it. so the only way i can payback is Im gonna make sure I'll always got the highest grade in tests....😢atleast i've got some respect there.......😢😢😢😢😢its the only way.....

[@helenam1319]

I used to stutter, but not since I’ve been taking anxiety medication for the last 4 years

[@flintsky2062]

can you tell the name of it?

[@ItsNicckster]

this was a very insightful & informative video that explained the cause of stuttering very clearly. i stutter a lot daily & glad there’s studies that prove people without stuttering tendencies aren’t anymore “intelligent” than people with them. still working on it everyday . 🙏🏽

[@kylespeller8943]

Having a stutter is so embarrassing when the teacher calls on me I always mess up