Do you or know someone that stutters?

[w16nuggat]

I would like to make a question to those who stutter. When one speaks to himself you never lose your train of thought, right? I mean you don't stutter to yourself. So it only appears with communication with others. Are the others who cause this.
When I met this guy who stuttered, I had the feeling that he feared that I was urging him to speak up soon and easy, and I wasn't. He got so nervous about others' reactions, that it was like a vicious circle.

As I gave the less importance to that, with time he lost it almost completely with me, while he instantly stuttered when talking to others. How come?

I don't stutter myself, but as far as I know no one knows exactly how the stuttering mechanism works. There are a few theories out there and even though it can be induced (e.g. social phobia etc), it also runs in families (so it's hereditary, carried in one's genes) so nothing to do with environment in those cases.
Being under pressure (or perceived pressure), stress etc doesn't help. Being around familiar faces usually helps. That probably explains why you felt that about your friend, but I'm pretty sure that wasn't just why he was stuttering.

By the way, when one thinks to themselves they don't stutter because they are only thinking and that doesn't involve their lungs, throat muscles, mouth, tongue etc. Problems of coordination between all these is one of the reasons why some people stutter (like you don't lisp when you are thinking to yourself). The same goes for disabilities like cerebral palsy etc.

Hope this helps!

 

[Telstra]

I would like to make a question to those who stutter. When one speaks to himself you never lose your train of thought, right? I mean you don't stutter to yourself. So it only appears with communication with others. Are the others who cause this.
When I met this guy who stuttered, I had the feeling that he feared that I was urging him to speak up soon and easy, and I wasn't. He got so nervous about others' reactions, that it was like a vicious circle.

As I gave the less importance to that, with time he lost it almost completely with me, while he instantly stuttered when talking to others. How come?

True, you can't stutter to yourself.

Maybe depends on how relax you are.
If you think about your talk while talking, stuttering starts. Something to do with wiring in the brain according to brain research.

 

[castoono]

Being under pressure (or perceived pressure), stress etc doesn't help. Being around familiar faces usually helps.
By the way, when one thinks to themselves they don't stutter because they are only thinking and that doesn't involve their lungs, throat muscles, mouth, tongue etc. Problems of coordination between all these is one of the reasons why some people stutter (like you don't lisp when you are thinking to yourself).

True, you can't stutter to yourself.

Maybe depends on how relax you are.
If you think about your talk while talking, stuttering starts. Something to do with wiring in the brain according to brain research.

Thank you
With time, when we were talking relaxed laid back on the sofa, he lost completely the constant stops, he spoke like any other person and he seemed to be pleased with himself.
Suddenly, something broke the relax (Mother, phone call, whatever) and stuttering came again, all together.

 

[AussieGuy91]

I don't know of anyone with a stutter.

 

[QuinnRider]

yes, this really sexy guy who was supposed to take me on a date tomorrow. [got cancelled] D:

 

[Sam Blum]

Ephemeral, does the friend who constantly asks you to repeat yourself not understand because of a hearing difficulty or because of not paying due attention when you speak? I know some who habitually ask many to repeat simply because the 'listener' isn't attending to the speaker. To this, I say, "Pay attention!"

I stammer sometimes, mostly when I'm tired and or run-down. I haven't ever stuttered, but I've known a couple of people who have had to deal with this, and both of them had the problem more commonly also when exhausted and un-well.

 

[navidzurender]

i think stuttering is sexy, or am i completely fucked up, either way, its still sexy

 

[Shepherd 2]

I stammered and stuttered from age 8 to 22. I was a left hander forced to become a right hander. I happened to find a therapist who listened, and helped me end it. I still stammer some when I am very tired.

Most of us who either stammer or stutter do not think it is very sexy. It is a prison and brings with it much psychological pain.

Shep+

 

[hungrybrownbear]

He stutters when he's about to..... oh okay nevermind, not what you're talking about