PhuturePriest Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 So, as most of you know, I have a stutter. 95% of the time, it poses no problem at all and I speak as if I didn't have one. But there are times when I go through a rough patch and can't speak very well. I've been having one for a few weeks, but here's what gets me: I generally speak fine to complete strangers and to friends, but not to my family. Any theories on this? I could talk to Kate all day, but something as simply saying "Hey dad, can I go to the store?" takes me a few hesitations to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Repressed homosexuality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Second theory: an abnormally benign (or perhaps just incompetent) demon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Repressed homosexuality? I'm sorry, I believe you posted in the wrong thread. The thread you were looking for is my Anne of Green Gables thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Third theory: Ebola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiiMichael Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Listen to music and start shouting profanities. It's what I learned from The King's Speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Listen to music and start shouting profanities. It's what I learned from The King's Speech. A glorious movie for all stutterers. There's no stutter a silent F bomb can't fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithinkjesusiscool Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 a visit to the shrink, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Perhaps you fear talking to your father. My father had a knack for inducing anxiety in people when I was a young'n. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyAnn Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Depends what triggers your stutter I guess. Maybe there's an anxiety attached to talking to certain people that makes it bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winchester Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I'm sorry, I believe you posted in the wrong thread. The thread you were looking for is my Anne of Green Gables thread. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq1f3Hr03fQ[/media] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 So, as most of you know, I have a stutter. 95% of the time, it poses no problem at all and I speak as if I didn't have one. But there are times when I go through a rough patch and can't speak very well. I've been having one for a few weeks, but here's what gets me: I generally speak fine to complete strangers and to friends, but not to my family. Any theories on this? I could talk to Kate all day, but something as simply saying "Hey dad, can I go to the store?" takes me a few hesitations to say. I knew a guy in college who had the same sort of issue with stuttering. I don't know of anything in particular to help make it better, but you're not alone in this. I think it could definitely have to do with stress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I've found, with me, that I would stutter/stammer more in stressful situations. Part of it is because my mind was going a mile a minute (because of the stress). Part of it would be because I wanted to do well and not stutter, (like a speech or a presentation). But this was mostly stress during events...not a person, per se. However, when I was first going out with Shea, I would stammer a little bit around her. Again, stress I think..but that did revolve around a person. I am unsure if it is psychological other than stress. But perhaps it is psychological as it refers to how you handle stress with your Dad vs. others? Perhaps learn about some stress relieving exercises as see how that works for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Mel Tillis was a famous stutterer. He didn't stutter when singing, so try that. When your family makes you that nervous, sing your responses to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Might Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 (edited) Sounds like you just need to move out the house and find your own identity. I think the over-control of adults is a cause of many problems like youth delinquence, etc. Families mean well, but some day you're going to die, and families have a hard time accepting that and letting young people go out and experience the world. What can young people do in such a situation? I think they respond in different ways...dropping out of life and just going through the home routine, getting involved in a gang...maybe stuttering? IDK, you asked for a psychological suggestion. I'm not a believer in the romantic idea of family...family is good, but it is not the end goal of life. "That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh." (Genesis 2:24) Edited April 17, 2013 by Era Might Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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