Stutter-free at 35

[warrick]

Hi all,
I was reading everyones latest posts and I had a flash back to something that I read many years ago but for some reason stuck with me.

I read that it is very common for people to lose their stutter in their mid thirties as it is a time in peoples life where they often learn to be more comfortable with themselves and their identity. From this they gain an inner peace which allows more relaxed and comfortable speech, causing a stutter to fade and possibly even disappear in some cases.

I think it stuck in my head because I could see valid points both for and against the article, so I was left undecided.

Has anyone else noticed this, or at least heard of this ever being the case?

[Jimmy169]

Hi all,
I was reading everyones latest posts and I had a flash back to something that I read many years ago but for some reason stuck with me.

I read that it is very common for people to lose their stutter in their mid thirties as it is a time in peoples life where they often learn to be more comfortable with themselves and their identity. From this they gain an inner peace which allows more relaxed and comfortable speech, causing a stutter to fade and possibly even disappear in some cases.

I think it stuck in my head because I could see valid points both for and against the article, so I was left undecided.

Has anyone else noticed this, or at least heard of this ever being the case?


My mother's current boyfriend told me and her of how bad he used to stutter, now it's gone, i can almost see him about to struggle with a word but he doesn't, i've never seen em get cought in an all out stutter so I didn't believe that he ever had a stuttering problem, but after reading your post maybe he was telling the truth, lol.

[Kgoldberg1986]

Yes , I have heard of this... I have an older brother who also has/had a stuttering problem.. His stuttering was severe according to most experts... He was picked on alot in high school ( not because of his speech ) so that made his self esteem low...When he moved far away from home he had to accomplish everything himself.. Stuttering was not an excuse... Since moving away from home his stuttering has completely cleared up... You would never know... He is 29 years old...

I'm not in my thirties but I've noticed the same thing happen in my life.. The more at peace I get with it the better it becomes... I'm about half-way there and inticipate it getting better...

[Jimmy169]

Yes , I have heard of this... I have an older brother who also has/had a stuttering problem.. His stuttering was severe according to most experts... He was picked on alot in high school ( not because of his speech ) so that made his self esteem low...When he moved far away from home he had to accomplish everything himself.. Stuttering was not an excuse... Since moving away from home his stuttering has completely cleared up... You would never know... He is 29 years old...

I'm not in my thirties but I've noticed the same thing happen in my life.. The more at peace I get with it the better it becomes... I'm about half-way there and inticipate it getting better...


Same here, it kinda gets to a point where you say F it, and you don't think about it. That's the best way to go about it imo, people say to face it but I just let it be trying not to put a thought in my head about it. Like if I had a bad day or something nerve wrecking happened, I let it go after and don't dwell on it, cause really life goes on, we've made it this far right...

[Adrian]

I think we generally become more fluent as we become older and learn how to better handle our stuttering. I have never heard of anyone becoming completely fluent though. I guess it is possible for someone who started out very mild. As a teenager I was a very severe stutterer, but I'm 35 now and would characterize myself as moderate. Part of my improvement is from speech therapy, but alot is just from maturity.

[Hans]

I think we generally become more fluent as we become older and learn how to better handle our stuttering. I have never heard of anyone becoming completely fluent though. I guess it is possible for someone who started out very mild. As a teenager I was a very severe stutterer, but I'm 35 now and would characterize myself as moderate. Part of my improvement is from speech therapy, but alot is just from maturity.

Maturity also means achievements. I feel better within my skin. At 61, nothing is as dramatic anymore. My stutter was severe in my thirties and forties; now it's gone. If I get too involved with this forum, and it is addictive, I begin thinking like a stutterer again. For some reason, I find it hard to draw a line under that part of my life and enjoy my freedom.

[Adrian]

I feel better within my skin. At 61, nothing is as dramatic anymore.

Exactly, when I was younger every speaking situation was very dramatic. When I struggled (which was basically always) I would dwell on it for days. Today I still stutter but could really not care less. Sure I would like to be fluent but if I stutter for the rest of my life, I am fine with that.