diff --git a/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb b/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb
index 14ac980..5a8b3f8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ class CommentsController < ApplicationController
       @cur_url = "/threads"
     end
 
-    thread_ids = @showing_user.recent_threads(20)
+    thread_ids = @showing_user.recent_threads(20,
+      include_submitted_stories = !!(@user && @user.id == @showing_user.id))
 
     comments = Comment.where(
       :thread_id => thread_ids
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 6b9f52f..0e3b3ec 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -252,11 +252,11 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
   end
 
-  def recent_threads(amount)
+  def recent_threads(amount, include_submitted_stories = false)
     thread_ids = self.comments.group(:thread_id).order('MAX(created_at) DESC').
       limit(amount).pluck(:thread_id)
 
-    if self.show_submitted_story_threads
+    if include_submitted_stories && self.show_submitted_story_threads
       thread_ids += Comment.joins(:story).
         where(:stories => { :user_id => self.id }).group(:thread_id).
         order("MAX(comments.created_at) DESC").limit(amount).pluck(:thread_id)