postr/StutterJanuary 13, 2023

Anticipation anxiety

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Anticipation anxiety Hello, so I have noticed that my fear of anticipation for speech has gotten worse. Recently, my winter semester started and our professor wanted us to introduce ourselves and state interests and all. I was so scared and wanted to just run out of the classroom. Although I have dealt with stuttering all my life, I was always participating and because I wasn’t consciously thinking about my stammer I would easily state the answers. But now I feel like I have had a bad experience in terms of presenting and subconsciously I can’t get over it. Any advice on how to reduce anticipation of stammering?

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment