commentr/StutterDecember 24, 2023

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I agree on what you have said about anticipation. I have noticed that the more I think about what I am going to say, the more I will stutter. If I know what I have to say without thinking about it, I can speak fluently. I don't have repetition stuttering, unless you count dragging the s on words that begin with s. I only really struggle with blocks. I get completely blocked, frequently, on words that begin with d, b, g, y along with a couple more. When I think about what I am going to say, my mind kind of instantly detects these struggle words and this makes it even harder for me to say them, aka anticipation. It seems like there is no way around this anticipation though. I don't consciously do it. It seems like it is engraved into my brain or a habit that I cannot get rid of. "I believe that it could be more effective to stop relying on a mindset where we immerse ourselves in stuttering anticipation, an anticipatory image and negative experiences, and instead, feed a mindset where we prioritize natural, and spontaneous speech production by feeling, thinking and behaving like normally speaking individuals when we talk." The real question is, how the hell do we do that?

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability

Subthemes

Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking

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anticipation