commentr/StutterJanuary 6, 2015

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Thanks, it was a great read. But one thing here made me think. The guy giving speech said this: " All of us can talk just fine when we’re alone.". And in my case, this is not correct at all. I still stutter when alone. Less than when I am around others but it's still there, and if I try speaking English(which is not my mother tongue) I have a lot of issues getting words out. That could be because I rarely use English when speaking. It's still pretty puzzling why people with severe case of stutter can talk perfectly fine when alone but I, with less of a problem, can't do that as well. I've read on few places that people who can talk fine when alone can relax and don't trouble themselves with questions like if they'll be able to get to say that next word that has to come. In my case, I can't block that. Even if I am alone I'd still have that "stutter radar" turned on and tell myself "this word you won't be able to say without stuttering"

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability

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Anticipating StutteringPropositionality & Weight