postr/StutterApril 26, 2020

How Do I Stop My Mind From Telling Myself That I'll Stutter?

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How Do I Stop My Mind From Telling Myself That I'll Stutter? Here's what I've noticed with my stutter. My stutter is mostly triggered by anxiety and anticipation. If someone were to surprise me out of the blue and ask me a question and expect a quick answer.........I would be able to say it. No matter what the words were.....I would be able to answer. Most of the times I wouldn't stutter. But even if it does come, its short and I easily get through it. The stutter only becomes a problem for me when my mind comes into play. So if I open my mouth to speak, and then my mind says '' Oh no, the stutter is going to activate! '', then I stutter.....and it becomes severe. To the point where talking becomes hard. Talking is an instinctual thing hardcoded into human brains, but this is like a block that prevents me from utilizing that function. So in other words....if my mind were to just shut the f\*\*\* up..........I would not stutter. This is purely triggered by my mind, as I have proven early on in this post. How do I prevent my mind from getting in my way?

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering

Subthemes

Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoss of Control