commentr/StutterNovember 6, 2023

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It's not what you're implying that leads to the result, but subconscious fluency is definitely IT. Interventions are counterintuitive. Focusing on speaking slower gets you on a feedback loop where you become hyper-aware of the rhythm of your speech and feed your stuttering tendencies even more. You will evaluate speech negatively if it has a negative effect on your life. Simple as that. You can't become insensitive to reactions of others. Focusing on becoming insensitive actually makes you more sensitive because you put more energy into it. You are the one who stuttered. I don't know how disassociating from that can help, except for split your psyche. The answer lies in what moves my eyes uninterrupted as I speak. I talk to a crowd and shift my relaxed gaze and I keep my mouth. Small defenseless child, you locked your eyes to hear yourself speak. You came into the world and knew no words and had to learn to speak. With your eyes locked the words you spoke; lost the rhythm to your heartbeat. You need no longer lock your eyes because you no longer need to hear yourself speak; your words feed forward seamlessly.

Themes

Anticipation & Avoidance

Subthemes

Overthinking & MonitoringAnticipating Stuttering