commentr/StutterOctober 26, 2022

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So, the sound isn’t the problem because I bet you can sometimes say it perfectly fine. It’s that youve blocked on the sound enough times, your brain now associates it w fear, which is the exact thing that creates more blocking. Many PWS block on their name and consequently have trouble saying that sound that begins their name.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Feared Words & NamesAnticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment

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