commentr/StutterMay 28, 2014
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Perfectionism seems to be an universal trait amongst stutterers. It actually works agains us. We are trying to achieve perfect fluency while not even people that are fluent are fluent 100% of the time. As a result we put too much tension on our already fragile speech system which makes it worse.
Themes
Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Subthemes
Avoidance & SubstitutionExperiential AssociationPhysical Tension