postr/StutterSeptember 3, 2023

Stuttering in my dreams

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Stuttering in my dreams Recently my stutter has gotten so much worse. I’ve been overly focused and in my head trying to predetermine if I can or can’t say certain words before I say them. For me one of the hardest things is saying my name when I meet someone new. Mentally it’s been so bad the last few months after starting a new job out of college. I knew it was seriously my mind set about 2 weeks ago when I had a dream and someone asked me what my name was and I couldn’t say it in my dream. Worst feeling ever waking up and knowing that even in a dream world I wasn’t capable of speaking with confidence. So I guess I was just wondering if anyone has ever had this experience. Also, I’ve decided today after not being able to say my name in another dream from last night that I’m going to try to dream of situations where I would stutter and see if I can mentally get past it. After all it’s all in my head, so maybe if I can get past the mental block in my dreams I can do it in real life.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability

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Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringIdentity & Self-Perception