postr/StutterOctober 13, 2019

I was asked to speak at a conference in March 2020

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I was asked to speak at a conference in March 2020 I work in tech and I am a woman. My career really took off this year and I have been asked to speak at a fairly large conference in Budapest in March 2020 (I'm from the US). I am no stranger to international travel and I have successfully spoken at conferences before. But, I have not done any of this in a long time. I got sick in 2014 after a trip to China (look up China cough) and my illness persisted for years and my stutter went from moderate to severe. I'm better now and my stutter is back to it's normal, fun self! I'm terrified to even try to do this presentation but YOLO, right? 💪

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment

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public_speakingemotional_state