postr/StutterMarch 4, 2022

Is the why-thought about why you stutter important? (in your experience with your stammering)

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Is the why-thought about why you stutter important? (in your experience with your stammering) **Is the why-thought about why you stutter relevant? (choose one or more options)** 1. No, because the why-thought has (almost) no affect on neurological dispositioning 2. No, because the why-thought has (almost) no affect on improving speech 3. No, because once I think about the why-thought, I can't ignore it anymore which increases stutter 4. No, because I have too many why-thoughts which causes my mind to freeze and then I give up on fluency 5. Yes, because if I recognize the why-thought I'm able to ignore (or counter) specifically that thought (instead of ALL thoughts like a needle in a haystack) 6. Yes, because I experience fluency after ignoring the why-thought (I experience stutter when the why-thought returns) 7. Yes, because the why-thought (mostly) affects neurological dispositioning 8. Yes, because the why-thought (mostly) affects improving the speech 9. Yes, because if I empty the mind, I can specifically focus on emptying the why-thoughts (aka preconditionings) from my mind right before I speak (instead of emptying ALL thoughts) An example of a why-thought (precondition) is: **"oh no, I will stutter on this syllable or vowel"** so if you keep thinking about it, you expect a stutter, then you visualize it and then you stutter. (the root cause is neurological predispositioning and fear makes it worse)

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Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Overthinking & MonitoringAnticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment