commentr/StutterJuly 17, 2012

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try to analyse your stutter-patterns more.stuttering is never an isolated phenomenon.as long as you are "trapped" in the anticipation/fear of blocks and repetitions, you cannot see and evaluate what triggers your stuttering. my main-trigger was fear.90% of this was solved after i watched my logo-therapist stutter willingly for about 5 minutes to order a coffee in a full store with people waiting behind him.that was the first time i saw/realized how people really react on stuttering (to my surprise they were more insecure/uncomfortable than i thought! to this point i was completely unaware of this,because everytime i had a block i was "locked" in this situation and not able to see what is really going on around me )...

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy

Subthemes

Overthinking & MonitoringExperiential AssociationVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure