Research states that a sensation of loss of control is a primary characteristic of developmental stuttering. What does it mean, do you think?
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Research states that a sensation of loss of control is a primary characteristic of developmental stuttering. What does it mean, do you think? What research describes as a sensation of loss of control ("Feeling stuck unable to continue executing the speech plan to say the sound/word"). **In my opinion:** This sensation (of losing control) is simply a stimulus/signal (that our subconscious brain perceives as an error or "not-ready" signal). The moment our subconscious requires of itself to avoid this error to initiate speech execution, is exactly what triggers an approach-avoidance conflict - which, if we continue speaking anyway during this cognitive conflict, results in stuttering-like disfluencies as the outward manifestations. **Your thoughts?** You resonate with this? Of course, evaluating a sensation of loss of control prior to a speech block does not necessarily trigger the approach-avoidance conflict to execute the speech plan. Relying on the expectation (or need) to avoid a certain LEVEL of sensation of loss of control (while this perceived level is not yet reduced "enough") does guarantee triggering the approach-avoidance conflict to execute speech, I believe. What are your beliefs on it? In your own words, I mean. https://preview.redd.it/ud2my9spsyqf1.png?width=1108&format=png&auto=webp&s=fff2aa871300701f6b6cf4d379e7ac3b4ca3b582