commentr/StutterFebruary 26, 2025

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Thank you for your input. By going mute, I mean completely mute as in I’d never speak no matter who I’m with. It’s just not worth looking the way I do when I speak. My face freezes and twitches. My eyes close on their own. I look like I’m having a stroke or on some kind of drugs. I’d prefer to just avoid it overall

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Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension