commentr/StutterJuly 19, 2024

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Great question. I don't know anyone who has used my personal strategies. As for me, I speak more fluently now, for example, I can often get past a block when I anticipate stuttering. However, I haven't completely recovered from stuttering, I mean, there are still things I need to unlearn, like certain 'rules in speech' that I am currently unnecessarily relying on. I need to stop doing that so my speech becomes more subconscious/natural and not controlled. Probably the biggest challenge right now that prevents stutteirng remission, could be the large amount of speech errors that I automatical (on auto-pilot) 'react' to, which I need to unlearn if I want it to become subconscious. For example, on auto-pilot I still try to (1) control my speaking in some way, or (2) I monitor my speech, or I try to get past a speech block by increase a feeling of desire (which is something I need to unlearn), after all, 'desire' shouldn't be my 'tool' to reduce the defensive mechanism (that prevents thoughts from being spoken) otherwise I would unnecessarily rely on a maladaptive 'rule': I need to increase desire - so that my defensive mechanism allows execution of speech plans. (which, of course, in my opinion, only makes the stutter disorder worse)

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy

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Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques