commentr/StutterJune 4, 2025
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Please be aware that dysfluency combined with significant anxiety can indeed make communication nearly impossible. It’s quite common for blocks to be so severe, you give up, and say something different. In my worst years, I have “lied” about my own address and food choices… There are ways to improve and it involves disclosing you stutter, and learning to be comfortable with others hearing your repetitions.
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Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others