commentr/StutterSeptember 9, 2025

Content

Whatever you do, don’t pressure her or make her even more aware of it. In stuttering that sticks around past childhood, it’s usually because the child becomes too aware and self-conscious of it and gets stuck in this mindset that speech is hard and that they need to “try hard” to get their words. But trying hard only perpetuates stuttering and builds negative habits and brain synapses that are incredibly difficult to break, especially when they start in young childhood.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment