commentr/StutterFebruary 23, 2022

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That sounds like me. I don't really have the anxiety when speaking to my mother but I still stutter. I think after a decade of doing it it's become a habit or possibly something to do with strengthening the pathways in the brain. I've seen quite a few stutterers say they are confident including myself but maybe it's not social anxiety they have and it's actually a more specific form in speaking anxiety

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception