postr/StutterNovember 16, 2019

My experience with stuttering

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My experience with stuttering I'm a 15 y/o boy from Holland, so sorry if my grammar is bad. I stutter very heavily, i can't say 2 words without stuttering. It really makes me sad because if i want to make a joke, it just doesn't work because it takes too long. If someone says something nice to me i can't say anything back because i don't want to reveal that i stutter so i just say something like "Oh really?". And it is just very akward. But anyway what i want to ask is this: How can I make sure that I relax when i speak? Because i know i shouldn't worry about it too much but it just happens naturally. The people on my school and my family know that I stutter and it isn't a problem for them but still I stress so much when I want to say something. I go to a therapist and i speak fluently when I'm there but I can't use the technique that i learn there outside of the therapist. Does anyone have tips for me? It would mean the world to me.

Themes

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance

Subthemes

Fluency TechniquesPhysical TensionAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring

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public_speakingphysical_state