commentr/StutterJune 2, 2025

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*in my stutter experience*: I just don’t buy into the whole “anticipation” idea. (I always had this passive background belief stutter anticipation doesn't exist, it's so deep inside me, it’s not really up for debate). Maybe that’s why I don’t feel anything in my throat or chest — there’s nothing to anticipate. I do feel psychosomatic pain in my neck and head, but that *is* the stutter itself i.e., the freezing, it's not some anticipation proceding the block. To clarify further: see this [research](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2886901/pdf/429_2010_Article_258.pdf): "*People learn to associate normal internal sensations (e.g., tightness in chest) with danger in combination with negative motivational valence and linked to belief-based processes. Over time, mild bodily sensations become conditioned stimuli that predict panic; because their body “realized” it - resulting in a fight-flight-freeze response. Expecting or misreading bodily states, can sustain anxiety or depressive symptoms.*" According to a study (2023): There are 2 types of **stutter anticipation**. We can anticipate stuttering by (1) "*internally realizing stuttering*" (i.e., the existence of a moment of stuttering), and (2) "*predicting stuttering*" (i.e., an expectancy of stuttering)? *So*: How exactly can we anticipate stuttering by internally realizing stuttering vs predicting stuttering? Does anyone have the full version of [this ](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094730X23000402)paper?

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support

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Anticipating StutteringResearch & Resources