commentr/StutterJuly 27, 2021

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Thanks for sharing this. I recently came across Jack's article for the first time and it hugely resonated with me. I'd be interested to understand how you got on with reading from a script? if that was ever something you have had to do. Or similarly, in those situations where you are asked for one word, non-negotiable answers (like "what is your name?"). Did these sort of situations take longer to not be anxious about or plan? Just from reading Jack's article and spending some time being introspective, I'm already feeling MUCH calmer and less pre-occupied with my speech. However, I'm a highly covert stutterer (literally nobody in my life until recently knew I was a childhood stutterer and that stutter avoidance takes up 90% of my mental capacity today) and therefore I'm more preoccupied about those sorts of non-negotiable situations and how I can just not think about something like that. Any thoughts on how you navigated that would be much appreciated.

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Anticipation & Avoidance

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Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring

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