Is stuttering maintained by physiological arousal (that is, the autonomic nervous system)? If so, then likely most people who stutter are not aware of it, I think. What strategies are there to approach our physiological arousal?
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Is stuttering maintained by physiological arousal (that is, the autonomic nervous system)? If so, then likely most people who stutter are not aware of it, I think. What strategies are there to approach our physiological arousal? *I think that we (as a group / stuttering community) need to learn more about physiological arousal.* We need to get to know: What physiological arousal results in our stuttering? (for example, increased or decreased blood pressure that might result in fainting) In contrast, I think that physiological arousal like anticipatory pressure in the throat/chest, increased heart rate and sweating probably don't guarantee a speech block. Increased muscle tension likely doesn't guarantee a speech block also, since we can constantly force a block harder and harder until we eventually get past a block. What are we currently doing to get out of a speech block? And does this address the physiological arousal in the long-term? What are better ways to deal with the physiological arousal instead? We can gain more insights by reading: [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5570774](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5570774/) [https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/physiological-arousal](https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/physiological-arousal) [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22physiological+arousal%22+%22autonomic%22+%22stuttering%22](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22physiological+arousal%22+%22autonomic%22+%22stuttering%22) ​ https://preview.redd.it/cic64aqw2jfd1.png?width=1533&format=png&auto=webp&s=264f4bc999a40681b0d65f77dc9105a5e79ccf21 ​