commentr/StutterMarch 25, 2023

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Hi. The tensing of my jaw/mouth is very very instinctive esp on a feared word. Before I can even react myself, the tensing kicks in. Even if I try to relax, the freeze mode kicks in almost immediately like panic. I can say the the feared word alone.. but in a social setting, my anxiety takes over. It feels impossible to override the default mode esp in high stress environments. I wish I could somehow replicate high stress environments to practice.. Do you think speech therapy would help in this case?

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Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering

Subthemes

Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension

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perceived_judgment