commentr/StutterAugust 6, 2023

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Many therapies focus on aspects to reduce the [release](https://www.google.com/search?q=release+threshold+%22stuttering%22) threshold ([execution](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SH7PFQ0K-8wud77vzL6cBHILXrPhE78X/view?usp=sharing) threshold). Examples: voluntary stuttering (disclosure) to reduce negative affect/anxiety, prolonging to reduce symptoms, easy onset (or releasing articulatory tension) to reduce the impression (of inability to execute speech motor movements), or distraction/building tolerance against [internal/external monitoring](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iIWvZ4K8-apu4IRCCHStCL9iOA0c92k8/view?usp=sharing). But.. these all answer the question "how to reduce aspects in the execution threshold" to approach the [main symptom](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1amGm1wLCeIE-kiNqNScqiTLJcAHeOTgm/view?usp=sharing) 'inability to initiate articulation' (explained by [this](https://youtu.be/LftpTGx0xhs?t=203) SLP and PhD researcher). However, another approach would be to stop relying on the execution threshold altogether - which is - in one viewpoint - the opposite of "reducing fear", whereby AWS with a release threshold that is raised too high (such as fear) still execute motor movements simply by not relying on this execution threshold. I'm a person who stutters that want to try different strategies towards unlearning overreliance on the execution threshold. Question: What strategies (or tips) - that you know of - could help me stop habitual reliance on the execution threshold? (instead of reducing it)

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Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureTherapy Experiences