commentr/StutterJanuary 9, 2023

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>It's 90% psychological, the more you think of it the more you will do it. In fact, me writing this post will probably make me stutter for a little while. The way im thinking is that it's almost like an OCD obsessive thought that gets to this never ending feedback loop. Stop the loop and try to disassociate yourself from being a stutterer to a thing that you do. Deny it(however unhealthy it may sound). Not forcefully, try make yourself blind to it and don't give yourself a hard time for not being able to (because you won't for a long time). This way you will not react as much when the block comes. But it will be a slow process. This is the most mindfucking part, the more you try, the worse it gets. That's what drives us mad. I don't know anything about the nutrition stuff you mentioned, but this advice is NOT good advice for everyone that stutters. If this helped you, great, I am happy for you. But stuttering is not primarily psychological. That's one of the [main](https://psychcentral.com/lib/stuttering-myth-vs-fact#1) [myths](https://westutter.org/myths-about-stuttering/) [about](https://stutteringtherapyresources.com/blogs/blog/is-stuttering-neurological) [stuttering](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150223154854.htm). Additionally, not all stutters are the same, and should not be treated as such. I've been fortunate enough to be able to attend speech therapy, as both a child, and years later as an adult, with a great SLP who is a published author and university teacher on this subject. The first thing we worked on is making sure to be aware of my stutter and not "being blind" to it. For me, if I think about my stutter, I stutter significantly less. Again, I am not saying your approach is wrong for you, but I would not take this point as blanket advice helpful for all stutterers.

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Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability

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Neurological & BrainMedicalization / NeurodiversityAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception