commentr/StutterMay 19, 2024

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Yep. Nowadays I'm trying more and more to slow down and not try to force it out. I've found that trying to force it makes the block worse and worse. It's still a work in progress but I hope one day I can get comfortable enough to consistently stop and take a breath. I'll never forget the first day of 4th grade. We were playing the name game. It was my turn to say my name and I froze up and then said, "I don't know". The teacher kind of took up for me and tried to make me feel better by saying, "it's okay, I forget my name sometimes too", but man it still made me feel so bad. That was 13 years ago and I still think about it

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesShame & EmbarrassmentFeared Words & Names

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