commentr/StutterJuly 15, 2024

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Absolutely - I've found that socially dismissing my stutter, in practice, working towards the speech being fluent/flowing even if the speech includes stuttering, This can look like being nonreactive to the presence of stuttering in my speech and attempting to pause as little as possible. This helps \*a lot\* when talking to people and generally takes the tension away from the interaction in large part as the other person is cued off of you that it isn't a big deal. That lack of tension is in general extremely helpful.

Themes

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Authenticity vs. MaskingMindset shiftAnxiety & Social Judgment