postr/StutterJanuary 5, 2022

My thoughts about stuttering - need to share.

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My thoughts about stuttering - need to share. Hey guys, I want to share and discuss something with you about stammering. I’ve been moderate stutterer since my 20’s…before that time I was able to totally rule over my stuttering, dont know how. Im 34 now and my speech blocks are quite hard…damn my stuttering are rising when I’m getting older. Im from Poland, and here, in our country, we have defined disease entity as a ESBS - emotional speech block syndrome. If you’re struggling with ESBS the classic speech therapist wont help you at all because mostly your speech aparatus is fine, the problem is psychological. OK, to the point. Trough all my life, Ive been testing many drugs and supplements that could positively affect on my speech. Really, I tried dozens or hundreds but none of them noticeable reduce speech blocks. BUT…Ive been always curious why in normal conversation, there is time that I can talk normal, without stuttering…and there’s time that Im blocking again and again in simplest sentences. So Ive been watching and analyzing my speech through all these years, thinking about topics, your interlocutors, your state of mind and many more things BUT at the of the day I’ve not come to any conclusions. All things you can read on the internet like a: slow down, relaxe etc are truth but even if you use them the success are not guaranteed. BUT…I know, and Im sure about it, that there IS some trigger to your mind, that affect on your mind/speech and you can speak flawlessly. I still push uncounciously that trigger and suddenly Im beggining to speak fluently and gently. It can be in the middle part of the conversation, sometimes at the end and at the beggining. Like I said before, Ive been analyzing this quite time, thinking about even on some details but still dont know what THE TRIGGER is. Im sharing this with you, because maybe someone here discovered what’s the secret. Its pretty ironic, that I was thinking that magic pill MUST exist for this ailment (I hope ecopipam will be) but deep inside I always knew that solution is deep in me/in my mind…or in everybody, you just need to get there.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances

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Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionNeurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightPropositionality & WeightHelpful Med Outcomes