commentr/StutterJuly 2, 2022

Content

For me, it has helped my stutter by avoiding speaking in high stress environments or times when I know I’ll stutter. When I know I can be fluent, I speak then. I feel like stuttering reinforces stuttering and enhances the underlying fear/anxiety, which perpetuates the problem.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment