commentr/StutterMarch 25, 2025

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Hear me out. what you are describing is not something we should embrace, obviously. But, you are describing your response to stuttering, not stuttering itself. I’ll explain. I mentioned this in another comment, but all stutterers start stuttering as a child with easy, part word repetitions. When you start becoming more self aware and receive negative reaction to stuttering, the body will do anything it can to avoid the moment of stuttering, and what do our bodies do when trying to avoid something? We get tense, and that includes our vocal cords. Then, blocks happen, and blocks can get very advanced. In some cases, people cannot get even a single word out, like you mentioned. The goal is to desensitize yourself to stuttering and get back to your stuttering roots (easy, part word repetitions with no tension). This is done by recognizing moments of stuttering and taking control of them. We basically have to re-teach ourselves to stutter easily. It’s possible for anyone to do this, no matter how severe the stuttering is. Of course, the road will be much more difficult for advanced cases. But in that sense, stuttering is still something that should be embraced and accepted (as long as there’s no tension or secondary behaviors like eye blinking, head turning, etc that go along with it).

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Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & PrideBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension