commentr/StutterSeptember 2, 2022

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**You asked what is the cure for stuttering** and you are right, there is no popular accepted cure. Some people throw in some solutions like: confidence, Del Ferro method, focus on breathing or present, don't think about anything, don't try to speak fluently. Our current habit is, whenever we feel a stutter is coming, we are constantly trying stop this anticipation or ignore/distract or convince ourselves with confidence/affirmations. But if this really helps, it would have removed our stuttering a long time ago, do you agree with this? ​ So, applying classic CBT (stopping, distraction, ignoring and convincing) is not the solution to completely remove stuttering. Then the question is, what is? ​ Firstly, why is classic CBT not the solution? The positive result of classic CBT is: we don't focus on trigger, resulting in not doing the compulsion. The negative result is: 1. we don't learn to become resilient against this trigger, 2. we don't detach importance (I mean, that same feeling of stutter anticipation is still 'powerful' on our stutter mentality. Remember, classic CBT didn't change this perspective/response. 3. we don't disconfirm expectancy. Because if we stop using classic CBT (like distraction), then we still expect a stutter so classic CBT is actually counter-productive because we are still REACTING to the trigger (by applying distraction). The more we distract ourselves, the more we attach importance to the trigger and the harder it is to stop the compulsion. So in my opinion, in order to completely remove stuttering, we should: 1. always observe and expect our stutter anticipation (observing: this building stutter pressure) 2. learn to not react to trigger (don't ignore/change trigger, don't change how or what you say, don't use the anticipation feeling as a prediction tool in order to prepare for a stutter for example by using a technique, don't justify compulsion) 3. purposely choosing to not do compulsion - in order to become surprised by it and then learning that we CAN stop compulsion and that the trigger has no power over our decision to stop the compulsion Positive result of this is: 1. becoming resilient against trigger 2. detaching importance 3. disconfirming expectancy What is your opinion about above? What is your own experience or idea of removing stuttering completely?

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride