commentr/StutterMarch 4, 2024
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On page 1 (the last sentence) in [this ](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353636923_THE_VARIABLE_RELEASE_THRESHOLD_VRT_HYPOTHESIS_OF_STUTTERING)research study is written that "speaking our name" is something that we often perceive as "important" enough for stuttering to trigger (aka the threshold mechanism for planned words to execute). Unlinking such epigenetic factors from stuttering can result in unlearning such [conditioning](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/196mdrr/comment/khui1ze/?context=3), at least, I like to believe so.
Themes
Anticipation & Avoidance
Subthemes
Feared Words & NamesExperiential Association