commentr/StutterFebruary 8, 2025

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Today I learnt a new word trying to give you an asnwer: **AVERSION** In this context, is the desire of something **not** to happen. For me is all about that. The problem is not to have desires. We all do and they keep us motivated and on track of whatever our goal is. But the real problem is aversion. I believe we fight so hard not to stutter that we create the stutter ourself. *Imagine this situation:* You are going to buy some icecream to the grocery store 2 blocks away. Half way your brain remembers that it might stutter. So your aversion kick\`s in and you start thinking on strategies not to stutter. You spend all your remaining way practicing some mental trick. Eventually, when you get to the shop, your stuttering levels are all the way up. **You created it with your own thoughts.** Give up your aversion with stuttering that\`s the key.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure