commentr/StutterMarch 22, 2025

Content

How would we go about break the underlying urge to try to force or increase tension when speaking? I don’t stutter when I’m alone but even if it’s a recording or some other reason for additional pressure it greatly worsens. How to keep our emotions under control and not fall victim to the natural instinct of adding muscle tension and make the fluency worse?

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering

Subthemes

Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension