postr/StutterDecember 31, 2023

Hardest part of a relapse

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Hardest part of a relapse Hello everyone. I’ve had some experiences with techniques. They work for a while, I feel confident and everyone thinks I’m improving on my speech. Then the techniques don’t work anymore, I get worried and the relapse intensifies. I feel like the hardest thing about it is not living up to your ideal self (when around people) anymore. I find it so hard that one month you’re talking with extreme confidence and talking fluent, the next month youre presenting yourself as walking on egg shells again. It’s like one period you’re going to the gym and you’re all jacked. And suddenly one day everyone sees you’re obese and need help with the stairs. I’m venting, but also know these are irrational thoughts which I’d be okay with if anyone called these out

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience

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Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationHope & Motivation