postr/StutterFebruary 24, 2021

Why have i started stuttering?

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Why have i started stuttering? When i was around 2-5 I would never speak for personal reasons in my family which was my first bit of difficulty but once i got out of that situation i was a happy kid. Once i got to secondary school (age 11) I stuttered a little and got picked on for it but it was never a huge problem and I brushed it off as the anxiety of a new school. Now in year 8 (12-13) my stutter is becoming a real problem, it mainly started after coming back from the first lockdown and i felt judged constantly for it. I don’t know why I would be stuttering if I haven’t for most of my life and even though I acknowledge I’m still a kid usually people start at a much younger age and lockdown isn’t having this affect on anyone else i know of.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability

Subthemes

Experiential AssociationAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying

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repeating_oneselfperceived_judgment