postr/StutterDecember 9, 2023

I stutter due to my OCD.

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I stutter due to my OCD. I have this weird insecurity about sounding unintelligent (I try to use my vocabulary to the fullest) or grammatically incorrect when I speak in my NATIVE language. As I speak I automatically try to think about all the ways I could say a sentence. This results in intrusive thoughts that interrupt me and I suddenly stop talking, repeat myself or mash my words together. Needless to say social anxiety contributes a lot to this problem. This started fairly recently, like a few years ago. My grandma's been like this since I can remember her. We both have OCD. What can I do? Meditation? How can I keep learning to articulate my sentences better without this side effect of stuttering?

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment