commentr/StutterJanuary 24, 2024

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This is my attempt to summarize PART 2 - the second [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjYPt9iDXog&ab_channel=JM): * self-acknowledge that no one has the answer for me, and that only I should find the answer myself. I had to do my own psychology. From complexity you have to find simplicity. * talking slow put me in a different mindset * 7:00 my treshold was low regarding any reminder, such as, speaking on my name * 15:40 the less I cared, the more I saw that others became happy * I forced myself to not dwell on what happened, like, it's no big deal - to let go and to reduce the tightness. It was a self-promise: a do or die that I didn't think about stuttering (no forum, not reading about stuttering, etc), and instead, think about better things in my life - to reduce the concept of bad days and stop experiencing/perceiving bad days. * I didn't think about anything like an airhead, I didn't care and I knew so strongly with such high willpower that dwelling on stuttering is such a waste of time, in my eyes everything was the same \[value\]. Everything was one thing. Stuttering was not anymore a crazy confusion. Stutter on my name is the same as any other stutter. * Don't think about: * I have a hard time with sounds, situations * how do I help myself over the phone etc * watching out for a block * how do I say these words * I started laughing at this concept, it was so silly. * I used to really fear keeping the stutter alive, and about the next things that I wanted to say. I was already pre-queing up what I wanted to say, I wanted to quickly spit it out to make up for the difficulty, which riled up my choking/intensity/the stutter state (aka being overwhelmed by the audience) * 20:15 start being open-minded about what others want to say, instead of what I want to say

Themes

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance

Subthemes

Mindset shiftAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingOverthinking & Monitoring