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postr/StutterApr 27, 2015
4 points

Does anybody twitch or their body kicks when thinking of a moment?

Does anybody twitch or their body kicks when thinking of a moment? Like right now, I was thinking about how I had to say grace at my gf's house on Thanksgiving and it was a little uncomfortable for m...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterApr 27, 2015
3 points

im sometimes like that on the b-ball court, if they dont hear me the first time. i just say nvm lol...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
1 points

Great book. Recommend it to everyone. I dont know how much logotherapy is used today but the example you gave I think is mostly on point. I havent heard of paradoxical intent, but Joe Sheehan spoke ab...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
1 points

Yeah but, at least from my experience, being told to speak slower actually has an opposite effect. I get more nervous and stutter even more....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
2 points

I hate when people remind me to speak slowly. However, it does help me greatly when I remember. My trick is to watch some videos of speeches featuring a great speaker that is not afraid of silence. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
1 points

From my experience, stuttering is caused by some sort of brain activity that is not letting you think enough about speaking. In my experience, that activity is social anxiety. You probably don't stutt...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
2 points

yeah these random situations when somebody (important) asks u something which has a specific answer to it, gets me to stutter most of the time, or to block....

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
1 points

That sounds like you were almost 100% fluent? That's really good. Even people without stammers stammer the odd time so one word going wrong is nothing to be embarrassed about. ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
1 points

Yeah I think speech Saturday is fine. ...

commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
2 points

How does it make sense? I don't know. For me it always depends on how relaxed I am. When I am really excited about something, I stutter with almost anyone in front of me. However, I noticed that espe...

Causes & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Stress & Fight/FlightListener Reactions
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
1 points

I am no Logotherapist, so I cannot fully answer on that (any psychotherapists in this sub?). However, V. Frankl describes the application of paradoxical intention on a heavy stutterer and it worked li...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
1 points

Are you sure you're supposed to be applying this sort of thing to stuttering?...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
1 points

I'm not sure the point is to "stop"? We have some speech therapists in the house, I think, maybe they can weigh in on this one. But it was my understanding that this technique merely contains the stut...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposurePositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
2 points

I've heard of people who practice fluent speech by purposefully stuttering on words they normally don't stutter on. With this they try and get better control over their stutter - meaning they can sto...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposurePositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
2 points

Apologies, I'll continue this next week, and sticky in every Saturday. Name suggestions? Speech Saturday? Idk, something more positive as you said....

Community & Support
Humor & Community Tone
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
4 points

I believe the problem with family is that, as they have listened us stutter for some years, they tend to tell us those terrible things like "come on, speak slowly", which make us nervous and puts pres...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionListener Reactions
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
1 points

Yes, I stutter when I don't sleep enough. I am a fluent speaker normally and my vocabulary is good. But problems started when I started working in night shift. If I don't get 8 hours of sleep, my flow...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Energy & Biological RhythmsBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2015
2 points

Mine was always the worst with family, particularly around holidays. Strange....

postr/StutterApr 25, 2015
3 points

Logotherapy and paradoxical intention

Logotherapy and paradoxical intention I have just finished reading Man's Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl and at the end is a section about Logotherapy. I wondered whether anyone uses, has heard...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2015
2 points

My week went pretty well. Got invited to a huge 3 day event in Miami with very short notice. I almost said no. Had to talk to a lot of people and really "work the room" during the event. My one on o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career+1 more