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commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
2 points

>*"Thinking because someone can't offer a full blown cure, why waste their time, not understanding how much one can improve breaking past their conditioning and more, and the other is that everyone mu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
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commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
1 points

Comment #7: > *"Because what ever stops me from just saying it I can already feel, and how ever many times I repeat, until that lifts and it just becomes like any other word."* Yes exactly. So: wh...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesExperiential AssociationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
1 points

Comment #5: I also agree with the former that you mentioned.. so for convenience sake, let's label this "fear". Yes indeed, I think that the approach-avoidance conflict (that ultimately result in stu...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightExperiential AssociationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
2 points

This is why I think stuttering is the same for everyone but their condition to it is different, more or less severe in any particular moment. I was made fun of for this because on the outset everyone ...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Identity & Self-PerceptionSeverity & FluctuationExperiential Association
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
2 points

Another example i remember vividly on the discord was hearing people stutter throughout but as soon as they said something else on the side, went fluent, then as they came back to us or the subject, t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
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commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
2 points

I guess the Presence of other people interrupts your brain's ability for fluency. This means the people have an effect of on you somehow, which also means you have some conscious /unconscious negative...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentExperiential Association
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
14 points

Ironically, that’s what James Earl Jones used to say too. He used to comment about how when he was alone he could talk just fine and I think he said it was when he was talking to his animals that he w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Experiential AssociationAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
4 points

Talking to yourself at home feels safe and effortless because there’s no judgment, no audience. Even when speaking alone, if we record a voice message, it can totally flip the switch and trigger stutt...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Experiential AssociationAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
2 points

Comment #4: >*"Sometimes I speak better when I can look into somebody’s eyes"* I think that “Looking into someone’s eyes” can either feel empowering or threatening.. , depending on which value judge...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentExperiential AssociationAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
2 points

Comment #3: >*"Sometimes I stutter more when alone.***"** You mentioned stuttering more when you're alone—I can totally relate. As a child, I did too. But over time, I practiced fluency while alone ...

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commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
1 points

Comment #2: Even “acceptance” is a stimulus. For example, here is my personal experience with "acceptance": When I fully identify with being a stutterer and "accept" it, I start stuttering more. But...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
2 points

Comment #1: >*"I think this phenomenon isn’t totally consistent with my experience."* Thank you so much for your thoughtful reply! 🙏 You're right—this phenomenon definitely isn't consistent acr...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2025
2 points

I think this phenomenon isn’t totally consistent with my experience. Sometimes I stutter more when alone. I speak better when I can look into somebody’s eyes....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Experiential AssociationAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2025
2 points

>*"I think there is a quick final fear/doubt aspect."* Yes I think so too. Ultimately, I think that stuttering is the manifestation (say: outcome) of a triggered mechanism before the stutter occurs. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2025
2 points

Yes, very interesting. When I get excited, like after they say yes to a sale, I begin stuttering on my way out, lol. I do wonder if it's a final fear that kicks in to finish it off right and that se...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentExperiential Association
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2025
2 points

>*"Because the evaluation still happens and it knows nothing will impede me in the following moments."* Comment #3: **Imagined concepts:** One way to look at this. is to think of “feared words” (su...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2025
1 points

Comment #2: >*"The mind knows when we will stutter because it evaluates what's coming next, what will hinder it, and if and by how much it's enough to stop us.  So that is why I can also feel when I ...

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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2025
2 points

Comment #2: > >*"The mind knows when we will stutter because it evaluates what's coming next, what will hinder it, and if and by how much it's enough to stop us.  So that is why I can also feel when...

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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2025
2 points

Comment #1: >*"One thing that stunned me while I was being told to change how I say something was when I knew i was blocking before saying a thing!  And when I felt it let go before saying a thing!  ...

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commentr/StutterApr 11, 2025
1 points

Hello man! I am Viktor 19M from Bulgaria. I conquered my stutter and love to share my advice on how I did it. If you want to see a detailed post on what I did, you can click [here](https://www.reddit...

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