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>"If it's not social fear, it likely won't trigger stuttering! " hmm.. so I don't think that "conscious social fear" is what's triggering the approach-avoidance conflict (at it's root, at its underly...

How do you do that? Whenever I try to interact with strangers for a small talk it's just a nightmare. I always overthink about how they will judge me like that....

I don’t think it has to do with specific people or places having negative connotations. It’s just the desire to not stutter. The interaction itself has negative thoughts tied to it because of past neg...

>*You said: "When I saw the person..it felt more like a processing issue.  I wasn't afraid of her."* That is the thing with reflexive fear responses, they are mostly deeply subconscious that we are n...

Honestly, the second one sounds so much more fitting but the examples are fascinating. Why would stuttering make someone feel more comfortable? And yet...I can kind of understand what you mean, like...

That is such a good point! If it's not social fear, it likely won't trigger stuttering! That is so overlooked! It actually begs the question, if stimulation like excitement, fear, can cause a stutt...

Yes I agree with everything you said! But can I ask, you said "**processing issue**", what does that mean exactly? (A) Are you referring to **cognitive overload**? (*the brain is having issues with ...

No way to sugar coat this... Stuttering itself isn't what is preventing you from forming relationships. It's your unhealthy perception of yourself and stuttering. If the speech therapy you're receivi...

It is interesting but let me offer another scenario i just felt.  It was very light and easy to get over but right on que!  I am on the phone and as I was talking I saw someone come out of the office....

>"I know I am probably just speaking to the choir, maybe it is worth it's own thread and discussion but it is probably controversial and idk if it's worth it here where most just want a cure or be lef...

>" 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" Agreed! You are right, absolutely. Let ...

It means that the problem is not physical, It's a psychological problem. Speech therapist won't admit it but common sense says it all....

Brain fog

Brain fog I’m 25f, I noticed in the recent years that I’ve been struggling with conversations ,in the sense that when I’m talking to people I’m very slow in forming sentences and in the recent months ...

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...

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...

So is it the anxiety/fear/doubt creating the avoidance conflict causing our body to stop us from just saying it or our manual override, if I understand you correctly.  I actually think it's the former...

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...

Isolating

Isolating So I have a pretty bad stutter and I hate meeting people because of that, I avoid all kind of activities where I have to interact with other people even tho I used to love it, but now it’s g...

“Hi my friend, I can feel what you’re going through because I’ve been there. I think you’re putting too much pressure on yourself. Relax and try to focus only on the idea you want to express, not on h...

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...