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postr/StutterApr 4, 2023
4 points

Tips to improve stuttering according to a PhD researcher (Do we stutter more because of perfectionism? Is the main problem (causing speech blocks) that we concern over mistakes and doubts about our actions? Tips to outgrow stuttering as an adult.)

Tips to improve stuttering according to a PhD researcher (Do we stutter more because of perfectionism? Is the main problem (causing speech blocks) that we concern over mistakes and doubts about our ac...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2023
5 points

Exactly this. The more I think about my stutter the worse my speech is....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2023
5 points

I experience the same. The less I pay attention to my stutter, the less I stutter usually. If I get aware about it, I stutter more. And getting enough sleep also helps...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2023
2 points

>Or is there a division in the camp of what causes stuttering? Is it rooted in the brain or is it physical (an issue with the vocal cords, larynx, etc)? Good questions. The PhD researchers Yairi a...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Neurological & BrainOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterApr 3, 2023
10 points

What strategy is most effective for your stuttering? (Strategy #1, 2, 3, 4 or 5?)

What strategy is most effective for your stuttering? (Strategy #1, 2, 3, 4 or 5?) **Strategies**: 1. [**Valsava maneuver**](https://www.youtube.com/@stutteringtherapist/videos): Completely relaxing t...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2023
7 points

Hey OP seems like you had enough confidence to ask for her name, which is good and also if you’re nervous; thats completely normally because as someone who stutters also I experience the same thing wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2023
2 points

Just observe PWNS, and try to mimic them. They dont think how to speak, until the their idea comes out. Their brain are functional to do that with as less effort as possible and they actually enjoy th...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2023
4 points

I started reading, and I learned how to think ahead and plan out my sentences, so some days I have a block on a certain sound/word, I try to think about the many ways to say the message with different...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterApr 2, 2023
2 points

Tips to improve stuttering (Do we notice too many speech errors? Is this because we apply tricks to get (unnecessary) feedback? Does this lead to holding back speech? Tips to outgrow stuttering as an adult.)

Tips to improve stuttering (Do we notice too many speech errors? Is this because we apply tricks to get (unnecessary) feedback? Does this lead to holding back speech? Tips to outgrow stuttering as an ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2023
2 points

this is literally me. i know the answers and my course's content + modules well but because of my stutter, i would pretend to not know the answer or just throwing in "uh"s and "um"s every 2 seconds....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterMar 31, 2023
57 points

We are in a constant state of fight or flight

We are in a constant state of fight or flight I find it helps to try and remind yourself stay in the moment, listen to what is being said instead of what you are going to say and truly not care about ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMar 31, 2023
7 points

Tips to improve stuttering (how to increase our skill to endure stress (or fear of failing)? How to become antifragile? Is 'fear of failure to speak fluently' at the root of stuttering? What can we learn from speech blocks to aim for outgrowing stuttering as an adult?

Tips to improve stuttering (how to increase our skill to endure stress (or fear of failing)? How to become antifragile? Is 'fear of failure to speak fluently' at the root of stuttering? What can we le...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight+1 more
postr/StutterMar 31, 2023
15 points

To all those who don't stutter anymore

To all those who don't stutter anymore Have you reached a point where you don't even think about speaking anymore. Like when you don't even think about you possibly stuttering ?...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hope & MotivationOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2023
3 points

Oh yeah constantly :( I hate it because if the person i'm trying to say my name to doens't know me at all or over they phone. I think they are thinking that I forgot my own name or some shit. Whic...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2023
1 points

I love talking to myself because that’s the only time my speech is fluent. I could literally talk for hours and speech is clear and fluent. But the minute I talk to someone I feel like I can’t even st...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2023
2 points

I appreciate the sentiment and what you’re trying to say with this, but I think this is pretty lackluster bordering on bad advice. Saying “Stop worrying”, “don’t pay attention“ and “don’t care about i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shiftAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2023
3 points

A block is basically the clamping shut of vocal chords *because we’re are trying so hard to not stutter*. I suspect the cracking voice comes from this too. When I’m even subconsciously worrying abou...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2023
5 points

I can understand that it starts to get somewhat annoying if people block for a very long duration of time, but never finish his sentences for him. It doesn't help him, and probably even lowers his sel...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2023
2 points

Yeah, it happens to me all the time. There are words I have trouble getting out at work, but when I get home I can easily say them. Fast, slow, different rhythms. It's like I don't have a stutter at a...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2023
6 points

According to research 60% of people who stutter (PWS) don't stutter in comfortable situations like when speaking alone, speaking with a parent or to a pet. This [research](https://www.reddit.com/r/St...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more