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commentr/StutterSep 14, 2022
3 points

"how not to react to those triggers?" Step by step: 1. Normally if one stutters without techniques (by default), he stutters. By default one changes or ignores the anticipatory anxiety "I will stutt...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2022
1 points

"if any of you managed to get rid of it and how." It's about that you are confident that you know you can speak without compulsion. By ruminating 'how' as you said you are creating doubt and stutter ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2022
4 points

"What bothers me most is the anticipatory anxiety that occurs when I have to say a word with which I already know I am stopping." I recommend, observe you anticipatory anxiety "I will stutter" and in...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
postr/StutterSep 14, 2022
11 points

Hypnosis

Hypnosis My therapist mentioned he could try hypnosis on me for my stutter. Anyone try this? There has to be something that can put our mind at ease and change our thinking patterns. Imagine totally f...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Mindfulness & BreathingOverthinking & MonitoringIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2022
11 points

It would be an interesting process of trying to talk normally then being confused why I can’t say certain words....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2022
8 points

**Comparing to contamination OCD:** **Trigger** \[obsession\]: thought "I will clean the door knob, before I go out of my house" **Attachment** \[reacting to trigger\]: justifying to clean the door ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterSep 13, 2022
28 points

what if we completely forgot that we stutter ?

what if we completely forgot that we stutter ? So i was looking how anticipating that “i’ll probably stutter on this word” will make the stutter worse, what would happen if we completely forgot about ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2022
2 points

I totally get where you are coming from with your view on speech therapy, as I used to view it that way too. It can be frustrating to see that there really isn't a way to get rid of a stutter fully, b...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2022
1 points

The problem with exposure (reading out loud when you are an adult) is, you are not creating a new pathway for \[labeling your stutter\] or \[justifying compulsion\] (and many other stutter triggers or...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringMindset shift
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2022
2 points

"How would I give it less significance without constantly thinking about struggling to say the word I want to say." 1. Firstly, make a list of all your stutter triggers 2. Observe the trigger (r...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2022
1 points

Wow I never ever thought of it so deeply before. I'm kind of on the side of hesitation. Hence I just get lots of speech blocks. What would your suggestion for me be? Regarding this trigger. How would ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2022
1 points

If you read out loud when you are alone, then just before you stutter, always notice what your trigger is for your stutter anticipation. Normally, a stutterer, if he doesn's try anything with his sp...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2022
2 points

Yep. I would also explain how he can distinguish his domination so that he knows if his stuttering is psychologicaly dominated. Can he do this by checking: \- doesn't he stutter in one situation but ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2022
3 points

you are creating an incorrect mindset, so step back and create a new mindset: stuttering doesn't bother me, reacting to it doesn't bother me. "I don't react to it, I don't label it, I don't have an op...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & SubstitutionMindset shift
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2022
1 points

- don't think about the stutter anticipation - don't letter stutter bother you because the goal is 'not forming an opinion' about your stutter feeling (this anticipation). Once you learned to not reac...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2022
1 points

Please do. A piece of advice if I may…distract yourself in as far as you can from overthinking the presentation with a week to go….it will happen when it happens....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2022
1 points

Lol I totally do this sort of thing too. If people are expecting to hear a certain thing their brains just fill it in. The only downside to mumbling and leaving out sounds is if people ask me to repea...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2022
1 points

Do you mean treatment for stuttering by applying neurogenesis? I'm also interested. Following I always thought this (neuroscience) can only be done with experiential understanding in combination with...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Neurological & BrainAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterSep 8, 2022
26 points

Recently I've had a certain mindset that I tested which was - I will speak whatever there is on my mind and won't let a thought about stutter pop for even a split second. And I have found I speak almo...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindset shiftOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterSep 7, 2022
1 points

"We've grown confident in our ability through practice and training." \-> You could argue that there are many stutterers who use a technique in order to speak fluently, but when they stop using th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shift