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Hand gets "stuck" while handwriting
Hand gets "stuck" while handwriting I get this thing where my hand kind of.. freezes for a moment while writing? Happens at random times, it's not limited to certain letters. Like i can't get my hand ...
I believe so, speed most often increases physical tension of the speaking muscles and higher tension contributes to more blocking in PWS....
Stuttering - Eyeball secondary behavior.
Stuttering - Eyeball secondary behavior. Hello guys. I'm a stutterer. I work as a policeman, so I frequently need to use my voice. I've been trying my best to avoid every secondary behavior I learned ...
Yeah like when I try to write number 3 I get stuck on the top part and rewrite that part for like 2 seconds creating thick line. Idk if you're still active after 5 years but if you happen to see this ...
How would we go about break the underlying urge to try to force or increase tension when speaking? I don’t stutter when I’m alone but even if it’s a recording or some other reason for additional press...
This is a long post so I think I have to split it between comments. I'd disagree and say there are clear definitions and categorizations of what stuttering is. Admittedly, there is a major lack of e...
Need advice on making phone calls
Need advice on making phone calls I have a usually mild stutter, and it usually only slightly worsens on the phone. But sometimes phone calls get so bad I have to hang up and just text the person I’m ...
Phone Call Anxiety
Phone Call Anxiety Hey y’all. I’m currently struggling A LOT when speaking on the phone. For context, I am using DAF apps on my phone during presentations and sometimes school project meetings etc. Th...
I think the fact that you are even asking this is a great sign of your intentions. I get blocks all the time and it can be terribly frustrating. You know exactly what you want to say, but your brain ...
The contradiction is that your theoretical framework is based upon the notion that emotions cause stuttering, this is not a claim that research supports. We know stuttering can occur without social p...
Can you explain the contradiction regarding the role of emotions in stuttering? This is a discussion for that purpose. It is quite possible that the theory I proposed doesn’t explain 100% of stutterin...
That's interesting because moving the eyes has no direct relation to speech. It could be something else, like clenching fists or moving the head. It seems that performing other motor movements during ...
I don't think you see the contradiction on the role emotions play in stuttering. Its clear they play a role, but it's not clear or true that they are involved to the extent that you claim. Additiona...
because the emotional aspect is the main trigger for stuttering to emerge in early childhood development. A child is born with a genetic predisposition for speech disintegration to occur more frequent...
You've acknowledged that stuttering can occur without social pressure or without anxiety, then why in your original post have you placed a lot of emphasis on the emotional aspect of stuttering? Also...
Not everyone experiences an improvement in their stuttering when speaking alone. In some, stuttering simply disappears, in others, it only decreases, and in some cases, it does not change at all. Ther...
Great post! Avoiding eye contact by looking down/away is one of those gross motor movements that reinforces the fear response in the moment. For many, after practicing alone and with safe people, s...
TL;DR = “To Long, didn’t read” Make a shorted summary at the end ELI5 = “Explain it like I’m 5-years old Dumb it down so anyone can easily understand...
This explains some situations: 1. A person does not stutter (or stutters very little) when speaking alone because there is no social pressure, meaning negative emotions are not present to trigger the...
First of all, I am a people who stutter who also study stuttering, just finished my masters degree at psychology and stuttering, and that's my conclusion after reading a lot of studies, thoeries, a...