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Part 3: **RFT (Resistance to Extinction)** = Various ways we might develop resilience to the extinction process: * **Renewal effect**: The conditioned response (CR) re-emerges when the subject is pl...

Part 2: To continue. I've made some adjustments to the brainstormed model. **Here is the revised classical operant model**: (I've added extinction process and extinction failure) **US** = Social re...

>*"Stuttering doesn't make sense if we reduce it to external triggers. Triggers are like a symptom of stuttering."* **Part 1:** Great reply! I’ve noticed that many people, particularly those less fa...

>*"Stuttering doesn't make sense if we reduce it to external triggers. Triggers are like a symptom of stuttering. Triggers doesn't take into account what's going on in the brain during a stutter momen...

Sometimes I’m physically unable to start a sentence

Sometimes I’m physically unable to start a sentence I am a 26yo male and I’ve recently developed speech issues in my last few years, and I feel like it has become worse. Sometimes, when I want to star...

My stutter ramps up to a 1000 when I try to talk to guys 🙄…then when I’m nervous..forget about it lol...

Hi, Thank you for your comment and for sharing your experiences. you raise an important question about emotional and physiological factors. Even though you’re outgoing and social, hesitation during e...

>*"If I'm not nervous at all, I can probably say things I couldn't say if I was nervous a thousand times over. "* Yes, there are many factors that can reduce stutter triggers, but we need to understa...

>Your grade should not be affected by stammering if you have informed the professor. :) II haven’t talked to him yet, but I totally get what you’re saying—I can’t keep avoiding these things forever. ...

>*I think I'm ignoring the "autonomic" part of that. Maybe something messes up the autonomic part and that's just a biproduct of the deeper issue.* You're amazing! fantastic reply as always! You’re ...

Hi, who do you have to do the presentation in front of? Have you asked if you could do it in front of just the professor, now that he knows about your stammer anyway you might feel more relaxed. Peo...

Medication

Medication I have been a stutterer for as long as I can remember. I used to have to take these reading tests to see how many words you could read in a minute and I would fail miserably and maybe get 8...

Hey man, This totally makes sense. The research shows that stuttering is associated with elevated sympathetic (fight or flight) nervous system and that involves elevated release of adrenaline. Pr...

Propranolol

Propranolol So I’ve suffered with a stutter most of my life, and for my job I have to give presentations (mostly on zoom but sometimes in person) every 2 months or so. I always get so worked up about ...

It might be moving across the country that's making you feel more stressed or more pressure to be fluent. >giving me a opposite result to what I'm trying to accomplish  If what you're trying to ac...

My stutter is so bad right now

My stutter is so bad right now stopped consuming caffeine, started exercising and counting calories to make myself feel more confident but it feels like my stutter has become worst. Can it be because ...

The thing is, i did neurological test and everything was normal, genetic origin might be a thing for me but i doubt anyone in my family had what i have. Also i disagree with stuttering cant disappear,...

The "bottom line" section wasn't necessarily targeted at you. It was targeted towards anyone who read the comment. I apologise, I should have stated that in the comment. You said that its complete bs...

Seems like there’s some confusion. what I described comes directly from highly credentialed SLP’s who specialize in dysfluency and are also people who stutter. Getting information from what redditor...

Rough day today

Rough day today I had a job today with a client I've had for about a year and she's never heard me stutter. I don't know her that well but I've always been comfortable around her and have never had an...