Just curious.
I have a small stuttering problem that rears its ugly head once in a while. It's not that I'll stutter, but rather that I'll freeze where no air is coming in and no air is coming out for me to say the words. Needless to say, it can be a bit embarassing for me.
My job requires me to be friendly with people both in person and on the phone. On the phone is definitely the worst for me. Lately my stutter has gotten worse and worse and I think its time for me to either see a speech therapist or do some reading on the subject.
Anyone have a similar problem? What are some of the ways you combat it?
This is exactly what happens to me...per wikipedia:
"Secondary stuttering behaviors are unrelated to speech production and are learned behaviors which become linked to the primary behaviors.
Secondary behaviors include escape behaviors, in which a stutterer attempts to terminate a moment of stuttering. Examples might be physical movements such as sudden loss of eye contact, eye-blinking, head jerks, hand tapping, interjected "starter" sounds and words, such as "um," "ah," "you know".[5][6] In many cases, these devices work at first, and are therefore reinforced, becoming a habit that is subsequently difficult to break.[6]
Secondary behaviors also refer to the use of avoidance strategies such avoiding specific words, people or situations that the person finds difficult. Some stutterers successfully use extensive avoidance of situations and words to maintain fluency and may have little or no evidence of primary stuttering behaviors. Such covert stutterers may have high levels of anxiety, and extreme fear of even the most mild disfluency."
I have a small stuttering problem that rears its ugly head once in a while. It's not that I'll stutter, but rather that I'll freeze where no air is coming in and no air is coming out for me to say the words. Needless to say, it can be a bit embarassing for me.
My job requires me to be friendly with people both in person and on the phone. On the phone is definitely the worst for me. Lately my stutter has gotten worse and worse and I think its time for me to either see a speech therapist or do some reading on the subject.
Anyone have a similar problem? What are some of the ways you combat it?
This is exactly what happens to me...per wikipedia:
"Secondary stuttering behaviors are unrelated to speech production and are learned behaviors which become linked to the primary behaviors.
Secondary behaviors include escape behaviors, in which a stutterer attempts to terminate a moment of stuttering. Examples might be physical movements such as sudden loss of eye contact, eye-blinking, head jerks, hand tapping, interjected "starter" sounds and words, such as "um," "ah," "you know".[5][6] In many cases, these devices work at first, and are therefore reinforced, becoming a habit that is subsequently difficult to break.[6]
Secondary behaviors also refer to the use of avoidance strategies such avoiding specific words, people or situations that the person finds difficult. Some stutterers successfully use extensive avoidance of situations and words to maintain fluency and may have little or no evidence of primary stuttering behaviors. Such covert stutterers may have high levels of anxiety, and extreme fear of even the most mild disfluency."
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