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Re: Is stammering something that happens to us OR something we do...

From: Gary J. Rentschler
Date: 05 Oct 2011
Time: 11:42:44 -0500
Remote Name: 165.190.57.240

Comments

That's actually a complicated question. I look at it this way... people who stutter are more prone to have disfluencies in their speech -- as a consequence, fluency is more sensitive to disruption in stressful conditions. That's the part that I would say "happens to us". But we can contribute to occurrences of stuttering by our behaviors -- being anxious (some would argue that "happens to us" too) usually results in more muscle tension, trying to speak too rapidly, using more effort to talk... those are conditions we are responsible for and we can control. So, I guess my response to your question is "both"!!! An interesting thought.. if stuttering happens to us, why doesn't it happen to us when you sing, or whisper, or when you are alone talking to yourself? or talking to a pet?


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