Office Hours: The Professor Is In

Why Do You Suppose

From: Pamela Mertz
Date: 17 Oct 2012
Time: 16:00:31 -0500
Remote Name: 67.248.49.228

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I consider myself to be a fairly well adjusted, confident stutterer, after many years of hiding my stuttering, and denial that hiding stuttering bothered me. These days, I stutter openly and talk about my stuttering often. I understand the complexity and variability of stuttering. Many of my friends remark often how cool it is to see me so comfortable in my skin. ~~~~ So why then do I still have moments when I get so frustrated? Yesterday, I was talking with a colleague, someone with whom I am now sharing an office. He knows I stutter - its not an issue. When chatting with him, I was repeating more words than usual, and experienced more blocking. To the point that in one really good block, I broke eye contact, said "geez," looked away and struggled mightily to get the word out. Why does this still happen to a well adjusted, desensitized stutterer? ~Pam

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