Does anyone stutter or know someone that stutter?
ByQuestion by Dannyboo: Does anyone stutter or know someone that stutter?
I am 25 years old and I have been stuttering as long as I can remember, just want to know someone else’s feelings about stuttering and how you deal with. All my life I have been closed up in this box away from the world, I was always scared to talk and express myself around people. I am so tired of being this way. I am a very outgoing person and I love to talk(around family and close friends) but I can’t show it. Back in high school people used to call me crazy, because I isolated myself from the everyone. And when I would get a boyfriend, I would be scared to talk to them. I am so tired of living like this. I have never talked about this to anybody. I just want to know other stories from people that stutter.
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Where I teach in CA they actually offer speech and language intervention for students with stuttering difficulties. From what I have been told stuttering usually fades away when a person gets older and eventually disappears.
I’m surprised your school never worked with you on this or answered any of these questions. Although it’s ever too late to sort through this.
If your in college you could probably get som free counseling on this, and possible interventions. There are excersises you can practice. Also you want to inform your family and friends to not put pressure on you or hurry you or correct you or say it for you. They need to be patient and understanding as you get better abd better.
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September 6th, 2010 at 5:30 am
Try these resources:
there are videos online that show speech therapists working with stutterers; watch them and learn some techniques.
Meet others who stutter here
Stuttering Foundation on MySpace
Stuttering Foundation on Facebook
“Self Therapy for the Stutterer” published by The Stuttering Foundation of America worked wonders for my family members who stuttered after working through it step by step. The book can be found here
Some medications that other stutterers have tried include lorazepam, citalopram, celexa, and buspar. Ask your doctor about trying an anti-anxiety medication while you are working on your stuttering. Be aware that your stuttering may be better than the side-effects of the medication, though.
Each stutterer is different, and a therapist who specializes in treating stuttering will be able to determine what will help you the most as they work with you.
The Foundation also has a list of speech therapists who have been trained to work with stutterers
My uncles who stuttered said that they stuttered worse when they tried NOT to stutter, when they were under stress, and when they were very tired. Try concentrating on what you are saying rather than how you are talking, eliminating as much stress from your life as you can, getting plenty of rest, plus working on your speech using a therapist, the self therapy book, or watching The Stuttering Foundation’s videos and using the things you learn every day.