Q&A: Does anybody stutter?
ByQuestion by Dannyboo: Does anybody 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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Answer by kim h
Let your outgoing personality show. Do not let stuttering hold you back. I work with a man that stutters and it does not bother anyone. We think nothing of it. After you open up and stop being afraid it will come more natural to you.
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September 7th, 2010 at 5:48 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.