This Story is from a stutteringforum.com user named 'd fluent guy'. I posted it here so you can read and it can be a help to you. ENJOY.
I started stuttering about 25 years ago(I was about 6 yrs old then) by mimicking someone who stutters.
I am naturally very social and intelligent always wanting to express my
self but my stutter got so bad that I was always depressed due to the
fact that my true personality was constantly being suppressed as I could
not express myself without stuttering badly.I narrowly missed a first
class in architecture and many other achievements due to this.
I tried all I could- from meditation,conscious breathing,use of
technological gadgets,hypnosis,research and all others.When I realized I
was probably going to live with a stutter for the rest of my life
suicidal thoughts started crossing my mind (I was about 26 then).
I stuttered till I was thirty.The turning point for me was realizing my
brain could not deliver what I do not feed into it(more like garbage in
garbage out). Direct(stuttering in my brain) and indirect(I can't do
thoughts) stammer thoughts were actually the culprits perpetuating my
stutter and there was really nothing wrong with me.I also realized that
stuttering is automatic and can be changed with conditioning.
What I did was to constantly and consciously think of my self talking
slowly, loudly,clearly and confidently(without any iota of doubt) in my
mind for some days.I completely shut down all avoidance tactics and
stammer thoughts.I also stopped all facial contortions which came as I
speak.
In reality, I deliberately started talking slowly and confidently
emphasizing the first word in the sentence I speak.It worked like MAGIC
as I could feel the difference and this encouraged me to go on.I also
summarized my day by speaking to my self in the mirror for many
days(more like facing my stutter). After some weeks, I was not
struggling to speak fluently,the words naturally flowed and blocking was
reduced to almost zero.THE FEAR DISAPPEARED.I even tried to
deliberately stutter on words I earlier had problems with but the
stutter was no where to be found.Now I feel totally in control of my
speech and all the negative emotions are gone.I no longer avoid speaking
situations.
I strongly believe if we forget all our worries and focus on that fluent
part of us(everyone has this), our stutter will cease to be mountains
but stepping stones to greatness.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO JOIN stutteringforum.com WHERE YOU CAN ALSO RECEIVE HELP FOR YOUR STUTTERING CURE.
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