The Speech Course For Stuttering
A recent report has suggested that around 1% of the UK adult population has a stammer/stutter. Within the paragraphs of this article I will be writing about the way in which I managed to overcome my own speech impediment.
When I had a stutter, I used to be afraid of certain words beginning with certain letters. Words which began with “b” were especially hard to say. I also had problems with d, v, g, and p words. I would avoid these words and also try to find alternative words to say. I did avoid words on a daily basis but my lifetime goal was always to find a way to stop stuttering/stammering.
When seeing for a example an employment vacancy I would immediately think negatively about my chances of getting the position; my speech would bound to stop me is what I would say to myself.
As a young adult, aged around 16 or 17 I began to drink alcohol and boy did it make me feel good. From a person who had a real lack of confidence I now was able to be the type of person that I always wanted to be – somebody who had confidence. I now had no fear and was also able to talk superbly. Now I am not saying that you should all be in a permanent drunken state, however this showed me not only was I able to talk well but that the stammer must not only be a physical impediment but also physcological.
There are many forms of stutter treatments out there including traditional speech therapy, group speech courses, a one to one stammering course and even hypnotherapy. I personally believe that the way to go is one to one speech courses as every person who has a stutter is an individual and has an individual stutter.
Steve Hill now runs The How To Stop Stuttering Centre where he offers a one-to-one intensive speech therapy course as well as a self help DVD and a self help stuttering therapy e-book.
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