Many people become affected by different levels of stress. This stress may be caused by worrying about money, work, relationships, health, family, holidays, moving house or many other daily issues. For certain people who live life with a stuttering problem, stress can have an altogether different meaning. As well as worrying about all of the [...]
I am thirty-six years of age and live in Birmingham, England. From the age of four I unfortunately had a speech impediment known as stuttering. This impediment basically ruined my life for eighteen years before I finally managed to overcome the stutter. This article is all about stuttering or as some people call it stammering.
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I had many issues as I grew up from a child, through the teenage years, and finally to adulthood which had a damaging affect on my confidence levels. These included:
A small patch on my scalp which was bald
A speech impediment known as a stutter
A weight problem, I was basically too fat
I [...]
We all face problems or hurdles as we travel along the road of life, this article gives my viewpoint on how to deal with these issues. I have personally taken inspiration from my favourite football team, Birmingham City. They have a famous song which their supporters regularly sing, it is called, keep right on to [...]
Like, no doubt, the majority of people who have a stutter, I used to fear various words that began with a particular letter. I found “b” words especially difficult to say. If somebody asked me where I lived, I would have a voice in my head, which is what I call my demons, which would [...]
There are various forms of stuttering treatment which range from traditional speech and language therapy to the more specialised stuttering courses. I have overcome a stutter and in this article I describe what it is like to be fluent for me.
I am now able to order food and drink for example, without fear of [...]
One day when I was around my early to mid twenties, I went to the hairdressers for my monthly trim. This woman enquired about whether I had heard about the tragic car crash that had recently occured. I had not heard of any crashes and therefore she started to tell me about the horrible accident.
Three [...]
Are you looking for techniques that can help you to eradicate your stutter? Has speech and language therapy or pathology been unable to help you to the levels that you require? Is second best no longer acceptable? The above three questions are ones that I would regularly answer in the positive during the eighteen years [...]
It goes without saying that we all make errors in life however the most successful people do not let it get them down and try to treat these mistakes as a learning curve.
My parents taught me a lot of things about life and I clearly remember my father sitting me down when I was around [...]
I am a person who at many times in my life have felt down and depressed about various issues that I have had in my life such as the fact that I had a speech impediment, stuttering. I was desperate to find a way to stop stuttering and was more than happy to work hard to achieve [...]
