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 [...]
Over the last few years the popularity of specialised communication courses for stuttering has increased in a big way. The courses are normally held over a five-day period however there are also a two and three day option available. The courses themselves are run by a person who knows all about the subject of stammering [...]
There are many different treatments for people who stutter/stammer. In this article I will describe some of the experiences and types of stuttering or stammering therapy people experiment with.
One of the first places people go to when seeking help for a speech impediment is speech therapy. I myself started attending speech therapy at the [...]
I have been seemingly attemping to lose weight for the majority of my adult life and have tried many a diet.
About two years ago I attempted to attain my ideal weight once again however this time I was eager to make sure that the result was a very positive one.
I wrote down all of the [...]
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 [...]
I have succeeded at last. At what you may be asking? Well I have been fighting a war with the voices in my head or my demons as I call them. These are the voices which made me doubt myself; voices which stopped me from becoming a success; voices that were lowering my self-esteem and [...]
I had a stutter from the age of four and during the period when I had the speech impediment, I had a fear of certain words beginning with certain letters. Any words which began with “b” were especially hard to say. I also had a fear saying words which began with d, v, g, and [...]
There are many reasons why children can start to have nightmares. I have two children, both of whom at various stages of their lives wake up crying and upset.
My young son started to have nightmares after watching the film Lord Of The Rings. He really enjoyed watching the film and wanted to watch it on [...]
I found life with a stutter extremely frustrating as at times I could speak very well. For example when I spoke to what is now my ex-girlfriend I very rarely had a problem, however when attempting to speak to her parents I struggled quite badly.
I could not understand why I could talk to one person [...]
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 [...]
