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04-08-2005, 11:26 PM
:eek: I'm a male PWS aged almost 30. My stuttering began early in my childhood. I happen to live in a third world country so I didn't have the privilege to receive therapy until I was 19. Actually my parents didn't know whether there existed any therapy. In 1994 my uncle introduced me with his friend, a medical practitioner and a former PWS, who had become fluent enough to run his own clinic after receiving the speech therapy. I began seeing him so that he could teach me what he had learnt himself. I continued seeing him for 4 months and I became nearly fluent. Then I stopped seeing him but continued the exercises he advised. It was my new found fluency and I was too excited. But it remained only for a year negating the notion of mine that I was cured. And I gradually relapsed back to my stuttering or even the worse of it.
Up to 1998 I received therapy from him 3 times but I wasn't satisfied. I always stuttered the most when it was too necessary to say something. he was not a speech therapist though.
Between 98 and 2001 I tried hypnosis and a couple of other ways but they helped me temporarily. I was looking for something that really worked for me. Then I found the "Neuropatterning" home course and started to practice on January 1, 2001. I was almost fluent in the following March. I think this was the most rewarding therapy. I continued the exercise until October but couldn't continue any further due to an emotional set-back.
I didn't do anything for my speech until this year except for hoping it to be cured by GOD. Now I'm receiving speech therapy from a professional clinic not from any untrained person as I did in the beginning. The story is same here as far as this notion is concerned that the therapist's role is only 5% and the rest of it is only your own efforts.
Well I've learned some new techniques and I'm quite fluent with the therapists at the clinic. But when it comes to the real world, I still cannot manage my stutter.
I can read anything aloud, only a couple of sounds trouble me somewhat, but the real challenge is to take this fluency level to the real life situations, and I'm working on that.
The lessons I've learnt over the years are: Get as mush info on stuttering therapy techniques and the latest approaches as you can, because stuttering has yet to see a therapy, a real one! Never rely on a single therapy procedure if you are not satisfied with the results. Learn as many techniques to speak fluently/ manage your stutter as you can, and suit yourself. Neuropattering is a MUST HAVE if you want to ease out your speech(It may prove to be the final therapy for you!). Observe the characteristics of your stuttering, for example I've recently found that I try to speak even more clearly and stress more than the normal people do, this is a real er. You must have a good voice recorder, better a digital one, as to give you an idea how you speak and what kind of mistakes you make, and then correct yourself.
Use self hypnosis to affirm your subconscious the need to create a positive attitude towards your stutter and to develop a positive image of your personality.
Keep in mind that to switch to fluency is a long process of change, and if you become able to speak fluently in relaxed easy situations never think that you would also speak like that everywhere straight away, because it can disappoint you to an extent that you might stop doing the exercises thinking "What is the purpose of this therapy and/or of my hard-work if I couldn't say the most important things timely, while I can speak fluently with a friend!"
I would like to to hear from you good people out there. Any suggestion/comments are most welcome.
Thanks. ;)
May you can timely say whatever you want , the way you want!
Up to 1998 I received therapy from him 3 times but I wasn't satisfied. I always stuttered the most when it was too necessary to say something. he was not a speech therapist though.
Between 98 and 2001 I tried hypnosis and a couple of other ways but they helped me temporarily. I was looking for something that really worked for me. Then I found the "Neuropatterning" home course and started to practice on January 1, 2001. I was almost fluent in the following March. I think this was the most rewarding therapy. I continued the exercise until October but couldn't continue any further due to an emotional set-back.
I didn't do anything for my speech until this year except for hoping it to be cured by GOD. Now I'm receiving speech therapy from a professional clinic not from any untrained person as I did in the beginning. The story is same here as far as this notion is concerned that the therapist's role is only 5% and the rest of it is only your own efforts.
Well I've learned some new techniques and I'm quite fluent with the therapists at the clinic. But when it comes to the real world, I still cannot manage my stutter.
I can read anything aloud, only a couple of sounds trouble me somewhat, but the real challenge is to take this fluency level to the real life situations, and I'm working on that.
The lessons I've learnt over the years are: Get as mush info on stuttering therapy techniques and the latest approaches as you can, because stuttering has yet to see a therapy, a real one! Never rely on a single therapy procedure if you are not satisfied with the results. Learn as many techniques to speak fluently/ manage your stutter as you can, and suit yourself. Neuropattering is a MUST HAVE if you want to ease out your speech(It may prove to be the final therapy for you!). Observe the characteristics of your stuttering, for example I've recently found that I try to speak even more clearly and stress more than the normal people do, this is a real er. You must have a good voice recorder, better a digital one, as to give you an idea how you speak and what kind of mistakes you make, and then correct yourself.
Use self hypnosis to affirm your subconscious the need to create a positive attitude towards your stutter and to develop a positive image of your personality.
Keep in mind that to switch to fluency is a long process of change, and if you become able to speak fluently in relaxed easy situations never think that you would also speak like that everywhere straight away, because it can disappoint you to an extent that you might stop doing the exercises thinking "What is the purpose of this therapy and/or of my hard-work if I couldn't say the most important things timely, while I can speak fluently with a friend!"
I would like to to hear from you good people out there. Any suggestion/comments are most welcome.
Thanks. ;)
May you can timely say whatever you want , the way you want!