Vikas
10-30-2008, 10:16 PM
Dear Folks,
I land here from the vast and varied land of India. From a land with more than 500 spoken languages but nothing that eases the life of a stutterer. I dont think I was a born stammerer. I am not sure when it started and how - I do think it was because my mom was so crazy about bearing a left-handed kid that she forced me to use my left hand for a long time, until she finally gave up. I read somewhere that forcing children against their natural instincts can lead to speech problems. My mother would be the last one in this world that I would blame for my bad-luck though!
My growing years were very lonely as a result and I think I also become an egoist somewhere along the way. I have a long story to tell here but.. cut straight to my miracle moment.. I met a magical person one day who made me realize in such a simple way that my stammering was only a mental condition (compounded by low-confidence) and not really a birth defect. It was just a realization that I needed, not a cure... I did not know the person long before that and I could not even meet him after that. It was like he appeared precisely for that one purpose. He had just asked me to sing my favorite song.. I had tried different things like avoiding loophole words, breathing techniques, etc.. but it just took a moment for me to realize myself.
Today! I am pretty much a normal person.. I do have a bit of stammering, but that makes me more fashionable than the rest of the fast-plain speakers around me (LOL). I still feel I use some of my old techniques but it comes naturally to me. I thank my stammering today because it made me realize myself better, made me speak slowly and stylishly instead of plain and fast... and most of all.. it offered me a brush with GOD!
I firmly believe that most of stammering can be cured/alleviated just by probing inside oneself, growing inner confidence and looking at life positively. I want to start working on this front and contribute to my fellow stammerers in any way that I could... Hence I am here. I am here to understand the mind and heart of all my fellow brethren.. and also to seek directions on how I can help each and everyone of you. For most part, I will just be an observer understanding the emotions each of us goes through so I can fix up a solution that assimilates all of us and brings us into the mainstream. Once in a while, I may comment/post and I would appreciate your thoughts on it.
I land here from the vast and varied land of India. From a land with more than 500 spoken languages but nothing that eases the life of a stutterer. I dont think I was a born stammerer. I am not sure when it started and how - I do think it was because my mom was so crazy about bearing a left-handed kid that she forced me to use my left hand for a long time, until she finally gave up. I read somewhere that forcing children against their natural instincts can lead to speech problems. My mother would be the last one in this world that I would blame for my bad-luck though!
My growing years were very lonely as a result and I think I also become an egoist somewhere along the way. I have a long story to tell here but.. cut straight to my miracle moment.. I met a magical person one day who made me realize in such a simple way that my stammering was only a mental condition (compounded by low-confidence) and not really a birth defect. It was just a realization that I needed, not a cure... I did not know the person long before that and I could not even meet him after that. It was like he appeared precisely for that one purpose. He had just asked me to sing my favorite song.. I had tried different things like avoiding loophole words, breathing techniques, etc.. but it just took a moment for me to realize myself.
Today! I am pretty much a normal person.. I do have a bit of stammering, but that makes me more fashionable than the rest of the fast-plain speakers around me (LOL). I still feel I use some of my old techniques but it comes naturally to me. I thank my stammering today because it made me realize myself better, made me speak slowly and stylishly instead of plain and fast... and most of all.. it offered me a brush with GOD!
I firmly believe that most of stammering can be cured/alleviated just by probing inside oneself, growing inner confidence and looking at life positively. I want to start working on this front and contribute to my fellow stammerers in any way that I could... Hence I am here. I am here to understand the mind and heart of all my fellow brethren.. and also to seek directions on how I can help each and everyone of you. For most part, I will just be an observer understanding the emotions each of us goes through so I can fix up a solution that assimilates all of us and brings us into the mainstream. Once in a while, I may comment/post and I would appreciate your thoughts on it.