jonz
12-10-2008, 11:57 PM
Hi, my name is Jon and I am a former (if you can really call it that, it takes work every day...) stutterer and I'd just like to say hi. I plan to post another thread in the discussion forum, but I figured as a new member I'd post a quick post.
Stuttering for me began around age 5 or 6 (I can't really tell... seems like at that point that I ~always~ stuttered...). Beginning at age 12 I sought professional help, was diagnosed as a moderate-to-severe stutterer (they had the nerve to tell me I'd never become completely fluent...). After two years of therapy, I was able to find and use the techniques to conquer the blocks in beginning my sentences (being the primary problem I faced).
My mother stuttered, but conquered it, as well as my grandfather -- providing more evidence that this is definitely genetically involved.
I'd like to give a message of hope: Stuttering can't be completely removed, but I'd say I'm 95% fluent, and that 5% I just have to remember the techniques that I learned from an incredible speech pathologist. The biggest problem I had was using the phone, I would completely lock up and stuttered much more when I was speaking on the telephone. Believe it or not, I work in a small IT support center in which communication is almost entirely on the phone.
OK I'll stop here, I don't mean to rant, just wanted to introduce myself :)
Stuttering for me began around age 5 or 6 (I can't really tell... seems like at that point that I ~always~ stuttered...). Beginning at age 12 I sought professional help, was diagnosed as a moderate-to-severe stutterer (they had the nerve to tell me I'd never become completely fluent...). After two years of therapy, I was able to find and use the techniques to conquer the blocks in beginning my sentences (being the primary problem I faced).
My mother stuttered, but conquered it, as well as my grandfather -- providing more evidence that this is definitely genetically involved.
I'd like to give a message of hope: Stuttering can't be completely removed, but I'd say I'm 95% fluent, and that 5% I just have to remember the techniques that I learned from an incredible speech pathologist. The biggest problem I had was using the phone, I would completely lock up and stuttered much more when I was speaking on the telephone. Believe it or not, I work in a small IT support center in which communication is almost entirely on the phone.
OK I'll stop here, I don't mean to rant, just wanted to introduce myself :)