kay88
01-14-2009, 02:39 PM
Hi, My name is Kayleigh and I’m 20 years old from England.
I would say im a mild-moderate stutterer, some days I can be fine and other days its just non stop stuttering. I don’t think a lot of people notice my stutter because I do try and cover it up. I’ll use different words that I know I can say without stuttering or i use “I can’t remember what I was going to say” which is always a good one! Or I wont contribute much to the conversation and just listen.
I’m not sure when my stuttering started but when I first started speaking I remember my parents saying to me that I didn’t have to speak so fast and that I have plenty of time to speak etc. I sometimes speak fast now just so I can get the words out in one go or when im feeling a bit nervous. I guess I’ve always stuttered.
Im currently in my last year of university, training to be a podiatrist. I sometimes stutter with patients but they just think its because I cannot pronounce a medication or condition properly and I have to admit I do sometimes use that when I am struggling or I’ll use a cover up “I can’t quite remember what its called” and then when I know I can say it without stuttering I’ll say it.
I work in a supermarket on the weekends, on the tills and for about the past year now I have been having problems with saying certain numbers, these numbers are: 52, 56, 57, 66, 67. Im not sure why these numbers but it is starting to get a little bit annoying, some of the customers just look at me as if im disabled, if you have ever had that look you will know what it feels like.
I don’t really have anyone to speak to about it, I have tried but they don’t seem to understand. They always say the same thing “I don’t really notice it and when I have I haven’t taken much notice” which is nice to know but not helpful.
The one thing I do not like to do is answer the home phone because I never know who is calling whereas on my mobile you can see the caller id and i don't like calling people I do not know, but once im on the phone im fine well sometimes but I am getting a bit better at it.
I’ve written quite a bit but I wasn’t sure how much or how little to write!
Thank you for reading.
Kayleigh x
I would say im a mild-moderate stutterer, some days I can be fine and other days its just non stop stuttering. I don’t think a lot of people notice my stutter because I do try and cover it up. I’ll use different words that I know I can say without stuttering or i use “I can’t remember what I was going to say” which is always a good one! Or I wont contribute much to the conversation and just listen.
I’m not sure when my stuttering started but when I first started speaking I remember my parents saying to me that I didn’t have to speak so fast and that I have plenty of time to speak etc. I sometimes speak fast now just so I can get the words out in one go or when im feeling a bit nervous. I guess I’ve always stuttered.
Im currently in my last year of university, training to be a podiatrist. I sometimes stutter with patients but they just think its because I cannot pronounce a medication or condition properly and I have to admit I do sometimes use that when I am struggling or I’ll use a cover up “I can’t quite remember what its called” and then when I know I can say it without stuttering I’ll say it.
I work in a supermarket on the weekends, on the tills and for about the past year now I have been having problems with saying certain numbers, these numbers are: 52, 56, 57, 66, 67. Im not sure why these numbers but it is starting to get a little bit annoying, some of the customers just look at me as if im disabled, if you have ever had that look you will know what it feels like.
I don’t really have anyone to speak to about it, I have tried but they don’t seem to understand. They always say the same thing “I don’t really notice it and when I have I haven’t taken much notice” which is nice to know but not helpful.
The one thing I do not like to do is answer the home phone because I never know who is calling whereas on my mobile you can see the caller id and i don't like calling people I do not know, but once im on the phone im fine well sometimes but I am getting a bit better at it.
I’ve written quite a bit but I wasn’t sure how much or how little to write!
Thank you for reading.
Kayleigh x