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JOEY
04-26-2006, 12:20 AM
whats up guys i am joey, i am 20 years old, and i am from mexico, as you all know stuttering yea i heard so many people complain about stuttering, i even complain about it too, but you know what, thanks to stuttering i am what i am now. Probably it all ocurred when i was a small little kid probably 5 or 6 and my dad and mom used to get into these huge fights, my dad used to hit my mother, and i sometimes heard of this fights and one time i saw it, also my father was really demanding and strict, always asking me to speak clearly.
I think this experiences are what cause my stuttering.
Then my parents got divorced i went to school as another kid, i really didnt have stuttering problems until like 6 grade, kids never made fun of the way i talked because i was like the bully i was fat and strong lol and i f they wanted to make fun, i just kicked their ass. In highschool i went to lemans academy, this really helped me because i changed from being fat to being strong and skinny.
I really enjoyed being there, i had no major stuttering problems, i used to stutter but because i was so well behaved and i was like a role example for other cadets, misters and brothers always liked me and reffered me as a very good kid. i remember there was another stuttering kid, other kids made fun of him, and he said hey joey stutters to, but they didnt believe him, i said one time yes i stuter, no big deal. i always managed to speak as i could, then i had to do a great presentation, i did it clearly, i spoke infront of
my whole academy, i stutter one or two times, but that was it.
Then back in mexico my stuttering was worse in mmm i dont know how u guys call it, it follows highschool, well in those years i stuttered a lot, girls are no issue when i am drunk because i am good looking i been able to be with really nice girls, but i cant seem to have enough courage to find a girlfriend. i really want one.... then i am now studying in austin texas. in the beggining of the university, i stuttered as crazy i remember the first day of international students, i had to get up and say my name where i was from and everithing, i was so nervous i stuttered as hell and other people laughed at me, it was really tough to be living on my own now. But no i have been to a stuttering therapy for like 3 months, it gave me good things to improve the way i talk, and now i try to dont care about my stuttering really,,, i always make the reservations to go to dinners, i always try to order for my friends, man am not gonna live my life in fear,,, and in two weeks am attending hollins stuttering clinic, supposedly to be the best in USA...
I KEEP U GUYS POSTED WITH THE RESULTS.
BUT IN THE MEAN TIME COMON GUYSS, TAKE YOUR STUTTERING AS A CHALLENGE AND KICK IT ASS EVERY DAY, AS SAID BEFORE BY A CLOSE FRIEND WHO IS A PRIEST.
DIOS SOLO PONE A PRUEBA A SUS MEJORES HOMBRES. MEANING GOD ONLY TESTS HIS BEST MEN.

Leeboy13
04-26-2006, 08:53 AM
hey joey, im fairly new her too and think that what you said at the end of your post was very positive and a great way to look at beating your stammer :)

Welcome and pleased to meet you joey!

Lee

bignick
04-26-2006, 01:29 PM
Hi Joey,

good to have you in the forum and your positive thoughts about overcoming your stammer.

Hope the course goes really well for you and keep us informed.

Nick

SealFated
04-27-2006, 10:39 PM
Hi Joey,

welcome to the forum and i cant say how you inspired me a lot with your determination and will to defeat stuttering, and I wish you and to all of us good luck.Maybe I should eliminate my fear too and try to make more phone calls and phone food orders and ask more freely in sections and all that, cause i nearly dont do anything of that, I`m too concerned of my fear, but man what the hell either I face it or stay like that forever, umm i guess ill choose
[Face it ] ;)

godmir
04-30-2006, 07:12 PM
true that. Great inspirational writing joey.Thats some real good advice too.

I know how u feel bro. I am also an international student in canada and i've found it real hard to make friends here. Its like beginning all over again and because of this impediment you can't show other people who you really are or say what you really want to say. You just say end up saying what you CAN say or worse - say nothing at all.

I was having one of those horrible days today where I stutter on almost every word. I was in such a depressed mood and i must give you credit for helping me get up out of that.

I really wish we stutter's were not burdened with this illness. Life would be so much better, but since we are we have to make the best of it otherwise whats the point of this life?

I wish you all the best in univeristy man ( a friend of mine graduated from Austin texas a few years ago). With your mentality you deserve to be successful. Don't let a stutter hold you back.


Peace

Leslie

Standingtall
05-01-2006, 06:20 PM
Welcome Joey,

Very positive story, thanks for sharing. Looking forward in reading your updates.

JOEY
05-04-2006, 05:03 AM
Hey, thanks for the backup guys, i know it can be long to read but i felt that i had to share my story with you guys.
Today was a great day for me guys, am gonna tell you a little secret, i had to give this presentation in my English class with all other international students, and like i always get really nervous before presentations, in past occasions i couldnt even sleep i had nightmares and i had so much pression on my tummy, but now this time i tried a different approach first i thought, hey am not gonna get nervous, or get scared, it isnt my fault that i stutter, stuttering is ok to me, if i stutter is only normal, and also my teacher knew that i stuttered and in the beggining of the year i tried to get out of the presentations.
Well the presentation time came, i rehed it like one hour before, then i went into class i asked my teacher to be the first one, and then my usb drive didnt work lol i was so nervous, but then it finally worked i was like the 4th guy in the presentation order now, and man when i got up there, i told to myself hey if you stutter is ok man just give it your best, this way i gave a very good presentation, i actually didnt stuttered, i used some breathing techniques to approach difficult worlds and try to vary my speech so it is normal to everyone, then wow when i was over, everyone clapped as hell. They told me that my presentation was the bestt of all the class!!!! i was so damn happy. Then the teacher told me, hey Jose you did a great work in your presentation, you should have talked more in the semester and not being so shy, you really are mastering your sttuttering.
Man i was so happy......
so am gonna add this experience to my good pilar, and keep focusing in my good pilar guyssss.
I leave to hollins this sunday man am sooo exciteddd, i really think i can beat my s tuttering...
I keep you guys posteddddd.

bignick
05-04-2006, 08:45 AM
Hey Joey,

I am really pleased for you and congratulations on not letting your stutter stop you standing up and giving a presentation. It takes guts to do what you did and you must have felt so good.
Keep up your positive outlook on life and keep us informed on how you are doing.
I will say that with your attitude you have, you will succeed in life on both a personal and business future.
Keep on smiling Joey and you have cheered me up today with your message.

Take it easy.

Nick

JOEY
03-07-2007, 04:13 AM
Heyyyy whats up,,,,, i am backkkkk, lol i went dark for like 1 year no? well guys,,,,, i have to tell you,,,,,, it has been hard, i went to Hollins, i did everithing they told me , i practiced the breathing techniques and everithing, and i am sorry to inform people well in my own conclusion and the people who were there, there is no cure for stuttering, i have tried so hard to master it, still i face it every day, coming out of hollins and wasting all that money really gave me a big punch, very big indeed, it has been hard to get up from that, but hey i am doing my best, now i am pursuing other things in life, before i read so many books about stuttering, bought the speach easy went to hollings, etc I thought myself as a winner, and i tried, god knows i gave my best, but like master yoda says lol a lot to learn I still have, so now i am running a marathon in chicago in october, i am still studying at st edwards, still, and i am hitting the gym hard, you may say that i am one of the guys who train the hardest, it gives me peace, like i said now i am pursuing other things and pushing me to the limit, is not an easy road really, but it will teach you what the real important things in life are. now i started reading succesful people like plato, aristoteles, adam smith, napoleon etc, i find it fascinating that they too had many problems and because of their problems they achieved what they wanted, that impulse gave them the ultimate conviction to dont give up anyway i just got back from they gym and i think that is time to share some experiences.
Hope the best for you guys, sorry for going dark for a lot of time.
"To conquer one must conquer himself"
vincit qui se vincit