Thank you for this video, I seriously thought I was the only one. I am the only one out of my friends that is suffering from this issue. I have finally decided to get help.
No, @Lovingmyfatty, you're not alone - there are 70 million others! Glad to hear you are doing something about it. Not many people overcome it completely - but how are you getting on?
Thank you so much for this video. Social stigma, as well as well-intentioned but harmful advice (just breathe!), stem mostly from ignorance. I've been incredibly lucky to have an uncommonly wonderful speech therapist. I've even been able to do readings of my writing. But social situations and speaking in class can be very, very stressful, and it's often very hard to tell natural jokes. People sometimes think I'm nervous or incompetent or frightened. People assume I just have to breathe or slow
Thanks, Magesa. I agree with everything you say - but I never found that inspirational speech therapist. Good luck with all you do. You'll need to say strong!
Thank you for your honesty and candor. Well said! I was in an auto accident 10 months ago, and now have a pronounced stutter/stammer that 'comes out' with a vengeance during times of stress. I am a teacher. What has surprised me is the way other people perceive me when I am in the throes of a stuttering marathon. They either shout because they think I'm deaf, or they talk very slowly because they think I'm mentally challenged. This increases my anxiety and my stammering goes through the roof.
Very bad luck, never2late72456. I've only met a few people who have Acquired Stammering, but all of them have had unfortunate blows on the head which have affected their neurology. Good luck with all you do.
Speakingout2, You sir truley hit the nail on the head. This is exactly how ive felt for 19 years, (im 20) I would have people tell me. "Just controle it" and no one except family and freinds get that its not that bloody simple. Thank you for making this video and getting it out there on YT.
Thanks for your support, orckiller91 . You summarise our difficulty very well. Good use of the English swear word 'bloody', too! Good luck with the long road ahead.
@orckiller91 I can definitely agree that "controlling it" just won't work, and speaking *isn't* bloody simple. I don't have a stuttering problem - except about three months ago caused by hypoglycemia (from late-onset diabetes 1). It was *very* strange feeling, having a syllable that simply "tripped" two or three times, multiple times in a row. It really did make me realize and appreciate how hard "speaking normally" apparently is.
Thanks ragnarokofborg. Yes, people expect, and are expected, to be able to control their speech and, if they can't, it's a very strange, disabling feeling which others don't understand. Dr Tom Weidig of The Stuttering Blog says that, for most people, speaking is like driving along a big, wide motorway - but, for stammerers, it's like driving on a small, winding road, so that if something goes wrong, or the weather is bad, or you're not at your best, accidents will happen a lot more easily.
I am 32 years old and stuttering still impacts my life. A short story: I have a degree in biology. For my research project I invented my own antibacterial soap. I did all of the laboratory tests, chemistry analysis, and wrote the manuscript. To make a long story short, it worked. I was invited to speak about my soap at a professional "science fair" by professors and doctors. I declined. I desperately wanted to speak, but I feared embarrassment and hurtful remarks/looks which would rip my heart.
That's the kind of dilemma which most of us have faced, 5831usmc. So I feel for you. If you can find a way to recognise that your ideas - the products of your mind - are more important than your stutter, take it. Another plan would be to ask someone else to speak for you. We have a guy here in the UK who runs a big company, who stammers. He asks someone else to present on his behalf and then, when the questions come, he tells her the answers and she relays them to the audience.
It isn't that I am afraid to speak to large audiences; I'm also a teacher. Many years ago I was asked to speak to my university about academic success; I was flawless. The reason why I declined the science fair was because of the vernacular I had to use. I could not substitute formal scientific words like Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus for another. My point is, when I feel I am going to screw up a word, I'll substitute it for another. Like a thesaurus. With this speech I couldn't.
I'm trying to be supportive, 5831usmc, not critical. So I'm sorry if I gave that impression. I was trying to think about ways in which you could get your proposition out to those people who might want to buy it. You could structure a presentation which would suit your skills and minimise your difficulties. Has the moment now gone or could you, for instance, ask someone else to help?
Oh no. I wasn't trying to come off defensive. I took no offense to what you said. I greatly appreciate any advice you may have. You have experience dealing with stuttering as I do too. The best thing is, people like you and me can share stories and how we have adjusted to the situation. I was explaining how I could not switch words because they were explicit to my presentation. I appreciate how you have made stuttering more public. My friend, I am an advocate of yours.
But, 5831usmc , what are we going to do about your hidden talents? We must get them out, somehow. Sorry about my earlier post as travelingcompanions: I was in alter ego mode but hadn't realised!
I completely understand what you are saying. If my memory serves me correctly, the aforementioned presentation was the only public speaking invite I turned down. I am very open about me stutter. I did choose the profession of a high school biology teacher. The students have been great. When I was in college, the professor asked my to read out loud form our text. I told her I don't read out loud. She persisted, so I agreed, but I stated it may take me awhile. It did, and she never asked me again.
Hi, I am a stammerer. Are you a stammerer too? Have you done a speech therapy in the past but you could not overcome your speech problem? Have you every wondered why? One of the most important reason is lack of practise.
So i decided to practise it with other stammerers. i am looking for people with whom i can practise and ofcourse they can practise their technique with me. If you are interested then we can do it over skype or sth. other. Practise makes man perfect. pls contact me.
There's a Lib Dem MEP who stammers, Andrew Duff, and a Lib Dem MP who stammers, but only slightly now, Andrew George. Ed Balls stammers too, although very slightly, and has been been mocked for it in the House of Commons.
Thanks, NoNiceNamesLeft. My speech is not bad here, but there's a lot of work going on under the surface to make it sound reasonably fluent. I can't just open my mouth and talk fluently, I need to think about sounding nearly every word I say. But so what? We need to think about the people who stammer much more than me - and think particularly about the children - who are not putting up videos, not happy to speak in public, not able to say what they want to say and not able to be themselves.
I've been stuttering all my life, and I remember when I was younger I would think one day I would be cured of this. I'm 24 now and I still stutter, I've gone through a lot of hard things like presentations in school, college and now job interviews. My parents have always been kinda embarrassed or ashamed of my problem, so I just do my best to hide it.
I graduated in 2009 with a masters and I'm still struggling to find a job. It's hard man, and I dont even think my parents understand.
I think I understand, DaLeadBull, because I've been through much the same. But try not to be ashamed of it and that will make it easier to stop hiding it, which will reduce the stress. And why not show this video - or one of my others, 'Stammering is no joke' - to your parents?
I am Brian and I also Stutter and have been all my life i am age 37, My family has not tried to understand stuttering and how it happens and why,i also have a cousin who stutters really severe, I have tried The Speech easy that i paid $4,500 for a few years ago and no that did not work . I wish we as people who stutter could get medical care for this. I wonder how many people have did harm to them self because they had this same speech problem
@BrianLeeUSA73 Yea you can't make someone understand something. It would be nice if they could understand, but I can't dwell on that. Hopefully, they can see the King's Speech and get a better understanding. lol
The more I think about stuttering, the more I stutter. Is that true for you? I've decided I'm instead gonna concentrate on controlling that anxiety or nervousness before and during the stutterring. If I can do that, my speech would get a lot better. Easier said than done though.
I know what you mean, DaLeadBull, and yes, it's true for me too. So I often think the best therapy is to try and forget about it - don't let it occupy the centre of your life - but, just as you said, that can be very difficult.
You are an inspiration. I too have a stammer (a very severe one, in fact), and it is quite the burden to bear. I am impressed with the fluency displayed here, and I wish you the best of luck.
Thanks, miseriaykretek. Like most stammerers, the fluency of my speech varies - and not just because we are speaking in public, or whatever. Yes, I still need to work at it, sometimes every moment of every day, and it will continue to be a struggle, not just in terms of simply trying to say what I want to say, but also in terms overcoming other people's misconceptions. But I know full well that the less fluent we are, the more difficult that becomes. Good luck and keep fighting.
I've got a similar explanation which is that if you have bad leg you may be able to walk OK. But if you run you may fall down. And if you are forced to run in front of a large crowd, the chances of falling down are even greater.
The best explanation I've come across is the following analogy; put a plank, an 8 by 4 or something similar on the floor and walk across it. It will be easy, you probably won't fall. Now put the same plank up high, let's say from one building to another, now try walking across it. You'll probably fall, even though is the same exact plank. Fear makes you fall. Normal people's speech is like walking on the first plank, stuttering people's speech is like walking on the second one.
We are all different, Miroslav. But, yes, sometimes I do feel anger - and rightly, because I have been fired once for stammering and nearly fired a number of other times. That was wrong. And I do explain, sometimes, that I stammer, because many people do not know what is wrong with me, so it's best to tell them up front! Nor do I care too much what people think about me, but I do care what they might think about others who stammer.
Very good! But I feel a bit anger from your side. :) I have to say I have never used stuttering as an excuse and never "warned" someone that I stutter. I just leave people to live with it. I used to think about what other people think about me, but now I dont really care. It took me a lot of years to get into this stage though. Thanks for the video. All the best! Miro
Thanks very much, TheSaudiGoodGirl. It's always nice to get a compliment. However, I did have a bit of trouble with the lighting on this video, so maybe that's the reason I look a bit sexier than normal here.
Most people are just plain rude. When I see some odd deformity or handicap, my initial reaction is to keep looking. But it's common sense that staring is rude and so I don't.
Similarly, people's disgusting reactions to my stuttering is like staring. It doesn't even have to be extreme, a mild stammer gets me these freaked-out looks. I'm also regularly treated as if less-than-intelligent or just weird. And I hate people who think it's OK to talk over me while I'm stuttering. So, so rude.
@speakingout2 I guess by having a positive attitude? I usually do and even poke fun at my own stuttering with others, but I can't deny it's embarrassing when it affects my job performance or when I have to do a presentation in class. Occasionally I experience situations where I can't seem to do anything right because I'm preoccupied with trying to suppress it. Both you and I know avoiding it during a particularly bad spell can be mentally and physically taxing.
@LaMisereHQ if i had a co-worker who had quite a serious stutter like 3-5 second long one, and was asking a question, and i knew exactly what he was trying to say would it be rude to simply answer it to save them the trouble or is that too discouraging?
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I got your subscription, thanks, ig88sir, just before I got to your comments here - so I now know that you stammer and I know a few of your views. Yes, you are 100% right. There are two main things we need to do: (i) increase awareness by encouraging more stammerers to speak out to non-stammerers, as publicly as possible; (ii) increase understanding by raising enough money to run a public education campaign. If stammering becomes a more public issue, then maybe researchers will consider it.
Hello, im in 9th grade and i have a minor stutter that makes me sound dumb, even though i am one of the most attentive students in my classes. Last year i went through a "emo" phase because of this disorder lowering my confidence. But really i was just trying to stay in my comfort zone, by not getting involved in activities or even asking a stranger for something. But when ever i stepped out of my comfort zone to do these simple yet embarrising things, i felt much more powerful and happier.
Bad luck, skatebboard, I'm sure many of us know how you feel. But I think you're right: the more you stretch your comfort zones, the less likely you are to get trapped in a silo of self-doubt.
Thank you, AutisticWhoLives4God, those are kind words. If we hide our stammering, and don't talk about it, then it is impossible for non-stammerers to understand. I'm not keen on God, personally, but I do have a brother who has Asperger's, so I understand a little of how life can be difficult for you, especially in terms of helping others to understand. How are you getting on?
@speakingout2 Thank you for your reply.Why aren't you "keen on God"? Do you know that He completely understands you and loves you just how He made you? God loves you so much that he sent his only child, a son (Jesus), to die the very horrible and painful death of crucifixion. If it wasn't for God, I may have committed suicide by now. I'm doing pretty well. I'm also diagnosed with OCD. I don't stammer myself, but I'm very interested in the disorder, and I want to be a speech therapist one day.
You're not the first online stuttering counselor, FloridaFlasks, but this stuttering show sounds interesting - how do we see it, exactly? Are you qualified or experienced in stuttering therapy? And would we need to pay for a second appointment with you?
It is extremely unfair to those of us suffering from speech disorders to not only have to put up with our disability, but erroneous stereotypes about it. These stereotypes should end...and they will only end once enough research is done on stuttering that will dispose of these negative misconceptions.
Enough research has already been done, vanizorc, to disprove the negative perceptions. But that is not the problem! The problem is that we stammerers are not well equipped to stand up, speak out and change things. So, as a result, we have neither the money nor the influence to set up massive public educational campaigns. But there are some good and committed people who are trying to do exactly this, despite their stammering. Are there any others out there?!
@speakingout2 I am taking part in national stuttering awareness week by going to a local mall to demonatrate and discuss stuttering/stammering. I believe it is a real disability that can be avoided if parents were educated. Unlike my own unfortunately for myself..maybe one day in our lifetime Enzyme replacement therapy can help..
Hello ig88sir. Have you done your stammering demonstration yet? Or is it going to be a part of the International Stuttering Awareness Day celebrations on October 22nd?
@speakingout2 Hello Leys, No I am doing a demonstration at a local shopping mall with some of my fellow NSA members on Oct 11th. It is for the Awareness day but just a little bit shifted in the future for some reason.
My theories do not go unsubstantiated: there have been studies done that show "stuttering as being caused/linked to 3 genes." If those genes run in your family line, it is possible that they were laying 'dormant' in your genome, and when you entered a sudden psychological state of grief and trauma, it triggered those 3 genes to 'switch on'.
That is an interesting theory, vanizorc, but there is no one, probably, who knows for certain. Three genes have been found - so far - but there may well be a whole lot more, still to be discovered. I think deafness, for example, is linked to more than 30 genes.
Very true. I totally agree that I oversimplified things...but my hypothesis is just mere speculation. We definitely need more research in the area of stuttering, and speech diabilities in general, to know for sure... and I think it's ridiculous that so little research has been done on it so far (and thus allows misconceptions about stuttering to go uncontested).
I agree with 'speakingout2' that it is unusual for someone to start stuttering at a later age. I myself started stuttering severely at the age of 17, but there was never any trauma that occurred to me during that time. The doctors I went to could not offer me a diagnoses, nor could speech therapy help me - very strange indeed.
I'm starting to think that maybe a gene mutation spontaneously occurred, that affected the speech-coordination area of my brain...
And you're right, people don't know what's going on when you suddenly 'block' and that IS the embarrassing part. I hate that part the most, it gives me a lot of anxiety. I feel like it's not accepted, or maybe like you've said, people are just unaware.
Thank you so much for your video, you have a very calming voice.
Hello Discharged85. I once blocked half way through a conversation with a group of Nigerians who had just come to the UK. 'What is the matter with you?' one of the girls said, grabbing my arm, 'Is it your brain or your speech?'. 'It's a stammer' I replied 'my brain is fine, thanks'. 'Fine' they all said. And so we just carried on talking, and I stammered from time to time, and that was it. If only people from the UK were as direct as this. But me having a calming voice?! Jeez!
Thank you for putting all of this information out there. I too studder and I've been doing it for about 9 years, Im 28. I started this after my very close uncle died. I dont want to continue but its so hard. I've ordered free information from the stuttering association and I'm waiting to recieve it. I wish I could be cured. I'm considering Toastmasters too.
It's unusual, blackspaniard1025, to start stammering at the age of 19 - and I've not heard of it being caused by something like the death of a close friend or relative. I do know that very few adults recover, but I also know that doing what you are doing, finding out about therapy and going to Toastmasters, can be very helpful.
im trying to make the PGA tour...when i make it im going to make sure to get the word out there through...i feel ur pain dude...but what ive found, maybe somewhat depressing but, is that some people simply cannot comprehend the concept of not being able to talk fluently...they truly cannot understand it...its like a cripple person trying to explain to a normal person how they cant move their legs...few of my freinds do, i think get the idea of it though
I know what you mean. It's a bit like trying to explain clinical deprrssion. For example, I have a friend who is successful, happy and very sociable, but he has depression. It has been difficult for him to explain this to other people, and they keep saying 'I don't know what you have to be unhappy about'. But, of course, he's not unhappy, he's depressed - and they are not the same things. Good luck with your PGA hopes.
And you are a kind man, George! Nothing to do but hope, try to stop worrying about it and try to control it better whenever you can! But, most of all, get on with life and make as much of it as you can..!
Worrying about the words or the speed of my fluency throws me off during my event. This in turn throws me into a state of mental panic during a speech. I think the best way to confront this is to learn to control my nerves and realize that the main important aspect is the content of my speech or presentation. I'm obviously still working on this. I am doing another speech next week. Wish me luck again!
I wish you the biggest bit of luck I can, Blue. Our neural pathways are like weak roads so, when there is too much traffic, there are accidents! I think I am much like you: when I am making a presentation of any kind, I find that I need most of my brain power to control my speech - so there is not much left over to think about what I'm saying. No harm in telling your audience this, if it makes you feel easier. No need to hide it, because you will just be putting more pressure on yourself.
Thank you, Speakingout2: I hide my stammers real well at work and school with pauses and sometimes I pretend to not hear a question the first time (buys me some time). What I find most difficult about speeches or presentations is that I find myself worrying about what words I have say versus the content of what I'm about to say.
I stutter and it's very hard to converse freely. I had a speech today...To make the story short, my speech didn't go well and I ended up being embarassed at the end. Stuttering will not define who I am and what I am capable of doing.
You keep up the fight, Blue Sunrise84: go and make another speech somewhere - and good luck to you. I made a speech in December at 10 Downing Street, the British Prime Minister's official home, and my speech was not too fluent. But, never mind, I said what I wanted and everyone listened. However, I went for my run this morning and I may not have burned 1,000 calories...
to everyone else here who stutters, I've stuttered severely for 15 years now. I've heard about a program at HCRI in Roanoke Virgina that helps 90% of people become fluent after 12 days. I've been to so many pathologists in my school, outside of school, and most just made it worse. I'm hoping for the best when I go this summer. Oh, and I work as a waitress too. :) Some days I don't talk. Funny how I ended up here.
I know exactly how you feel, saraneth6x, but please take care with your expectations. HCRI claim that 93% of clients attain normal levels of speech fluency by the end of the 12-day program. It is not too unusual for people to find that their speech improves greatly whilst they are on a concentrated in-house course. The difficulty comes in maintaining the fluency over time and in real life situations. Please let us know how you get on.
I'm really glad that I found your channel. It's refreshing to find someone else (even if it's online) who also has a problem with stuttering. I've had it myself for my whole life, and haven't come across anyone else with the problem.
LPchica086, I wish you had found someone who stammers a lot earlier then, maybe, you would not have felt so alone with all the difficulties it brings. There are 60 million people in the world who stammer and yet we are virtually inaudible and invisible. So unless we stand up and speak out, uncomforable though that may be, nothing will change.
speakingout2- do you know of any therapies/techniques that seem to have some success. Its difficult to know,especially when money is involved, which one(s) to go with
You're in the States, Dami, so best to contact the Stuttering Foundation of America and they will recommend a qualified speech pathologist in your area. That's important because, few pathologists specialise in stuttering. There is no universal 'cure' so you will need to control your expectations before going into any kind of therapy. Very few adults recover completely but most learn how to control their speech better and to be less sensitive about their stuttering. Good luck.
Hi Brooney. The root cause of stammering is neurological, so you have a lot of things going on in your head. Have you seen a speech therapist who specialises in stammering?
to be honest i don't think any of the hi profile celebs have lost there stammers i just think they no how to control it well! i saw bruce willis avoid words in interviews our he comes on as his 'alter ego' on lettermen if you stammer you will no what i mean by that!! winston Churchill had to practise speeches for hours be for doing it live.
Yes, high profile stammerers seem thin on the ground. But what about high profile EX-stammerers? From Marilyn Monroe to Bruce Willis, Winston Churchill to Billie Whitelaw, history is sprinkled with these apparent success stories. We need such people to open up and share the hows and the whys of their eventual success. They owe it to their fellow stammerers still languishing in misery.
Hi, cottonwhiskersuk; good to hear from you again. I don't think we should worry too much about a handful of high profile ex-stammerers. There really are very few of them and, unfortunately, the media tends to make out that they overcame their stammers because they have such strong characters. This is simply not true and, worse, it helps perpetuate the myth that stammerers are shy and weak. But there hundreds of stammerers who are not celebs,almost entirely because they still stammer!
I also have a stammer and I feel like it's slowly killing me. I just wanted to let you that I admire your courage to come on Youtube and stand up for the stuttering community. You're a great man and I wish you all the best in the world.
You are too kind, Rizeka. I have always stammered and I will very probably continue to stammer until the end of my days! Some times my speech is bad, some times it is not so bad. And I have come to accept all this. So I am happy to speak, and to stammer, because I think that what I am saying is far more important than the way I say it.
I don't stutter but I also think that your video is great and that you are doing wonderful work by encouraging stammering people. Keep it up and good luck!
Thanks for looking at it, AI, and thanks for making such a nice comment. We are in the foothills of the mountain called Stammering Awareness! Best wishes to everyone in Austria. I was once part of a team responsible for marketing your wines in the UK!
Thanks, Lori. I don't speak that well, but I hope I communicate OK. You tell those PWS and children to put up videos of their own. They have nothing to be ashamed of. If you have a bad leg, you may well stumble when you run. If you have a stammer, you may well stumble when you speak. Good luck and thanks again.
i've got s stammer and talking slowly helps a lot but i swear its neurological becus no matter how i take breaths, think about speech and take it slow, i still stammer.
I know what you mean, ranmore30. In fact, after years of being able to handle just about everything in life, except my stammer, I was quite relieved to find out it was neurogical!
The root cause is neurological - and there may well be some hereditary influence in that. But how the stammer develops is dependent upon a whole mixture of influences: family, personality, schooling and so on. It is these influences with can turn stammering from being a dysfluency into a syndrome which can affect your whole life.
Speaking slowly seems to work remarkably well for you, and the beauty of it is that there is no hint that you have slowed down your speech to the casual observer. Stick with it!
I believe that a stammer can be DISTRACTED into submission by any voluntary vocal trait; I may have mentioned a long time ago that I can enjoy indefinite fluency by either shouting or whispering. I discovered more recently that affecting an upper-class accent can also be helpful. (continues)
(continued) This "distraction" phenomena may be compared to a crying baby who suddenly falls silent when presented with an impromptu puppet show or a demonstration of silly faces and noises. If the disruptive pent-up energy in the brain is given some other outlet, perhaps it may be dissipated before it reaches the mouth.
Thanks for that, CWUK. It worked OK here, but I've tried it again since and it wasn't so good. Variability is a big thing in stammering. I agree with you about the distraction thing. Apparently this works because our brains use slightly different neural pathways to do accents, etc, but the effect doesn't last because the brain realises that it's being tricked, and returns to using the default - and faulty - pathways. Like a river, after the Spring floods, returning to its old course...
Hey Leys! How are you? Great video!! And well done on the voluntary stuttering!! ;o) Great shout out to people to step up and advertize. You're right about the change that has happened since more people have posted videos on here where they stutter openly. It's great to see :) Thank you for the work you, and the BSA do!
Thank you, Tone, for taking such a massive and constructive interest in the struggle which so many stammerers have. And thank you, too, for the support you give me and many others. But surely it is time for you to stop all this praise and ask another of your especially challenging and perceptive questions?!
Yes, screwmanx, he did a good job for a while, especially as he stammered openly and talked unselfishly about the condition rather than just himself. But he has minders who probably want him to be a singing star not a stammering star; they have provided him with a personal speech coach and they may well have made sure that he is never seen to stammer on screen, because it may diminish him Pity, really, because he is the only stammerer recently to have been listened to by millions of people.
Yes, in this video I tried very hard to speak slowly and, as you will have seen, I also did some voluntary stammering and some syllabic speech too. This does not always work, but it seemed to work OK yesterday!
Thank you for this video, I seriously thought I was the only one. I am the only one out of my friends that is suffering from this issue. I have finally decided to get help.
Lovingmyfatty 1 month ago
No, @Lovingmyfatty, you're not alone - there are 70 million others! Glad to hear you are doing something about it. Not many people overcome it completely - but how are you getting on?
speakingout2 3 weeks ago
@Lovingmyfatty If your English look at a thing called the Starfish Project it might help you, it helped me allot!
topgunslayer 2 days ago
Thank you so much for this video. Social stigma, as well as well-intentioned but harmful advice (just breathe!), stem mostly from ignorance. I've been incredibly lucky to have an uncommonly wonderful speech therapist. I've even been able to do readings of my writing. But social situations and speaking in class can be very, very stressful, and it's often very hard to tell natural jokes. People sometimes think I'm nervous or incompetent or frightened. People assume I just have to breathe or slow
Magesa 2 months ago
Thanks, Magesa. I agree with everything you say - but I never found that inspirational speech therapist. Good luck with all you do. You'll need to say strong!
speakingout2 2 months ago
Thank you for your honesty and candor. Well said! I was in an auto accident 10 months ago, and now have a pronounced stutter/stammer that 'comes out' with a vengeance during times of stress. I am a teacher. What has surprised me is the way other people perceive me when I am in the throes of a stuttering marathon. They either shout because they think I'm deaf, or they talk very slowly because they think I'm mentally challenged. This increases my anxiety and my stammering goes through the roof.
never2late72456 8 months ago
Very bad luck, never2late72456. I've only met a few people who have Acquired Stammering, but all of them have had unfortunate blows on the head which have affected their neurology. Good luck with all you do.
speakingout2 8 months ago
@travelingcompanions Thank you, I wish you the best on yours as well.
orckiller91 9 months ago
Speakingout2, You sir truley hit the nail on the head. This is exactly how ive felt for 19 years, (im 20) I would have people tell me. "Just controle it" and no one except family and freinds get that its not that bloody simple. Thank you for making this video and getting it out there on YT.
orckiller91 9 months ago
Thanks for your support, orckiller91 . You summarise our difficulty very well. Good use of the English swear word 'bloody', too! Good luck with the long road ahead.
speakingout2 9 months ago
@orckiller91 I can definitely agree that "controlling it" just won't work, and speaking *isn't* bloody simple. I don't have a stuttering problem - except about three months ago caused by hypoglycemia (from late-onset diabetes 1). It was *very* strange feeling, having a syllable that simply "tripped" two or three times, multiple times in a row. It really did make me realize and appreciate how hard "speaking normally" apparently is.
ragnarokofborg 5 months ago
Thanks ragnarokofborg. Yes, people expect, and are expected, to be able to control their speech and, if they can't, it's a very strange, disabling feeling which others don't understand. Dr Tom Weidig of The Stuttering Blog says that, for most people, speaking is like driving along a big, wide motorway - but, for stammerers, it's like driving on a small, winding road, so that if something goes wrong, or the weather is bad, or you're not at your best, accidents will happen a lot more easily.
speakingout2 5 months ago
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JustObey89 10 months ago
What, JustObey89 ?
speakingout2 9 months ago
I am 32 years old and stuttering still impacts my life. A short story: I have a degree in biology. For my research project I invented my own antibacterial soap. I did all of the laboratory tests, chemistry analysis, and wrote the manuscript. To make a long story short, it worked. I was invited to speak about my soap at a professional "science fair" by professors and doctors. I declined. I desperately wanted to speak, but I feared embarrassment and hurtful remarks/looks which would rip my heart.
5831usmc 10 months ago
That's the kind of dilemma which most of us have faced, 5831usmc. So I feel for you. If you can find a way to recognise that your ideas - the products of your mind - are more important than your stutter, take it. Another plan would be to ask someone else to speak for you. We have a guy here in the UK who runs a big company, who stammers. He asks someone else to present on his behalf and then, when the questions come, he tells her the answers and she relays them to the audience.
speakingout2 10 months ago
It isn't that I am afraid to speak to large audiences; I'm also a teacher. Many years ago I was asked to speak to my university about academic success; I was flawless. The reason why I declined the science fair was because of the vernacular I had to use. I could not substitute formal scientific words like Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus for another. My point is, when I feel I am going to screw up a word, I'll substitute it for another. Like a thesaurus. With this speech I couldn't.
5831usmc 10 months ago
I'm trying to be supportive, 5831usmc, not critical. So I'm sorry if I gave that impression. I was trying to think about ways in which you could get your proposition out to those people who might want to buy it. You could structure a presentation which would suit your skills and minimise your difficulties. Has the moment now gone or could you, for instance, ask someone else to help?
speakingout2 10 months ago
Oh no. I wasn't trying to come off defensive. I took no offense to what you said. I greatly appreciate any advice you may have. You have experience dealing with stuttering as I do too. The best thing is, people like you and me can share stories and how we have adjusted to the situation. I was explaining how I could not switch words because they were explicit to my presentation. I appreciate how you have made stuttering more public. My friend, I am an advocate of yours.
5831usmc 10 months ago
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travelingcompanions 10 months ago
But, 5831usmc , what are we going to do about your hidden talents? We must get them out, somehow. Sorry about my earlier post as travelingcompanions: I was in alter ego mode but hadn't realised!
speakingout2 10 months ago
I completely understand what you are saying. If my memory serves me correctly, the aforementioned presentation was the only public speaking invite I turned down. I am very open about me stutter. I did choose the profession of a high school biology teacher. The students have been great. When I was in college, the professor asked my to read out loud form our text. I told her I don't read out loud. She persisted, so I agreed, but I stated it may take me awhile. It did, and she never asked me again.
5831usmc 10 months ago
Well, then 5831usmc, it looks like you are cured of everything except your stutter...
speakingout2 10 months ago
Hi, I am a stammerer. Are you a stammerer too? Have you done a speech therapy in the past but you could not overcome your speech problem? Have you every wondered why? One of the most important reason is lack of practise.
So i decided to practise it with other stammerers. i am looking for people with whom i can practise and ofcourse they can practise their technique with me. If you are interested then we can do it over skype or sth. other. Practise makes man perfect. pls contact me.
110ajayk 10 months ago
there is a Lib Dem mp who has a stammer..they put him on a news item at 3am
CAVALLIN0 11 months ago
There's a Lib Dem MEP who stammers, Andrew Duff, and a Lib Dem MP who stammers, but only slightly now, Andrew George. Ed Balls stammers too, although very slightly, and has been been mocked for it in the House of Commons.
speakingout2 10 months ago
your stutter/stammer is barely audible, and doesn't really affect your speech much.
NoNiceNamesLeft 11 months ago
Thanks, NoNiceNamesLeft. My speech is not bad here, but there's a lot of work going on under the surface to make it sound reasonably fluent. I can't just open my mouth and talk fluently, I need to think about sounding nearly every word I say. But so what? We need to think about the people who stammer much more than me - and think particularly about the children - who are not putting up videos, not happy to speak in public, not able to say what they want to say and not able to be themselves.
travelingcompanions 11 months ago
Sorry, this is off topic, but it just needs to be said that you're a very handsome man.:)
secondspassby 11 months ago
Careful, secondspassby, you're making me speak more quickly...
speakingout2 11 months ago
I've been stuttering all my life, and I remember when I was younger I would think one day I would be cured of this. I'm 24 now and I still stutter, I've gone through a lot of hard things like presentations in school, college and now job interviews. My parents have always been kinda embarrassed or ashamed of my problem, so I just do my best to hide it.
I graduated in 2009 with a masters and I'm still struggling to find a job. It's hard man, and I dont even think my parents understand.
DaLeadBull 1 year ago 2
I think I understand, DaLeadBull, because I've been through much the same. But try not to be ashamed of it and that will make it easier to stop hiding it, which will reduce the stress. And why not show this video - or one of my others, 'Stammering is no joke' - to your parents?
speakingout2 1 year ago
@DaLeadBull
I am Brian and I also Stutter and have been all my life i am age 37, My family has not tried to understand stuttering and how it happens and why,i also have a cousin who stutters really severe, I have tried The Speech easy that i paid $4,500 for a few years ago and no that did not work . I wish we as people who stutter could get medical care for this. I wonder how many people have did harm to them self because they had this same speech problem
BrianLeeUSA73 1 year ago
@BrianLeeUSA73 Yea you can't make someone understand something. It would be nice if they could understand, but I can't dwell on that. Hopefully, they can see the King's Speech and get a better understanding. lol
The more I think about stuttering, the more I stutter. Is that true for you? I've decided I'm instead gonna concentrate on controlling that anxiety or nervousness before and during the stutterring. If I can do that, my speech would get a lot better. Easier said than done though.
DaLeadBull 1 year ago
I know what you mean, DaLeadBull, and yes, it's true for me too. So I often think the best therapy is to try and forget about it - don't let it occupy the centre of your life - but, just as you said, that can be very difficult.
speakingout2 1 year ago
You are an inspiration. I too have a stammer (a very severe one, in fact), and it is quite the burden to bear. I am impressed with the fluency displayed here, and I wish you the best of luck.
miseriaykretek 1 year ago
Thanks, miseriaykretek. Like most stammerers, the fluency of my speech varies - and not just because we are speaking in public, or whatever. Yes, I still need to work at it, sometimes every moment of every day, and it will continue to be a struggle, not just in terms of simply trying to say what I want to say, but also in terms overcoming other people's misconceptions. But I know full well that the less fluent we are, the more difficult that becomes. Good luck and keep fighting.
speakingout2 1 year ago
I've got a similar explanation which is that if you have bad leg you may be able to walk OK. But if you run you may fall down. And if you are forced to run in front of a large crowd, the chances of falling down are even greater.
speakingout2 1 year ago
The best explanation I've come across is the following analogy; put a plank, an 8 by 4 or something similar on the floor and walk across it. It will be easy, you probably won't fall. Now put the same plank up high, let's say from one building to another, now try walking across it. You'll probably fall, even though is the same exact plank. Fear makes you fall. Normal people's speech is like walking on the first plank, stuttering people's speech is like walking on the second one.
lunazul250 1 year ago
We are all different, Miroslav. But, yes, sometimes I do feel anger - and rightly, because I have been fired once for stammering and nearly fired a number of other times. That was wrong. And I do explain, sometimes, that I stammer, because many people do not know what is wrong with me, so it's best to tell them up front! Nor do I care too much what people think about me, but I do care what they might think about others who stammer.
speakingout2 1 year ago
Very good! But I feel a bit anger from your side. :) I have to say I have never used stuttering as an excuse and never "warned" someone that I stutter. I just leave people to live with it. I used to think about what other people think about me, but now I dont really care. It took me a lot of years to get into this stage though. Thanks for the video. All the best! Miro
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TheSaudiGoodGirl 1 year ago
Thanks very much, TheSaudiGoodGirl. It's always nice to get a compliment. However, I did have a bit of trouble with the lighting on this video, so maybe that's the reason I look a bit sexier than normal here.
speakingout2 1 year ago
@speakingout2 lol
i bit you are attractive in all situations.
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speakingout2 1 year ago
Most people are just plain rude. When I see some odd deformity or handicap, my initial reaction is to keep looking. But it's common sense that staring is rude and so I don't.
Similarly, people's disgusting reactions to my stuttering is like staring. It doesn't even have to be extreme, a mild stammer gets me these freaked-out looks. I'm also regularly treated as if less-than-intelligent or just weird. And I hate people who think it's OK to talk over me while I'm stuttering. So, so rude.
LaMisereHQ 1 year ago 6
Well, LaMisereHQ , you are absolutely right. So we need to fight back. What can you do to help to change this attitude?
speakingout2 1 year ago
@speakingout2 I guess by having a positive attitude? I usually do and even poke fun at my own stuttering with others, but I can't deny it's embarrassing when it affects my job performance or when I have to do a presentation in class. Occasionally I experience situations where I can't seem to do anything right because I'm preoccupied with trying to suppress it. Both you and I know avoiding it during a particularly bad spell can be mentally and physically taxing.
LaMisereHQ 1 year ago
@LaMisereHQ if i had a co-worker who had quite a serious stutter like 3-5 second long one, and was asking a question, and i knew exactly what he was trying to say would it be rude to simply answer it to save them the trouble or is that too discouraging?
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ig88sir 1 year ago
I got your subscription, thanks, ig88sir, just before I got to your comments here - so I now know that you stammer and I know a few of your views. Yes, you are 100% right. There are two main things we need to do: (i) increase awareness by encouraging more stammerers to speak out to non-stammerers, as publicly as possible; (ii) increase understanding by raising enough money to run a public education campaign. If stammering becomes a more public issue, then maybe researchers will consider it.
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ig88sir 1 year ago
Hello, im in 9th grade and i have a minor stutter that makes me sound dumb, even though i am one of the most attentive students in my classes. Last year i went through a "emo" phase because of this disorder lowering my confidence. But really i was just trying to stay in my comfort zone, by not getting involved in activities or even asking a stranger for something. But when ever i stepped out of my comfort zone to do these simple yet embarrising things, i felt much more powerful and happier.
skatebboard 1 year ago
Bad luck, skatebboard, I'm sure many of us know how you feel. But I think you're right: the more you stretch your comfort zones, the less likely you are to get trapped in a silo of self-doubt.
speakingout2 1 year ago
I think this is a very important video. You are doing your part to raise awareness.
AutisticWhoLives4God 1 year ago
Thank you, AutisticWhoLives4God, those are kind words. If we hide our stammering, and don't talk about it, then it is impossible for non-stammerers to understand. I'm not keen on God, personally, but I do have a brother who has Asperger's, so I understand a little of how life can be difficult for you, especially in terms of helping others to understand. How are you getting on?
speakingout2 1 year ago
@speakingout2 Thank you for your reply.Why aren't you "keen on God"? Do you know that He completely understands you and loves you just how He made you? God loves you so much that he sent his only child, a son (Jesus), to die the very horrible and painful death of crucifixion. If it wasn't for God, I may have committed suicide by now. I'm doing pretty well. I'm also diagnosed with OCD. I don't stammer myself, but I'm very interested in the disorder, and I want to be a speech therapist one day.
AutisticWhoLives4God 1 year ago
You're not the first online stuttering counselor, FloridaFlasks, but this stuttering show sounds interesting - how do we see it, exactly? Are you qualified or experienced in stuttering therapy? And would we need to pay for a second appointment with you?
speakingout2 1 year ago
It is extremely unfair to those of us suffering from speech disorders to not only have to put up with our disability, but erroneous stereotypes about it. These stereotypes should end...and they will only end once enough research is done on stuttering that will dispose of these negative misconceptions.
vanizorc 1 year ago
Enough research has already been done, vanizorc, to disprove the negative perceptions. But that is not the problem! The problem is that we stammerers are not well equipped to stand up, speak out and change things. So, as a result, we have neither the money nor the influence to set up massive public educational campaigns. But there are some good and committed people who are trying to do exactly this, despite their stammering. Are there any others out there?!
speakingout2 1 year ago
@speakingout2 I am taking part in national stuttering awareness week by going to a local mall to demonatrate and discuss stuttering/stammering. I believe it is a real disability that can be avoided if parents were educated. Unlike my own unfortunately for myself..maybe one day in our lifetime Enzyme replacement therapy can help..
ig88sir 1 year ago
Hello ig88sir. Have you done your stammering demonstration yet? Or is it going to be a part of the International Stuttering Awareness Day celebrations on October 22nd?
speakingout2 1 year ago
@speakingout2 Hello Leys, No I am doing a demonstration at a local shopping mall with some of my fellow NSA members on Oct 11th. It is for the Awareness day but just a little bit shifted in the future for some reason.
ig88sir 1 year ago
@ blackspaniard1025
My theories do not go unsubstantiated: there have been studies done that show "stuttering as being caused/linked to 3 genes." If those genes run in your family line, it is possible that they were laying 'dormant' in your genome, and when you entered a sudden psychological state of grief and trauma, it triggered those 3 genes to 'switch on'.
vanizorc 1 year ago
That is an interesting theory, vanizorc, but there is no one, probably, who knows for certain. Three genes have been found - so far - but there may well be a whole lot more, still to be discovered. I think deafness, for example, is linked to more than 30 genes.
travelingcompanions 1 year ago
@travelingcompanions
Very true. I totally agree that I oversimplified things...but my hypothesis is just mere speculation. We definitely need more research in the area of stuttering, and speech diabilities in general, to know for sure... and I think it's ridiculous that so little research has been done on it so far (and thus allows misconceptions about stuttering to go uncontested).
vanizorc 1 year ago
Sorry, vanizorc, but that was me commenting on genes, but I was logged in as my alter ego 'travelingcompanions' and I hadn't realised!
speakingout2 1 year ago
@ blackspaniard1025
The same thing might have happened to you, albeit your psychological state may have triggered the gene mutation that affected your speech.
vanizorc 1 year ago
@ blackspaniard1025
I agree with 'speakingout2' that it is unusual for someone to start stuttering at a later age. I myself started stuttering severely at the age of 17, but there was never any trauma that occurred to me during that time. The doctors I went to could not offer me a diagnoses, nor could speech therapy help me - very strange indeed.
I'm starting to think that maybe a gene mutation spontaneously occurred, that affected the speech-coordination area of my brain...
vanizorc 1 year ago
And you're right, people don't know what's going on when you suddenly 'block' and that IS the embarrassing part. I hate that part the most, it gives me a lot of anxiety. I feel like it's not accepted, or maybe like you've said, people are just unaware.
Thank you so much for your video, you have a very calming voice.
Discharged85 1 year ago
Hello Discharged85. I once blocked half way through a conversation with a group of Nigerians who had just come to the UK. 'What is the matter with you?' one of the girls said, grabbing my arm, 'Is it your brain or your speech?'. 'It's a stammer' I replied 'my brain is fine, thanks'. 'Fine' they all said. And so we just carried on talking, and I stammered from time to time, and that was it. If only people from the UK were as direct as this. But me having a calming voice?! Jeez!
speakingout2 1 year ago
Thank you for putting all of this information out there. I too studder and I've been doing it for about 9 years, Im 28. I started this after my very close uncle died. I dont want to continue but its so hard. I've ordered free information from the stuttering association and I'm waiting to recieve it. I wish I could be cured. I'm considering Toastmasters too.
blackspaniard1025 1 year ago
It's unusual, blackspaniard1025, to start stammering at the age of 19 - and I've not heard of it being caused by something like the death of a close friend or relative. I do know that very few adults recover, but I also know that doing what you are doing, finding out about therapy and going to Toastmasters, can be very helpful.
speakingout2 1 year ago
im trying to make the PGA tour...when i make it im going to make sure to get the word out there through...i feel ur pain dude...but what ive found, maybe somewhat depressing but, is that some people simply cannot comprehend the concept of not being able to talk fluently...they truly cannot understand it...its like a cripple person trying to explain to a normal person how they cant move their legs...few of my freinds do, i think get the idea of it though
pawndominance1 1 year ago
I know what you mean. It's a bit like trying to explain clinical deprrssion. For example, I have a friend who is successful, happy and very sociable, but he has depression. It has been difficult for him to explain this to other people, and they keep saying 'I don't know what you have to be unhappy about'. But, of course, he's not unhappy, he's depressed - and they are not the same things. Good luck with your PGA hopes.
speakingout2 1 year ago
You are a wise man! Whoever you are! Nothing to do but to hope. Bless you.
georgesolonos 1 year ago
And you are a kind man, George! Nothing to do but hope, try to stop worrying about it and try to control it better whenever you can! But, most of all, get on with life and make as much of it as you can..!
speakingout2 1 year ago
Worrying about the words or the speed of my fluency throws me off during my event. This in turn throws me into a state of mental panic during a speech. I think the best way to confront this is to learn to control my nerves and realize that the main important aspect is the content of my speech or presentation. I'm obviously still working on this. I am doing another speech next week. Wish me luck again!
BlueSunrise84 2 years ago
I wish you the biggest bit of luck I can, Blue. Our neural pathways are like weak roads so, when there is too much traffic, there are accidents! I think I am much like you: when I am making a presentation of any kind, I find that I need most of my brain power to control my speech - so there is not much left over to think about what I'm saying. No harm in telling your audience this, if it makes you feel easier. No need to hide it, because you will just be putting more pressure on yourself.
speakingout2 2 years ago
Thank you, Speakingout2: I hide my stammers real well at work and school with pauses and sometimes I pretend to not hear a question the first time (buys me some time). What I find most difficult about speeches or presentations is that I find myself worrying about what words I have say versus the content of what I'm about to say.
BlueSunrise84 2 years ago
I stutter and it's very hard to converse freely. I had a speech today...To make the story short, my speech didn't go well and I ended up being embarassed at the end. Stuttering will not define who I am and what I am capable of doing.
BlueSunrise84 2 years ago
You keep up the fight, Blue Sunrise84: go and make another speech somewhere - and good luck to you. I made a speech in December at 10 Downing Street, the British Prime Minister's official home, and my speech was not too fluent. But, never mind, I said what I wanted and everyone listened. However, I went for my run this morning and I may not have burned 1,000 calories...
speakingout2 2 years ago
to everyone else here who stutters, I've stuttered severely for 15 years now. I've heard about a program at HCRI in Roanoke Virgina that helps 90% of people become fluent after 12 days. I've been to so many pathologists in my school, outside of school, and most just made it worse. I'm hoping for the best when I go this summer. Oh, and I work as a waitress too. :) Some days I don't talk. Funny how I ended up here.
saraneth6x 2 years ago
I know exactly how you feel, saraneth6x, but please take care with your expectations. HCRI claim that 93% of clients attain normal levels of speech fluency by the end of the 12-day program. It is not too unusual for people to find that their speech improves greatly whilst they are on a concentrated in-house course. The difficulty comes in maintaining the fluency over time and in real life situations. Please let us know how you get on.
speakingout2 2 years ago
@saraneth6x try the Mcguire progamme. i think it's much better than HCRI..
ig88sir 1 year ago
For the most part, mine is fairly moderate..I have good days and bad days, but I can hide it for the most part by just switching words..
However, I had a job interview today..and it was awful. Not necessarily the interview itself, but I just couldn't get my words out. :-/
LPchica086 2 years ago
I'm really glad that I found your channel. It's refreshing to find someone else (even if it's online) who also has a problem with stuttering. I've had it myself for my whole life, and haven't come across anyone else with the problem.
LPchica086 2 years ago
LPchica086, I wish you had found someone who stammers a lot earlier then, maybe, you would not have felt so alone with all the difficulties it brings. There are 60 million people in the world who stammer and yet we are virtually inaudible and invisible. So unless we stand up and speak out, uncomforable though that may be, nothing will change.
speakingout2 2 years ago
speakingout2- do you know of any therapies/techniques that seem to have some success. Its difficult to know,especially when money is involved, which one(s) to go with
TheDami1969 2 years ago
You're in the States, Dami, so best to contact the Stuttering Foundation of America and they will recommend a qualified speech pathologist in your area. That's important because, few pathologists specialise in stuttering. There is no universal 'cure' so you will need to control your expectations before going into any kind of therapy. Very few adults recover completely but most learn how to control their speech better and to be less sensitive about their stuttering. Good luck.
speakingout2 2 years ago
I got ADD (Brain function is different) and stammer, so the normal method's to help are not as effective that it would be for a normal person.
BrooneyH2V 2 years ago
Hi Brooney. The root cause of stammering is neurological, so you have a lot of things going on in your head. Have you seen a speech therapist who specialises in stammering?
speakingout2 2 years ago
I got a time ordered tommorrow actually, i'm just looking through several videos to see what to expect.
BrooneyH2V 2 years ago
to be honest i don't think any of the hi profile celebs have lost there stammers i just think they no how to control it well! i saw bruce willis avoid words in interviews our he comes on as his 'alter ego' on lettermen if you stammer you will no what i mean by that!! winston Churchill had to practise speeches for hours be for doing it live.
danniiwebb 2 years ago
Yes, high profile stammerers seem thin on the ground. But what about high profile EX-stammerers? From Marilyn Monroe to Bruce Willis, Winston Churchill to Billie Whitelaw, history is sprinkled with these apparent success stories. We need such people to open up and share the hows and the whys of their eventual success. They owe it to their fellow stammerers still languishing in misery.
cottonwhiskersuk 2 years ago
Hi, cottonwhiskersuk; good to hear from you again. I don't think we should worry too much about a handful of high profile ex-stammerers. There really are very few of them and, unfortunately, the media tends to make out that they overcame their stammers because they have such strong characters. This is simply not true and, worse, it helps perpetuate the myth that stammerers are shy and weak. But there hundreds of stammerers who are not celebs,almost entirely because they still stammer!
speakingout2 2 years ago
"Frankly,you've no-less seized my immense respect from the likes of me,whereas,then again,I'm too a "stutter-laden" individual!"
Shishinosuke20 2 years ago
I also have a stammer and I feel like it's slowly killing me. I just wanted to let you that I admire your courage to come on Youtube and stand up for the stuttering community. You're a great man and I wish you all the best in the world.
Rizeka 2 years ago 12
You are too kind, Rizeka. I have always stammered and I will very probably continue to stammer until the end of my days! Some times my speech is bad, some times it is not so bad. And I have come to accept all this. So I am happy to speak, and to stammer, because I think that what I am saying is far more important than the way I say it.
speakingout2 2 years ago
I don't stutter but I also think that your video is great and that you are doing wonderful work by encouraging stammering people. Keep it up and good luck!
AlEggsProd 2 years ago
Thanks for looking at it, AI, and thanks for making such a nice comment. We are in the foothills of the mountain called Stammering Awareness! Best wishes to everyone in Austria. I was once part of a team responsible for marketing your wines in the UK!
speakingout2 2 years ago
fabulous. This is great to watch for PWS and children. Very educational. You are a wonderful speaker.
LoriMelnitsky 2 years ago
Thanks, Lori. I don't speak that well, but I hope I communicate OK. You tell those PWS and children to put up videos of their own. They have nothing to be ashamed of. If you have a bad leg, you may well stumble when you run. If you have a stammer, you may well stumble when you speak. Good luck and thanks again.
speakingout2 2 years ago
I alsoo stutter and what you said is incouraging.
hardmancanada 2 years ago
i've got s stammer and talking slowly helps a lot but i swear its neurological becus no matter how i take breaths, think about speech and take it slow, i still stammer.
ranmore30 2 years ago
I know what you mean, ranmore30. In fact, after years of being able to handle just about everything in life, except my stammer, I was quite relieved to find out it was neurogical!
speakingout2 2 years ago
my speech therapist says that its a mixture of everything, family, personality, medical condition
Thewarrior26 2 years ago
The root cause is neurological - and there may well be some hereditary influence in that. But how the stammer develops is dependent upon a whole mixture of influences: family, personality, schooling and so on. It is these influences with can turn stammering from being a dysfluency into a syndrome which can affect your whole life.
speakingout2 2 years ago
you speak great! i stutter also. you make lots of great points
yungbubbabush 2 years ago
Speaking slowly seems to work remarkably well for you, and the beauty of it is that there is no hint that you have slowed down your speech to the casual observer. Stick with it!
I believe that a stammer can be DISTRACTED into submission by any voluntary vocal trait; I may have mentioned a long time ago that I can enjoy indefinite fluency by either shouting or whispering. I discovered more recently that affecting an upper-class accent can also be helpful. (continues)
cottonwhiskersuk 2 years ago
(continued) This "distraction" phenomena may be compared to a crying baby who suddenly falls silent when presented with an impromptu puppet show or a demonstration of silly faces and noises. If the disruptive pent-up energy in the brain is given some other outlet, perhaps it may be dissipated before it reaches the mouth.
cottonwhiskersuk 2 years ago
Thanks for that, CWUK. It worked OK here, but I've tried it again since and it wasn't so good. Variability is a big thing in stammering. I agree with you about the distraction thing. Apparently this works because our brains use slightly different neural pathways to do accents, etc, but the effect doesn't last because the brain realises that it's being tricked, and returns to using the default - and faulty - pathways. Like a river, after the Spring floods, returning to its old course...
speakingout2 2 years ago
I agree 100% i wrote a blog about this same thing, check it out tell me what you think
stuttterb 2 years ago
Why won't it let me comment?!?!
BalderKongen 2 years ago
I can write some things, but not what I want... Seriously frustrating!
BalderKongen 2 years ago
Dunno! But it seems to be better today... Thanks for you message - I replied earlier.
speakingout2 2 years ago
Yes, I've responded back, and added you =) This will be fun!!
BalderKongen 2 years ago
Hey Leys! How are you? Great video!! And well done on the voluntary stuttering!! ;o) Great shout out to people to step up and advertize. You're right about the change that has happened since more people have posted videos on here where they stutter openly. It's great to see :) Thank you for the work you, and the BSA do!
BalderKongen 2 years ago
Thank you, Tone, for taking such a massive and constructive interest in the struggle which so many stammerers have. And thank you, too, for the support you give me and many others. But surely it is time for you to stop all this praise and ask another of your especially challenging and perceptive questions?!
speakingout2 2 years ago
Exactly, just look at Gareth Gates when he had his audition on Pop Idol and loojk at him now, he hasn't got a trace of a stammer.
popmusicno1fan 2 years ago
Gareth Gates was a good celebrity that promoted stammer on national TV but lately he seems to have died down and been forgotten
screwmanx 2 years ago
Yes, screwmanx, he did a good job for a while, especially as he stammered openly and talked unselfishly about the condition rather than just himself. But he has minders who probably want him to be a singing star not a stammering star; they have provided him with a personal speech coach and they may well have made sure that he is never seen to stammer on screen, because it may diminish him Pity, really, because he is the only stammerer recently to have been listened to by millions of people.
speakingout2 2 years ago
talking slowly is suggested with me when i stammer
popmusicno1fan 2 years ago
Yes, in this video I tried very hard to speak slowly and, as you will have seen, I also did some voluntary stammering and some syllabic speech too. This does not always work, but it seemed to work OK yesterday!
speakingout2 2 years ago
I Think your really brave, i couldnt put up a video of me, i cant say 3 words without stammering =/
smokeyoll 2 years ago
Respekt!
waldschratwicht 2 years ago