This is part of a reply to a post on http://www.stutteringforum.com/ asking the question above I'd recommend to anyone that they join this site as it is a great outlet for people with speech difficulties like me.
I can only speak for myself here and would never assume anyone is in the same boat as I but I believe that the stammer has two parts
1. The Medical part: There is no known cure for that, doctors don't understand it yet, The way I picture them is like a lay person standing in front of a nuclear reactor with somebody beside them saying "tell me how it works" It will take decades, or centuries to fully figure out how speech works, not to mind say figure out why it doesn't.
2. The psychological part: From the very first moment we discover we cannot speak we started building avoidances to cope with it. Along with them came fear, anxiety and everything emotion we go through when we speak. Is there a cure, No, Can we be happy with ourselves and not allow our speech to dominate our lives. (my Life) I think we(I) can.
Break the habits, and it can be done, People can stop smoking, lose enormous amounts of weight, give up drinking change behaviors, all addictive habits.
Learn and master technique: whatever works for you, personally I've decided to try the McGuire program this coming April in Ireland.
Stay Motivated, I've got my son to thank for that, He's now my engine, my dynamo, the harder and faster I pedal, the brighter my light will shine!
It may be a very long road but the hardest part I have found so far is deciding to get on it.
Charlie.
PS. I've started reading "The seven habits of highly effective people" by Richard Covey I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to start their journey.
PSPS...LOL IF you've read all of this...Thanks for staying with me, I think I'll post this on my blog...I feel great today! I'll keep this feeling for when I don't.
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Hi Charlie,
I think you have the right attitude to succeed in the McGuire programme. Acceptance is the key for being able to use the technique in its full potential.I do not have that, so it will more difficult for me.
You'll be required to give a lot of your time daily to practice the technique, especially the first two weeks, so be prepared! :)
Barbara (aka little monster)
I know that it is only a couple of days since you completed the course but do you see any changes in you're own attitude towards your stammer?
Charlie
my attitude has changed, but not as much as it should have, that is because I did not follow all the rules (street contacts, deliberate disfluency, disclosures, three words per breath, etc). I have been working only on my breathing and I am planning to attend the weekly meetings, that's all. I have been told that this is not enough, I should work on becoming comfortable with being a recovering stammerer and therefore I should be able to use deliberate disfluency in any situation, etc. I am not prepared to do that. If you follow their instructions you will see a drammatic change in your attitude towards your speech, it will be amazing. However, even though I am only focusing on my costal breathing, I have noticed a gradual improvement of my speech.
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