Over the past year I've made some major progress with my stuttering. For so many years, I spoke too fast and tried to get too many words out without getting enough air flow. After so many years I've finally learned to slow down and take a breath. Of course I still have my relapses, but nothing like before. There will be times when I'm tired and I don't have enough air flow. This causes me to "trip" over my words, i.e. experience a short pause. Never the less, I've made tremendous improvements with my speech. I no longer consider it a shortcoming, but just an extra challenge in my life. A condition that has improved with my age. There are people around the world that have it much worse than I. Whenever I want to say something, I know I can. I just have to take a deep breathe and begin.
My inspiration - When I listen to news correspondents like Brian Williams, Babara Walters, or highly educated academics or politicians, I notice how they speak - slow and clear. They are never rushing to get to the end of the sentence. They are emphasizing every word and they are very relaxed. (The only news anchor/personality that makes me wonder is Tom Brokaw. When he reports the news, he appears to be experiencing breathing issues. Or is it just me?)
2 comments:
First off, Congrads on your pregnancy!!
I don't stutter myself but it runs in my family. My aunt and uncle stutter and they both have overcome it very differently. My uncle is an outspoken person who is not ashamed of his stuttering. He always says to me, "i love telling stories and if i told a story without my stutter,i wouldnt draw a crowd" and i think this works for him. My aunt,on the other hand, is soo good at hiding her stutter that i didnt know she stuttered till i asked my mom why my aunt would sometimes hum in between her words and thats when i knew she stuttered. So i think its amazing that you have come up with ur own way to deal with it and i think that if your child stutters, you will help her or him get through it. Thanks 4 this blog!!!
Good luck and all the best with the new addition to ur family.
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