WhenIwantedtospeak,Ifeelakindoffear.IdonotknowwhatIamafraidof.Itwassaidthatstutteringiscausedbyfearingofstuttering.Ihavesomuchbadmemoryofembarrassmentinmylife.Isimpldonotwanttobeembarrassedanymore.Thispsychologicalburdenistooheavytocarry.Ifcarriesthisburdenwitheveryspeakingsituation,Iwilldefinitelystutter.
Actually,myspeechisnotsobad.IcouldspeakmuchbetterthanIbelieveIcouldbe.Inmanysituations,I...[
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TheOnlyThingWeHavetoFearIs...ThePerfectJob:TipsforGetting(andKeeping)aJobbyBethBienvenu
fromMaryland,USAOneofthemostchallengingexperiencesforthoseofuswhostutterislandingtheperfectjob.Althougheveryonehasdifficultjoborcareerexperiencesatsomepointintheirlives,thoseofuswhostuttermustalsodealwiththefearthatourspeechwillaffectourgettinghired,ourabilitytoperformonthejob,orouropportunitiesforcareeradv...[
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PutaSpellonStuttering
ByKatieBrewer(age13)andTimMackesey,SLP
Atlanta,Georgia
AssoonastheteachersaidweweregoingtotaketurnsreadingIfeltapanicinmychest.Icountedtheseatsahead-Iwasgoingtobeseventhinlinetoread.IscannedmyparagraphforwordsImightstutteron.Iworriedifthekidswouldsayordosomething.WasIunderaspell?Stutteringcanseemtoputaspellonus.Itcanseemtotemporarilytakecontrolofourmindandbody.Stu...[
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Therearedozensoffamouspeoplewhostutter.Inalmosteverycase,the
waythepersonovercamestutteringbecamethebasisofhisorhersuccess
laterinlife.Eachwouldprobablylookbackandseestutteringasagift,
notasadisability.Forexample:
CarlySimongrewupinanemotionally-chargedfamily,anddevelopedsevere
stutteringandobsessive-compulsivebehaviors.Shewasunabletoexpress
heremotionsthroughspeech,butshew...[
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DON’Tbeembarrassed-Thisisthemostimportantandthemostdifficulttofollow.Youwillfeelsomeembarrassmentattimes,butdon’tletitstopyoufromexpressingyourself.Believeme,whenyoustartshowingconfidenceinyourself,peoplewilllistentoyou.Theywillenjoytalkingtoyou!AlwaysstayPOSITIVE-Thisisanotherdifficultone;thekeypointhereistostaypositivewithyourstuttering,evenifnothingelseinyourlifeis.WhatImeanbythisissimplyturn...[
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Hereareafewpeoplewhohavestutteredordostutter,but,youmaynothaveknownit:Aesop-Greekstoryteller.
Aristotle
PatrickCampbell-Britishhumorist.
GeneralJoshuaChamberlain-oneoftheheroesoftheBattleofGettysburgandcollegeprofessorofliterature(source:MilitaryHistorymagazine).
KingCharlesI-KingofEngland,1625-1649.
WinstonChurchill-PrimeMinisterofGreatBritainWorldWarII,includingexamplesofsome...[
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FamousPeopleWhoStutterSportsstarsTigerWoods—oneofthemostsuccessfulgolfersofalltimeKenyonMartin—basketballstarwiththeNBABobLove—legendarystaroftheChicagoBullsJohnnyDamon—outfielderfortheNewYorkYankeesRonHarper—basketballstarPatWilliams—footballplayerwiththeMinnesotaVikingsBillWalton—basketballstar,sportscommentatorBoJackson—multi-sportprofessionalathleteLesterHayes—defensivebackforLARaider...[
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WinningtheInnerGamebyWintonBates
fromAustralia"Performanceequalspotentialminusinterferences":TimGallweyTimGallweysuggeststhatneithermasterynorsatisfactioncanbeobtainedinplayinganygamewithoutgivingattentiontotheinnergame-thegamethattakesplaceinthemindoftheplayer.IhavefoundTimGallwey's"InnerGame"bookstobehelpfulindealingwithpersonalperformanceproblemsthatmostpeoplewouldnotcon...[
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IdonotunderstandthatinmanyoccasionswhenIwanttospeak,thereisalittlevoicetellingmetostop.ThelittlevoicetoldmethatIshouldnotbeagressive.ThelittlevoicetoldmethatIshouldkeepsilent.ThelittlevoicekeepstellingmethatIcouldnotspeakwell.ThelittlevoicekeepstellingmeIwillstutter.Whatisthelittlevoice?
Isometimeswashypnotizedbythelittlevoice.IamtoldthatIwillstutter,soIdostutter.ThelittlevoicetoldmethatIsho...[
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WhyDoSoManyStutterersFailtoStutterWhenAloneandHowCanThisPhenomonenBeUsedInTreatment?byIliaU.RasskazovandNataliaM.Rasskazova
fromRussianFederationSometimearoundonehundredyearsagotherewerethreesmallcloudsonthehorizonoftheNewtonmodelofphysics;threefactswhichcouldnotbeexplainedandlaterbecamethebasisforthedevelopmentofquantumphysics.Hereisaproposeddiscussionoffactsyettobeexplainedregardingstutterin...[
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