How To Stop Stammering

By David C. Messier


If you want to know how to stop stammering, without having to go and see a speech therapist, then this article is a must read. As you are probably aware, stammering affects a person's speech, and causes the sufferers to often repeat certain words or letters over and over again. If this sounds like you, then I'm sure you want to know exactly how you can speak fluently again, right? Well, I want to show you exactly how to stop stammering right here. The unfortunate fact is that at the moment there is no cure for stammering. Well, I'm not surprised, because stammering, otherwise known as stuttering, is not even a physical condition. It is often to do with bad speaking habits, which you need to stamp out in order to speak fluently.

I guess for people who speak fluently, they just don't know what stammerers go through. To them, they look at a stammerer, and see someone who struggles with speaking. Well, I think this type of speech problem is like an iceberg. What everyone else sees is only a fraction of the problem. When I stuttered, my confidence was at rock bottom, and felt very unhappy with where I was in life.I also used to shy away from large social gatherings, or places where I would have to speak a lot, or speak louder than normal, such as clubs. Often, I would simply decide to stay in at home by myself, than go out and have fun partying with my friends, all because I was terrified of stuttering like crazy, and people looking at me like I was some sort of freak.

Therefore, if you find yourself stuttering a lot more when trying to make a good impression with a stranger, or talking to a group of people, then you need to find a way to relax. Yoga is a good way to relieve the built up stress in your body, so this could help improve fluency.A great tip I can give you, if you want to know how to stop stammering, is to pause and collect your thoughts before you speak. Give it a try when you're next out, it may really help you out.

Let me give an example. To stop stammering while you talk to a superior, try and gather your thoughts before you speak. Maintain eye contact and speak slowly and clearly. And pay attention to your speech patterns, especially the use of filler words. In fact, the road down to stop stammering can be reduced to two things: changing your mental attitude and taking control over your physical behavior. In time, you will find that your speech patterns will be normal.

Learning how to stop stuttering can drastically change your life, providing you are a stutterer to begin with. Although it may seem an impossibility at first, there are definitely methods out there that can at least help you radically improve your speech. The fact that even heavy stutterers tend to be able to articulate fluently in special situations, implies that stuttering is oftentimes a curable problem. These 'special situations' can range from speaking in unison, singing along to even being drunk. Since stuttering is curable and the benefits of curing are immense, it is strongly advised that a stutterer never gives up on his or her wish to stop stuttering.

Stammering affects a larger portion of males than females - approximately three to four times more. The reason for this is uncertain, but research is getting closer to finding out probable causes why this disability often hits men. There is a tremendous progress in preventing stammering in children - this is due to the fact that the fields of genetics, child development, neurophysiology, and even family dynamics have come up with new research on the possible causes of stammering and how to stop it.

There is no instant cure for stammering - you're well likely to encounter a number of people who would offer a miracle cure for stammering, but quite frankly, the "cure" there usually consists of methods that require ongoing practice. And by definition, that is not a "cure", but... it definitely helps you manage your stuttering, even to a point where it is hardly noticeable at all.There are many famous people who stammer but have achieved success and significance - Winston Churchill, Bill Walton, Marilyn Monroe, Bob Love, King George VI are just some of the big time persona who had to deal with stammering. You as an individual should not let stammering affect you, or determine the vocation and life that you will live. There are many individuals who have made a difference with their lives and have impacted society in a great way, even though they found it hard to stop their stuttering.

No, stammering is not a disease, it is a speech problem that very much takes control of how you communicate with others, how others listen to you, and sometimes the way you perform at the job.As a little girl, I use to be embarrassed to talk to people because of my speech problem. Whenever I spoke, people stared at me crazy and laughed at the face expression I made when trying to pronounce certain words.

As I got older, my stuttering wasn't as bad and I realized that every time I wasn't feeling scared or thinking about me stuttering, I wouldn't stutter at all or it wasn't that bad.So, If you could decrease your stammering by one notch, I bet you would feel better about yourself. I've learned that people who stutter want to get into certain emotional states of mind and that causes them to begin stuttering because it acts like a trigger.

The number one tip to learn how to stop stuttering is to think before you speak. Often, I would mess up my sentences in stressful situations, yet when I was singing a song I liked, my stutter was basically gone! This was because I knew what I was going to say as the words were in my head. So instead of making a sentence up as you go along, say it in your head first.My second tip is to practise your speaking by grabbing a book and reading aloud to a group of friends or family members. What this does, is it gets you into a good speaking habit while also boosting your confidence when speaking to a group of several people.My final tip to learning how to stop stuttering is to only speak on the exhale. When I used to stutter, I kept making the terrible mistake of holding your breath whilst speaking. This makes you rush your sentences and can make the stutter worse. Instead, take deep breaths and speak whilst slowly exhaling.I have outlined a few tips here about how to stop stuttering which worked for me when I had a problem with my speech fluency.




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