Comments on: Stuttering’s Hidden Side – the psychological symptoms of stuttering http://stutteringjack.com/the-psychological-symptoms-of-stuttering_stammering/ Helping you understand speaking anxiety and stuttering Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: dee http://stutteringjack.com/the-psychological-symptoms-of-stuttering_stammering/comment-page-1/#comment-189 dee Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:58:00 +0000 http://www.stutteringjack.com/?p=154#comment-189 If I ever have trouble beginning a word I use a physical presence such as a finger tap on my knee or a table. I tell my brain when my finger hits the surface I will say the word. Works 80% of the time. I also start sentences off with an "s" word such as the word "so". Grammatically it might not be right but it gets me through some tough times. Good luck to you all. You have friends out there everywhere. Peace. If I ever have trouble beginning a word I use a physical presence such as a finger tap on my knee or a table. I tell my brain when my finger hits the surface I will say the word. Works 80% of the time. I also start sentences off with an “s” word such as the word “so”. Grammatically it might not be right but it gets me through some tough times. Good luck to you all. You have friends out there everywhere. Peace.

]]> By: Barbara Dahm http://stutteringjack.com/the-psychological-symptoms-of-stuttering_stammering/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Barbara Dahm Fri, 08 May 2009 16:09:34 +0000 http://www.stutteringjack.com/?p=154#comment-42 Actually I met you briefly in Parsippany after your wonderful talk. I don't know yet about Scottsdale. I'd love to come but am not sure it can work so I haven't put in a proposal, but if I can come I'll surely be there. Actually I met you briefly in Parsippany after your wonderful talk. I don't know yet about Scottsdale. I'd love to come but am not sure it can work so I haven't put in a proposal, but if I can come I'll surely be there.

]]> By: Barbara Dahm http://stutteringjack.com/the-psychological-symptoms-of-stuttering_stammering/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Barbara Dahm Fri, 08 May 2009 11:09:34 +0000 http://www.stutteringjack.com/?p=154#comment-36 Actually I met you briefly in Parsippany after your wonderful talk. I don't know yet about Scottsdale. I'd love to come but am not sure it can work so I haven't put in a proposal, but if I can come I'll surely be there. Actually I met you briefly in Parsippany after your wonderful talk. I don't know yet about Scottsdale. I'd love to come but am not sure it can work so I haven't put in a proposal, but if I can come I'll surely be there.

]]> By: Pam http://stutteringjack.com/the-psychological-symptoms-of-stuttering_stammering/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Pam Thu, 07 May 2009 14:24:39 +0000 http://www.stutteringjack.com/?p=154#comment-23 We each become experts in our own stuttering, right? Will you be coming tot he NSA Conference in Scottsdale this year? Would love to meet you and chat in person. Keep up the good work! Pam We each become experts in our own stuttering, right? Will you be coming tot he NSA Conference in Scottsdale this year? Would love to meet you and chat in person. Keep up the good work!

Pam

]]> By: Pam http://stutteringjack.com/the-psychological-symptoms-of-stuttering_stammering/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Pam Thu, 07 May 2009 14:24:00 +0000 http://www.stutteringjack.com/?p=154#comment-168 We each become experts in our own stuttering, right? Will you be coming tot he NSA Conference in Scottsdale this year? Would love to meet you and chat in person. Keep up the good work! Pam We each become experts in our own stuttering, right? Will you be coming tot he NSA Conference in Scottsdale this year? Would love to meet you and chat in person. Keep up the good work!

Pam

]]> By: StutteringJack http://stutteringjack.com/the-psychological-symptoms-of-stuttering_stammering/comment-page-1/#comment-22 StutteringJack Thu, 07 May 2009 14:14:10 +0000 http://www.stutteringjack.com/?p=154#comment-22 Pam, Thanks for your comments. I am neither an SLP or a psychologist. I am just a person who has been obsessed with finding the answer to stuttering for nearly 30 years. There are probably many of us in that category but I have done it all and thought about it more than most. As you say we all have a different perspective and that it what I have been trying to get across in my earlier posts, that none of us experience stuttering the same way. Pam,
Thanks for your comments. I am neither an SLP or a psychologist. I am just a person who has been obsessed with finding the answer to stuttering for nearly 30 years. There are probably many of us in that category but I have done it all and thought about it more than most. As you say we all have a different perspective and that it what I have been trying to get across in my earlier posts, that none of us experience stuttering the same way.

]]> By: StutteringJack http://stutteringjack.com/the-psychological-symptoms-of-stuttering_stammering/comment-page-1/#comment-167 StutteringJack Thu, 07 May 2009 14:14:00 +0000 http://www.stutteringjack.com/?p=154#comment-167 Pam, Thanks for your comments. I am neither an SLP or a psychologist. I am just a person who has been obsessed with finding the answer to stuttering for nearly 30 years. There are probably many of us in that category but I have done it all and thought about it more than most. As you say we all have a different perspective and that it what I have been trying to get across in my earlier posts, that none of us experience stuttering the same way. Pam,
Thanks for your comments. I am neither an SLP or a psychologist. I am just a person who has been obsessed with finding the answer to stuttering for nearly 30 years. There are probably many of us in that category but I have done it all and thought about it more than most. As you say we all have a different perspective and that it what I have been trying to get across in my earlier posts, that none of us experience stuttering the same way.

]]> By: Barbara Dahm http://stutteringjack.com/the-psychological-symptoms-of-stuttering_stammering/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Barbara Dahm Mon, 04 May 2009 19:07:47 +0000 http://www.stutteringjack.com/?p=154#comment-18 Hi Jack, I agree with a lot of what you say about the emotional aspects of stuttering and I definitely agree that people who stutter can change their reactions. You also mentioned that research confirms that there are definite anomalies within the brain of a person who stutters that are a major factor, but then when you talk about treatment, you pass right over that and focus only on changing thoughts and reactions. It is equally important to change the neurological processes of speech production. Perhaps you are not aware that there is a therapy approach that targets the neurological processes. It is more understood how to rewire the brain to produce speech naturally than is usually recognized. This is the way I treat stuttering. That’s why I know it can be done. Everyone seems to be locked into fluency shaping and stuttering modification as the only therapies, but this is not so. I see the key to real progress requires changing thoughts and reactions, because this allows the system to function automatically. That is essential for the production of fluent speech. Hi Jack,

I agree with a lot of what you say about the emotional aspects of stuttering and I definitely agree that people who stutter can change their reactions. You also mentioned that research confirms that there are definite anomalies within the brain of a person who stutters that are a major factor, but then when you talk about treatment, you pass right over that and focus only on changing thoughts and reactions. It is equally important to change the neurological processes of speech production. Perhaps you are not aware that there is a therapy approach that targets the neurological processes. It is more understood how to rewire the brain to produce speech naturally than is usually recognized. This is the way I treat stuttering. That’s why I know it can be done. Everyone seems to be locked into fluency shaping and stuttering modification as the only therapies, but this is not so. I see the key to real progress requires changing thoughts and reactions, because this allows the system to function automatically. That is essential for the production of fluent speech.

]]> By: Pam Mertz http://stutteringjack.com/the-psychological-symptoms-of-stuttering_stammering/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Pam Mertz Sun, 03 May 2009 18:13:17 +0000 http://www.stutteringjack.com/?p=154#comment-15 Interesting read. I like the reference that blocking is actually what happens when trying not to stutter. My stutter is unique and different every day, it seems. I do't have much speech anxiety, but still get embarassed once in a while, especially when I encounter a negative listener response. My reactions are tied into my covert days, and old habits are hard to break. I am not trying to fix my stutter. After more than 35 years of hiding it, I have come out. I have been in therapy for almost 3 years now, but I am not going to go any more. I don't want to be fixed - I want to be me. Are you a SLP or psychologist? Where do you get your theories from? I will keep reading - our perspectives are all so different. <abbr><em>Pam’s last blog post..<a href="http://stutterrockstar.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/more-sibling-talk/" rel="nofollow">More Sibling Talk</a></abbr></em> Interesting read. I like the reference that blocking is actually what happens when trying not to stutter. My stutter is unique and different every day, it seems. I do’t have much speech anxiety, but still get embarassed once in a while, especially when I encounter a negative listener response. My reactions are tied into my covert days, and old habits are hard to break.

I am not trying to fix my stutter. After more than 35 years of hiding it, I have come out. I have been in therapy for almost 3 years now, but I am not going to go any more. I don’t want to be fixed – I want to be me.

Are you a SLP or psychologist? Where do you get your theories from?

I will keep reading – our perspectives are all so different.

Pam’s last blog post..More Sibling Talk

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