I stutter really bad, and i need help. Where can i go to get help.?

Question

When i was younger, i use to stutter, now im in my early twenties and its getting worse. Its really embarrasing bc ppl get turned off by me. The worse thing is guys ask me out, and when i go out with them, they are uninterested in me bc i stutter. What can i do to get help, its eating me up inside.

Answer 1

I have several uncles and cousins who used to stutter. They all go help from The Stuttering Foundation. All of them got the Foundation's book "Self Therapy for the Stutterer" and followed the steps, practicing over and over. Only one uncle could afford speech therapy. He got one of the Foundation's referrals who specialized in stuttering. He worked on his own using that book and went to therapy using the techniques they taught him. He is the most fluent, but all of them overcame their stuttering. Althought life was hard for them while they were young, they all made up for it later in life. They are all wonderful people, have or have had great careers, and are really loved by their families. Things will work out for you, too. Check your library to see if they have "Self Therapy for the Stutterer" - my relatives who stuttered read it over and over and practiced and practiced until they got where they wanted to be. With determination and hard work, you can too.

Answer 2

Try this:
Robert Kroll, Ph.D. Reg. CASLPO
Director, Stuttering Centre
Speech Foundation of Ontario
University of Toronto
1210 Sheppard Ave. E. Suite 208
Toronto, ON M2K 1E3
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
e mail: [e-mail]
web: www.speechfoundation.org

I used to stutter quite badly and did a similar therapy. Today, the stutter is not gone, but I learned a way to talk that allow me to talk fluently. It is like speaking a different language. I could change style and go back to my old way of talking, and I would stutter again. However, I have enough control of this program to allow me to use it and speak fluently.

Here is the program:
Read a book for about 20 minutes a day: For the first 4 minutes read each syllabus for 2 seconds, breath one second, then next syllabus for two seconds, etc. Your voice should be monotone. Try to begin your voice with a low density, then increase it and go back down, in those two seconds.

Next 4 minutes, do the same, but say each syllabus during only one second, and don’t stop in between them, only when you feel that you need to breath again.

Next 6 minutes, do the same with half a second per syllabus.

Finally, for the last 6 minutes, do the same but try to make it sound more natural with the natural language melody in between each syllabus.

After that try to talk all the time at this cadence. Half a second per syllabus is quite slow, but it is bearable and definitely better than a stutter.

The most important thing is to imagine that you’re reading what you are saying before saying it, and think of each syllabus as a separate entity (This way, you don’t get nervous about what is coming later, you just have to say that one syllabus), and then connect it to the next syllabus with the natural melody of talking.

Best of luck to all of you!

Answer 3

a speech pharopist is prolly your best solution. and it also deppends on how extensive the stuttering is. if its just on some words its easy to tame. but if its going on and on for 10minutes trying to say a simple statement, then you may need some more attention. i personally think little stutters are cute. and another thing, if the guys you date dont like you because you stutter, they aint worth it. you can do so much better. I hope i've helped. good luck <3

Answer 4

I used to stutter too...you just need more confidence...that is what helped me
Good luck

Answer 5

sing everything. You won't stutter anymore.

Answer 6

you have speaking problems!