Asia Stutter-Ing Association (ASIA)

Lately, I have realised amazing improvement for my speech plus my breathing patterns.

I’m calmer and my breathing is slower and more regular when I talked.

As for me, I havve spent one year collapsing my negative beliefs of my stuttering. So after this year, I have found out that there is not a single belilefs to substantiate my stuttering.

In addition, I encouraged myself to practice talking and even stuttered my way through even I have to. And after practicing for 2 months, I found myself speaking fluently.

Now, I can say I become more comforatble with my stutter and I still have to continue to be better.

So for me, these are helpful

1. talking to someone who cares (preferably a social worker or a professional) to explore onset of stutter and whether the beliefs are realistic.

2. working on speech = lots of practice

3. minimise negative thougts..instead

of telling myself i will stutter…tell myself i can say what i want to.

4. keep on practicing and telling myself im doing my best

                            

I had always thought I got it right till a moment ago, it seemed like where I am going is totally off track.

What do I mean by that?

To me, I had always thought that stuttering was linked to some genetic reasons. I thought because my dad was an anxious person. And that is why this anxiety could have passed down to me.

Now, I had found out that it was largely due to how I was raised since I was a child.

My father had high expectations on me and so, now as an adult, I have very high expectations on myself.

Thus, I’m always not satisfied with the little stutters that I have when I talk. And even normal people sometimes speak with a stutter or two or more.

The difference is I’m very bothered by these little dyfluency and it could linger in my mind throughout the entire nigh or even days or months.

Lately, I found out that I have to be more focused. It would be helpful for me to do one thing at a time and totally focus on the task at hand.

Read the rest of “Rediscover who you really are” »

                            

As for me, I’m a mild stutterer for the last ten years. My friends and collegaues told me my stutter was not that obvious to them and they don’t label me as one.

One characteristic of a stutterer like me grew very conscious of my speech and we are very careful and aware how we pronounce every single word. It is just an attempt to make sure we don’t stutter at all.

I have negative thoughts in my mind too, making me very vulnerabale to stuttering. It is like self-fulfilling prophecy. We designed our negative destiny.

What I have been doing differently now:
1. Telling myself to be at the present moment and not think aboout what may happend.

2. Remind myself to be relaxed at all times because I deserve to be.

3. To be who I really am and be less self-conscious.

This has been very helpful for me and I hope it does for you. >.<

                            

I know there is still hope for me. The light at the end of the tunnel is still on.

It is no big deal if others know I stutter. I just enjoyed sharing with you what is in my mind.

I know I stutter…abit…but it doesn’t stop me from sharing with others what I know.

I know I stutter but it doesn’t stop me from completing my task.

I know I stutter but it doesn’t stop me from being who I really am.

                            

Lately, I have been taking a few steps back to ponder how should I develope my Blog so that readers can benefit from it.

I have decided to blog about:
1) How I first discovered that I stuttered?
2) How I journeyed in finding a “Quick” Cure?
3) How I eventually realised what I did was in vain?
4) How I journeyed in accepting of who I am (with some professionals’ help)?
5) How I am still re-discovering about who I am?
6) How I cope everyday?

Tomorrow, I will be sharing with you how I discovered how I used to stutter. It is going to be a breakthrough for me to share in-depth.

But just like what I used to tell myself: “Through sharing our past wounds, we become a stronger man.”