| By developing a more confident attitude, we can | | | | fluency technique is key to your new solid |
| turn around many of the personal negatives that | | | | foundation. Following treatment, be prepared for |
| are driven by stuttering. | | | | hard work, plenty of practice and a willingness to |
| Dealing with a stutter and living with all that goes | | | | change as an individual. Change your thinking and |
| with it, can be for many, quite self-destructive. | | | | rebuild your confidence by: |
| Some people who stutter carry on as usual and | | | | - Being proud of yourself for having undertaken a |
| simply don't let their disability get in the way of | | | | rebuilding process. |
| their lives. Unfortunately most stutterers / | | | | - Being positive about your new wonderful |
| stammerers are not in this category. Most carry | | | | speaking technique, use it proudly. |
| with them a psychological constraint at some | | | | - Not avoiding situations, put yourself out there. |
| level. The effect on the individual can be as simple | | | | - Not being afraid to disclose, tell people you |
| as a mild irritation. Others find that they are | | | | stutter, look them in the eye and use technique. |
| constantly thinking in a negative way about | | | | - Practising technique as much as you can, |
| themselves, their stutter, and perceptions of how | | | | practise with other recovering stutterers over |
| others see them. This way of thinking not only | | | | Skype and face-to-face. |
| perpetuates the stutter but also eats away at | | | | - Enjoying every moment of your life, it's yours |
| self-esteem, and confidence tends to diminish the | | | | for the taking. |
| longer the negativity continues. | | | | In summary, restructure solid foundations of |
| If confidence is fragile, it can be rebuilt. Any | | | | technique, upon which you can build strong |
| structure worth building requires a solid foundation. | | | | controlled fluency. You will be proud of yourself |
| If the structure (confidence) is weak and unstable, | | | | for achieving this. Then, as with all important |
| strengthen the foundation. If it's your lack of | | | | structures, maintenance is the key, then your |
| fluency that has caused shaky confidence, then | | | | fluency is yours for life! |
| redeveloping your speech process will empower | | | | Remember, all this has to come from you. Set |
| you. | | | | yourself a goal to improve speech fluency, and |
| Undertaking an excellent science-based stuttering | | | | persevere. All your hard work will lead to a |
| stammering treatment is the first step in | | | | rebuilding of self-concept, confidence and most |
| rebuilding confidence. It's a commitment that you | | | | importantly, positive thought patterns. Join with |
| can only make for yourself. Remember, a good | | | | me in our quest for fluency. |