Hi All (from Syd, Aus)

[tallguy]

Hello,

I am a 27 year old, relatively new stutterer!

I had a fairly mild stutter as a kid, from 7 years old, until high school (around 14 years).

Then I did not stutter at all, until 3 years ago, after graduating from university, and working full time.

It is progressively getting worse, and at the moment I have some days where I find it difficult to maintain a conversation without stammering at least a few times.

Honestly I don't know why it re-appeared, and why it is slowly getting worse, but I have many theories :) .

One is the increased consumption of alcohol and coffee since I graduated from uni. Another is increased "stress" to communicate on a regular daily basis.

Those are the more material theories I have. I also think it may be due to some sort of downward spiral where I stutter, then worry about it, then stutter more, then become more anxious about it, and so on.

So yeah, in short, I have always considered that my stutter is very mild, but at some point you have to admit that you have a problem, because stuttering is not an imaginary issue, no matter how many people try to convince you that "it isn't a problem".

So I look forward to seeing how similar people have "cured" their stutter.

Later all.

[bwelling]

tallguy- welcome

the good book says "seek and you will find, ask and you will receive, knock and the door will open."

this forum is a very good place to find answers...or maybe just answers that lead to more questions.

bw

[Standingtall]

Welcome tallguy from standingtall. So do you think you can gain most of your fluency if you quit the coffee and alochol. Stress is always self-induced, nobody can give you stress, it is how you handle the situation. Easy said than done, eh! Good to have you here and looking forward in hearing from you.

[Power of three]

Welcome to the forum tallguy.

Facing up to things is always the hardest first step in anything in life, and here you will find many people who can hopefully make your journey a bit easier.

[happy7117]

How are things down-under!?

[tallguy]

It's hot, very hot in Sydney right now.

Summer has arrived!

Thanks for the warm welcome guys and gals. I've already learned alot by trolling through the forums.

I have a feeling that my previous assertion about coffee and alcohol is fairly wrong! Given that not many other people really mention it. I reckon it doesn't help, but it is no where near the root cause.

My current strategy is to talk more, not less. I think practising talking, while becing conscious of how fast I talk, and the pitch of my voice, and breathing, is important.

Anyway, just a thought.