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From: Anita
Date: 09 Oct 2007
Time: 12:38:22 -0500
Remote Name: 81.233.61.122
Hi Michelle. I'd like to repeat my reply to another SLP: My story is a long one wth a mixture of bullying, silence and being suicidal, to the success story ending with standing in front of the class and being an international speaker. For exempel, my stutter was something that was not accepted at home, and as such it was ignored and hidden. Therefor I was never taken to an SLP. Later on I went to two SLPs, of which the first abused me physically and the second one mentally. (I have met a world of fantastic SLPs afterwards, but never went back to therapy.) I did join a group of PWS who train together with Stutter Free Speech and that, mixed with NLP, Speaking Circles and last but not least, the faith and friendship of others, has decreased my stutter so that I can communicate well, despite my stutter. I hit rock bottom and just in time I met the right people who lifted me up and gave me back faith in life itself. Than I got angry and claimed my space. And I haven't stopped talking since. :-) The most difficult situations were those in school, being forced to stand in front of the class being the ONLY one having to do so. And that hateful phone of course, where you cannot see the other person's reaction to your stutter. And also speaking to my parents about stuttering, as that always upset us all. Note: We have a loving relation and they mean the world to me and today we found each other and they are very proud of me and are my biggest fans. Keep helping us talk! Anita