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From: Anita
Date: 09 Oct 2007
Time: 15:19:07 -0500
Remote Name: 81.233.61.122
Hi Stephanie. It's hard to talk about something that is projected in the media is "comedy" (please read Leys Gedds' paper) and something, according to movies, ok to mock. Something that even researchers cannot really grab. There are far too many myths about stuttering and intelligence still alive. And being "different" is a tough one when you're a teenager, no matter in what way. So it's not only the fear of being ridiculed, but also because it's so hard to explain! I have been to two speech pathologists before, one when I was in my late teens and one a few years later, but I had bad experiences with these two, which I can tell you off line. Today I would be happy to go back to therapy, but those who are specialized in stuttering simply are too far away. Sweden's a biiiiiig country. :-) Therapy was not an option when I was younger, as my parents were convinced that these people's only goal was to blame the parents. But when I even the slightest pain, my parents moved heaven and earth to get me healthy again. It was just stuttering, that, for some reason, was so hard for them to face. That's why I'm so happy to see that the whole family is a part of today's treatment, as all play a part. Maybe it was their age group (both born 1922 and no, I'm not that old...) or their upbringing ("punishment from above"?, high demands from their parents?) or other issues. Today it's a whole different situation and they are my biggest fans. And yes, I still stutter. Before, during and after a nice glass of wine. :-) Keep talking. Anita