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From: John Paskievich.
Date: 06 Oct 2007
Time: 21:42:54 -0500
Remote Name: 24.77.216.171
Hi Allison; Researching stuttering, meeting therapists, researchers and fellow stutterers provided me with the knowledge and tools to begin my self therapy. Prior to this I was in the dark and felt terribly alone whith my stutter. My attempts to better my speech led only to frustation, sorrow and anger. To not experience these debilitating emotions I put myself in denial, telling myself and others that my stuttering really didn't bother me. I encourage stutterers to learn as much as they can about the disorder, to commisserate with others who stutter and to try and apply this gained knowledge in every possible speaking situation. The process will be slow and frightening with a lot of setbacks along the way but change is very possible. I've seen it happen in others and in myself.