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From: Gary J. Rentschler
Date: 08 Oct 2008
Time: 18:39:59 -0500
Remote Name: 71.162.16.178
Charlie makes a lot of sense and has plenty of good information you should find helpful. Disclosing that you stutter can be a huge step. It's less about how you stutter, than your willingness to let it out that you stutter. Most of my clients have wanted their stuttering to be authentic in your situation. Some have found that their "fake" stuttering becomes real... So it would be my suggestion that your first attempts be to stutter in a way that is unlike your own stuttering, then gradually, as you get more and more comfortable, emulate a stuttering pattern that is like your own. This is an unpleasant task for most of us who stutter, but the results can be quite significant. Congratulations on building up the courage to taking the step and best of luck!