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From: Pam Mertz
Date: 03 Oct 2010
Time: 12:18:29 -0500
Remote Name: 67.248.218.106
Not sure this is much of a question, but guess I would like an opinion. A good friend of mine stutters and he is frustrated with therapy. He stopped going for a while and has recently resumed, but shares with me that it is too slow and he feels he is being asked to do things he has already done. He feels since his job entails talking all day, he needs strategies that are going to make an impact right away. He asked me for suggestions. I suggested voluntary stuttering, since his issue is embarrassment and panic when he stutters at work. We skyped one night, and I suggested how he could VS on repetition and prolongations, and do it at beginning of words and in the middle. We practiced together doing it, which he felt quite comfortable with. He has been doing it, and says it has been great, that he actually feels more in control. I am not a SLP obviously, and he knows that. We are friends sharing the stuttering experience. It seems to help him to try VS and then talk with me about how it feels and works. Is there any reason not to do this? ~ Pam