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From: Lynne Shields
Date: 08 Oct 2010
Time: 20:24:51 -0500
Remote Name: 76.215.118.209
Erik, It sounds as if these blocks are causing you to change when and with whom you are choosing to communicate, and are also causing you to have negative feelings about speaking. If you would like to learn how to manage your speech more effectively, then seeking out a good speech-language therapist can be of help to you. If you are experiencing tension in your speech mechanism or other parts of your body when you have a block, then one way to manage this is to learn how to let go of the tension, so that the block is shorter and less tense. It does take time and effort to do this, but a good therapist can help you work out a set of steps to speak with less tension. This is just one technique that could be helpful for you. Whether or not you see yourself as a person who stutters, it certainly seems that your speech fluency is being impacted by the blocks. You might consider looking on the Stuttering Foundation of America's website or the Specialty Board on Fluency Disorders to locate speech therapists in your area who may be able to be of assistance. You can Google those two organizations to find their websites. I wish you all the best, Lynne