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From: Sophie
Date: 10/20/02
Time: 9:40:31 AM
Remote Name: 165.247.25.12
Laura,
Thank you for your kind words and for your question.
I'm not quite sure how to respond because while I'm trying to accept my disfluencies I haven't fully succeeded yet. I don't think I reprimand myself as much for "bad" speaking incidents as I did several years ago. However, deep down inside I still desperately want to be fluent, and I often find myself falling back into the habit of fighting my stutter.
I think once I truly accept and become okay with the way I sound, my disfluencies will be far more relaxed and, yes, I will probably sound more fluent. I still have a long way to go, though.
Thank you again, and best of luck with your graduate work.
Sophie