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From: Peter Reitzes
Date: 22 Oct 2006
Time: 10:57:15 -0500
Remote Name: 69.22.238.4
Katie, thanks for writing. You ask, “Do people ever react negatively to the positive language because they think it is hokey or they feel as though it's not genuine?” Great question. Sure, some do. But even if clients feel the use of positive language is hokey, it is still a good thing to have the discussion with clients. Clients certainly do not have to agree with ideas such as positive language. One of my best friends who stutters has been exposed to positive language for years and he just do not want to use it. In fact, he very openly says that using positive language would be admitting that he stutters, and even though he knows he stutters, he does not want to take it to the point of using positive language. I have attended some lively self-help meetings in which members have had very lively discussions on this topic and I can’t imagine that these discussions are anything but productive for everyone involved.