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33)      In a group discussion when everybody corners him

34  34)    During a very bad phase of life or at times of repeated failures

35) 35)    With some conscious letters or words

36) 36)    If the stutterer programme it in his mind that he is definitely going to stammer

37  37)      When he has a concrete idea that stammering is incurable

38) 38)     If he not very confident about the subject on which he is going to speak on or reply

39) 39)     Illness or death of any close family member

40)  40)   If the situation is such that it is a matter of prestige for him or for his employer, and he has to present himself at his best

41)  41)   While buying any particular item from the shop

42) 42)   Facing any person at the Foreign Embassy or High Commission

      (To be continued……….)

21) While describing an incident or explaining anything where he has to speak for quite a long time
22) When over-excited, too emotional, too angry or overjoyed
23) When more responsibility comes in the house or office
24) When things do not happen according to expectations
25) When the listener does not understand and the stutterer has to repeat
26) During marriage
27) When the stutterer is in a new and unknown environment
28) If anybody points out his speech problem
29) If the person to whom he is speaking is very rough, rude and unfriendly
30) More problem comes when the other person laughs straight on the stutterer’s face
31) If knowingly or unknowingly the stutterer has made serious mistakes or done mischievous things
32) When very much irritated, frustrated and hopeless with life

(To be continued…….)

A stutterer stutters more during the following situations:

1) To speak out his name
2) Answering sudden questions
3) While talking to strangers
4) Responding in school and college
5) Answering oral examinations
6) While facing job interviews
7) Interacting with seniors and people with high personality
Under tension and excitement
9) Over the telephone
10) While buying tickets at railway, airport and bus station, enquiry counters.
11) During an emergency situation
12) At social gathering
13) While suffering from cold and cough
14) Speaking before a mass gathering
15) With some people who tease and humiliate him
16) When very much depressed and upset
17) During a clash, quarrel or heated argument with anybody
18) To address over the microphone system on stage before a large gathering
19) To give power point presentation before a large gathering
20) If anybody charges and accuses him falsely

(To be continued…….)

It is said that marriages are made in heaven, but as per my opinion a stutterer should be practical and realistic before he takes the leap.

If the person is a minor stutterer he should go ahead with his marriage if he is professionally well off.

But if he has a severe problem he should refrain himself from marriage, no matter whether he does a good job or not.

Marriage brings with it many responsibilities..……

Besides the fear of inheriting the problem to his offspring, there lies the fear of facing dozens of interviews while admitting his child to a school. And if his child fails to get admitted to a good school just because of his/her parent’s speech problem, nothing in the world will make the parent repent more.

Besides, there is a high chance that the spouse and in-laws does not remain patient and cooperative enough and becomes disgusted and irritated with the stutterer and withdraw their support from him.

It is better to remain single than to have a failed marriage.

1) Approximately 1.5% people in the world are stammerers.
2) More than 80% of the stammerers are males.
3) Stammering is more common in the first born male child. (This may not be applicable to all)
4) Stammerers never stammer while singing.
5) Stammerers never stammer while they talk in their dreams.
6) Stammerers usually don’t become excellent swimmers and many can’t even learn to swim even after receiving proper training. (This may not be applicable to all)
7) Stammering is least prevalent in countries like China, Japan, Korea, etc.

All males face a problem with contraction and relaxation mechanism of their involuntary muscles under tensed,nervous condition………..read the following examples to be more clear
1)  HEART ATTACK IS MORE COMMON IN MALES THAN IN FEMALES
REASON: Abnormality in the contraction and relaxation mechanism of cardiac muscles,which is an example of involuntary muscle.

2)  ERECTILE DISFUNCTION IS VERY COMMON IN MALES
REASON: Abnormality in the contraction and relaxation mechanism of penis muscles,which is another example of involuntary muscle.

3)  CONSTIPATION IS MORE COMMON IN MALES THAN IN FEMALES
REASON: Abnormality in the contraction and relaxation mechanism of intestinal and rectum muscles,which is another example of involuntary muscle.

4)  SIMILARLY STAMMERING IS MORE COMMON IN MALES THAN IN FEMALES
REASON: Abnormality in the contraction and relaxation mechanism of speech muscles,which is an example of involuntary muscle in stammerers,but is voluntary in fluent speakers.

Hi friends,

With reference to my previous post you might ask how come stammerers speak influently while speaking/reading alone or during singing.Read on…..

REGARDING SPEAKING/READING ALONE: Note I have mentioned in my previous post that throat muscle(i.e.muscle surrounding the vocal cord) in stammerers are INVOLUNTARY,not INACTIVE.It is the characteristic of ALL involuntary muscles in the body to behave somewhat awkwardly under stressful condition.For example,our heartbeat increases when we are tensed,frightened,nervous or excited because cardiac muscle is an example of involuntary muscle.Similarly,many people have to visit latrine frequently before an exam/nervous condition because muscles forming alimentary canal and urinary tract are other examples of involuntary muscle.But we don’t face such situation when we are in relaxed & peaceful state of mind.Similarly stammerers can speak better when they are alone/relaxed,but falter under stressful condition as their speech muscles are also involuntary.

REGARDING SINGING: Yes,it is true that even severe stammerers can sing/recite fluently under extreme fear or nervousness.This is because of the rhythm which is generated during singing.A stammerer doesn’t stammer when he/she applies a singing rhythm.This is the only ray of hope!! I have seen that when I speak applying a little bit of singing rhythm even while talking(though sometimes it sounds somewhat stupid),my stammering reduces a lot even under nervous state of mind!!

THROAT MUSCLE: The main culprit

According to me, stammering occurs mainly due to irregularity in the contraction & relaxation mechanism of throat muscle(i.e.the muscle surrounding the vocal cord).While a normal person speaks,his throat muscle once contracts,immediately the next moment it relaxes.This alternate contraction & relaxation of the throat muscle enables a person to speak.In normal person this mechanism is carried out at the person’s own will,but in stammerers once the throat muscle contracts it couldn’t be relaxed. This situation further aggravates during excessive tension, fear, nervousness, heated arguments, etc.In other words,in normal people the throat muscle is voluntary,but in stammerers it is involuntary.The problem is more often than not, inborn & is very much hereditary.

The same reason why males stammer more than females:

When a girl dances she looks very nice.But just imagine a macho man dancing with an eastern classical song!!!He would become the greatest joke of the city!!This is because a male’s body muscles are stiff, rigid & inflexible.They don’t possess the flexibity & softness required for dancing,while a girl possess that quality.So leave alone throat muscle,a girl’s entire body muscles are very soft,smooth & flexible.They can easily move their throat muscle while speaking,without any contraction-relaxation problem.So stammering is rarely seen in females.

I am Atreyee Kundu, a 27 years old software professional from Kolkata, India. I am an inborn stammerer of severe type.
There are a lot of misconceptions, taboos and negligence regarding stammering and stammerers.
So I would like to share the real reasons behind stammering and the remedies to control the problem.

The widely accepted belief is that stammering automatically cures up with age. But as per my practical experience things are not at all so.
In this blog I would suggest the most effective practical suggestions and techniques to overcome this curse with constant and regular practice of those techniques.
I would like other stammerers and speech therapists to join the blog and share their views.

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