tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post114238003733791621..comments2024-03-14T16:16:26.474+01:00Comments on The Stuttering Brain: Talking too muchTom Weidighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084153394215001999noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-1142917904076291122006-03-21T06:11:00.000+01:002006-03-21T06:11:00.000+01:00Tom (this is Michael - we met at the BUKO 2005 in ...Tom (this is Michael - we met at the BUKO 2005 in Göttingen) -<BR/>well, an interesting incident indeed. Good that you were so open towards him, but why were you shocked when you got "outed"?<BR/><BR/>I found out that it relaxes my coversations a lot when I tell the opposite that I stutter sometimes after or while I had/have the first "stutter event" (at least I try to do so - if I don't do so I don't feel good). So even if it is quite obvious and even if people tell me afterwards that I need not to mention it since it is not important to them I still do so - because I do it for my own relaxation. Telling other people that you stutter helps you and it is a part of "public relation for stuttering" - two things at the same time within 5 seconds. Is there any method or therapy more effective?? :)<BR/><BR/>Finally we live in a market economy (although I was born in a command economy) and the most effective tools are the best ones. For me there are little, simple means and some more difficult such as meditation - but it is always good to search for the most effective since you will have more time for other things in life (apart from stuttering). And enjoy the search - that is the most important thing. "The way is the goal" as we would say in Germany ...<BR/><BR/>All the best, Michael.<BR/><BR/>Good luck, Michael.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661900068866368191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-1142499832871768932006-03-16T10:03:00.000+01:002006-03-16T10:03:00.000+01:00Interesting post. And it confirms the old saying '...Interesting post. And it confirms the old saying 'less is more' in a sense.<BR/><BR/>People generally talk too much indeed. And too much rubbish.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand if this one person is talking so much because of his accident and some slight damage to his brain, then he cannot really be faulted for it. At least not more as we can be faulted for stuttering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-1142455075444588062006-03-15T21:37:00.000+01:002006-03-15T21:37:00.000+01:00Tom, It's interesting you should say that his face...Tom, <BR/><BR/>It's interesting you should say that his face brightened when he noticed you had a stutter: "You too have problems!" <BR/><BR/>That tells us something important about stuttering (and other things), which is worth reiterating: Stutterers often think stuttering is unacceptable and shameful, but when people hear that you stutter (especially if you are open and relaxed) this can actually make them feel comfortable -- "Phew, this guy has problems, too." <BR/><BR/>Moral: nothing brings tension down in a conversation than by being open and accepting about any faults you feel you have, straightforwardly and with good humour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com