Why do I stutter?

Mum - why do I have this stutter? I feel like I am a fairly decent person; I try to live life in the correct manner; I am kind; I believe that I am a good and loyal friend; I work hard therefore why do I deserve to have this speech impediment?

Steve, it is not as simple as that. It is superb that you are a decent person and the fact that you have an attitude to work hard may well help you in the future to overcome the stutter. Many people, in fact the majority of people, have some form of problem that they would rather not have to deal with. At the end of the day you need to stop feeling sorry for yourself - life is far too short. All of your efforts should be put into finding a solution rather than worrying about why you may have developed the stutter. Think positive and positive rewards will come your way.

Thanks mum, great advice as usual.

The above was a conversation that I had with my mother when I was aged 15. As you have read I was starting to become quite annoyed and frustrated with the fact that I had a stutter and was perhaps feeling sorry for myself. I had become in a type of rut and my mother was quick to pick me up and to encourage me to keep battling.

My parents were an amazing support to me, as they still are today. They were instrumental in my ultimate recovery to achieve total speech fluency.

Steve Hill http://www.stammering-stuttering.co.uk