The StammeringThe StammeringVolcanoVolcano

By Michael O Shea.

How does your Stammering How does your Stammering Volcano Erupt?Volcano Erupt?

The head game of StammeringThe head game of Stammering

Michael O’Shea 1999Michael O’Shea 1999

Facial Struggle

Physical Struggle

Struggles

Spitting

Eye Blinking

Body MovementMelting pot

ready foreruption

Reservoir of fuel for eternal flame NEGATIVE RESPONSES/BELIEFS PHYSICAL WRECK

FEARED WORDS/SITUATIONS GUILT ISOLATION HOPELESSNESS STRESS ANXIETY IRRATIONAL MIND

MY STAMMERING CORE = SENSITIVITY / FEAR OF REJECTION

NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES /PRECEPTIONS HOPELESSNESS

TRIGGER?????

PERCEPTIONS SHAME/FEELINGS OF DIFFERENCE

Michael O Shea NOW!!Michael O Shea NOW!!

Reminders of my pastaffliction

No Eruption

No FuelNo Melting Pot

No Fear

No Sensitivity –Rejection

Trigger – Only if I allow it to come back

Core is dissolved

How Does My Stammering Volcano How Does My Stammering Volcano Erupt?Erupt?

Psychological response's, as well as Psychological response's, as well as physical behavior of stammering physical behavior of stammering need to be addressed.need to be addressed.

The whole person needs to be The whole person needs to be treated to get to the core of how we treated to get to the core of how we stutter. The stutter we hear and see stutter. The stutter we hear and see is just a symptom.is just a symptom.

We need to understand the head We need to understand the head game of stammering.game of stammering.

How Does My Stammering Volcano How Does My Stammering Volcano Erupt?Erupt?

Physical struggle, negative feelings, Physical struggle, negative feelings, negative thought processes = fuel for negative thought processes = fuel for eternal flame of your stammering volcano.eternal flame of your stammering volcano.

Deep inside the volcano lives Deep inside the volcano lives FEAR, FEAR, SHAME, EMBARASSMENT, FEARED SHAME, EMBARASSMENT, FEARED WORDS/SITUATIONS, EMOTIONAL WORDS/SITUATIONS, EMOTIONAL MEMORIES OF STUTTERINGMEMORIES OF STUTTERING, including the , including the negative mental responses, negative negative mental responses, negative physical experiences, and all that we physical experiences, and all that we mentally attach to stammering.mentally attach to stammering.

How Does My Stammering Volcano How Does My Stammering Volcano Erupt?Erupt?

There are deep-seated reservoir of There are deep-seated reservoir of negative verbal speaking negative verbal speaking experiences to be dealt with to experiences to be dealt with to manage your challenge with manage your challenge with stammering and this takes:stammering and this takes:

How Does My Stammering Volcano How Does My Stammering Volcano Erupt?Erupt?

COURAGE COURAGE KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE DEDICATION DEDICATION APPLICATION APPLICATION PERSEVERANCE PERSEVERANCE PATIENCEPATIENCEAnd most importantly…….

SUPPORT

How Does My Stammering Volcano How Does My Stammering Volcano Erupt?Erupt?

Length of time Stuttering Volcano lies Length of time Stuttering Volcano lies dormant depends on each individual.dormant depends on each individual.

There is a need to track down WHAT makes There is a need to track down WHAT makes your stammering erupt. Only you will know your stammering erupt. Only you will know this. It takes time and experimentation.this. It takes time and experimentation.

Only treating the articulators is not Only treating the articulators is not sufficient; there is a need to go to the core sufficient; there is a need to go to the core and stop the lava from erupting to get to and stop the lava from erupting to get to the core of the problem.the core of the problem.

How Does My Stammering Volcano How Does My Stammering Volcano Erupt?Erupt?

Once the reservoir is hot and melting away Once the reservoir is hot and melting away increasing attention on articulator struggle increasing attention on articulator struggle will never be adequate. will never be adequate.

Asking yourself WHY I stammer only gives Asking yourself WHY I stammer only gives you reasons; asking yourself HOW gives you reasons; asking yourself HOW gives you structure.you structure.

To remove stammering from your verbal To remove stammering from your verbal communication you need to remove its communication you need to remove its structure; you need to dissolve it.structure; you need to dissolve it.

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Thank You For Attending.Thank You For Attending.

Thank You For Your Attention.Thank You For Your Attention. Any Questions.Any Questions.

Stammering is something you do, Stammering is something you do, not something you have.not something you have.