Question

Symptoms: Difficulty in speaking; Time of onset: During ordinary conversation.

Answer

Medical Analysis: Hello, many people’s stuttering is largely related to emotional factors. When they are happy and relaxed, their speech tends to be more fluent. Therefore, in daily life, it is also necessary to learn to adjust one’s mentality and treat many things with a “normal mindset.” Persisting in completing what one wants to say and reducing anxiety, tension, and worries is also beneficial for one’s health. Living Care: Stuttering is a habit that can be changed through effort (of course, this requires some time). Here are several simple and effective methods:

  1. Write down commonly used sentences and make them as short as possible. Read them word by word, requiring oneself to read each word only once without repetition. Initially, one can slow down the pace and rather pause than repeat if the reading is not smooth. With practice, fluency will naturally improve.
  2. Speak while relaxing one’s mood and try listening to light music while reading a newspaper. There is no need to be tense; it can be seen as a form of relaxation. Reading the newspaper is beneficial for training fluent speech.
  3. When watching TV programs, mimic the announcers’ speech sentence by sentence. There is no need to follow the entire text; simply learn from the sentences that sound good or are complete.
  4. Try greeting people you don’t know (such as shop attendants, newspaper vendors, or neighbors’ children). These individuals have no impression or prejudice against you, so speaking to them for a few sentences can reduce psychological pressure. Say only a few simple sentences and try to speak them fluently. Do not rush your speech.