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Speech Therapy as Adult UK? I did speech therapy as a child when I was 6 or 7 years old. I remember a lot of it was me reading from a comic/magazine and the therapist clicking a button every time I stammered. I would then have to practice the same comic at home. And the therapist would click a button next time to see if I stuttered more or less. Eventually it was less and I was discharged, but i never felt I was properly treated or taught coping techniques. Over the years I have become accustomed to thinking ahead as a speak, substituting words that are avoidable or pretending I can’t remember the word for something when I actually just can’t say it. - “What’s the name of the big book of words? It’s on the tip of my tongue!” - “Dictionary?” - “That’s the one!” Growing up and now as an adult [30M] I stammer much less often often to the point that people sometimes don’t realise I have a stutter, but I always feel extreme anxiety, particularly when introducing myself or in groups of strangers. I often feel my heart pumping and my breathing quicken before meetings when I know I’ll have to speak. I have tried to challenge myself in different settings outside of my comfort zone alongside seeing a counsellor but I struggle with feelings of intense shame and embarrassment after I do stammer. Even though I know that the people I’m talking to are not judging me for the way I speak, instead I’m projecting my own feelings onto them. Recently I have had a period of illness which has made my stammer feel worse, it has been more present on my mind and I find myself struggling more often. I am also picking up patterns of my stammering which tends to be more around my family than in work or when I’m with my partner. Sometimes I feel my stammer holds me back from saying what I want to say or taking part in situations were it would be natural to take part. And I am growing increasingly frustrated by it lately. As an adult has anyone got any experiences of going to a Speech Therapist in the UK? How did it go? And does anyone know if the waiting lists are long?