Dear Friend,

it is not easy to accept stammering.It requires  lot of time as well as lot of  courage.Here I will  give few tips for accepting stammering.

1. First of all, accept others stammering . What I am trying to say is do not compare your stammering with others like, "I am speaking better than X" or "Y is the worst stammerer I had ever met" etc...  Even if you stammer moderately, you are a stammerer accept this.  That's all. This is the first and most  important step.

2. The second one is,to talk to your parents, brother & sisters, close relatives and close friends openly  about your efforts (like speech therapy, attending SHG meetings etc ) that  you are going to take to overcome stammering . When ever you are going to attend SHG meetings, inform openly to them. They will gladly help you. Pl keep it in mind that it is not at all possible to overcome your stammering without others help. It is not possible by simply hiding behind computers. You have to come out and practically apply all those things you read about overcoming stammering.

3. Then, whenever you are going to give a presentation or a long conversation with strangers, inform in the beginning that you are a stammerer (but do not further say that  kindly bear with my speech etc as we do not want sympathy from others but only their help).

4. Voluntarily stutter few times a day in the out side world. It may be like ordering food, while shopping or buying tickets in buses etc. For example, when you order roti in a restraint, watch the bearer's eyes constantly and order by saying  voluntarily ro-ro ro roti.Be keep it mind that it requires  lot of courage in front of others to stutter voluntarily. If you are able do it   successfully, all your fear, shame and guilt feelings will go away in a short time. I will give assurance for this.

5. Talk / read /write about stammering half-an-hour a day with others.

6. Lastly, BE PATIENT ALWAYS. Don't except results within a short period of time. It will take months and sometimes years. You have to put sustained efforts.

All the best.

Regards,