STRAIGHT TALK|Overcoming stammering

Behavioural therapy will help you deal with anxiety and stressful situations.

My problem is that while I appear to be confident, I stammer whenever I counter a difficult or unfamiliar situation. I work at a public relations (PR) company. How can I overcome this problem? It is playing havoc with my professional as well as personal life. I am 25.
You are not alone in facing distress due to stammering. About one per cent of the total adult population worldwide stammers. Stammering occurs across all cultures and in all social groups. It is still not clear what exactly causes stammering.

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It is probably the result of many factors coming together in an individual at the same time. Most experts think some have a genetic predisposition.

Evidence shows that behavioural and speech therapy can make a positive difference to stammering. It is best for you to get in touch with a behavioural and speech therapist who specialises in this area. The factors that trigger stammering, and reactions to the onset of stammering (both physical and emotional) vary from person to person and are an important consideration in any course of therapy. Behavioural therapy will help you deal with anxiety and stressful situations.

You need to have realistic expectations as this improvement may happen over a period of time and with perseverance.

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