Stuttering

I know for most people who stutter making eye contact with another can be very challenging; especially if you stutter. You are more than likely going to have the experience of being embarassed or ashamed. I dealt with this myself. One of the things I found that worked well for me is standing in a full length mirror making eye contact with the person in the mirror. Once I was comfortable being with myself then making eye contact with others became much easier.

Stuttering

I have stuttered since I was 7 years-old. Over the years, my stuttering has gotten better and better. In fact, now at the age of 42, I rarely stutter at all. I can speak to large groups of people and be relaxed and confident. I let go of my concern of stuttering. It doesn't stop me any longer. I speak to junior high, high school and college students. Sometimes I get laughed at but I know that they are not laughing at me. When people laugh they are really laughing at themselves.

As a person who stutters, what I am committed to is having people who stutter focus on all the words that they can say as opposed to getting down or depressed about the words you can't say. What would that be like? What if we acknowledged and appreciated and accepted ourselves for just the way we are and just the way we aren't. I say that would make a big difference on how we perceive the "stutter" and ourselves.