| The quest to stop stuttering is great for many | | | | and your articulation skills simply cannot keep up |
| people who stammer or stutter. There are some | | | | with your ideas. If you think about it, the process |
| underlying reasons that make self-hypnosis an | | | | of articulation is very complex. |
| effective choice in your anti-stutter approach. You | | | | Self-hypnosis can help you organize your thought |
| can quit your stutter habit when you put your | | | | processes in order to make articulation easier. |
| mind to it. | | | | This approach is very effective because you are |
| Causes of Stuttering | | | | entering it through the subconscious mind. Once |
| If you want to stop stammering when you | | | | your thoughts are organized and calmed, you are |
| speak, it helps to look at the possible causes of | | | | better able to put your ideas into words. |
| the condition. Unfortunately, researchers have | | | | Neurogenic Stutter Problems |
| been unable to determine an exact cause for the | | | | In some cases, the person who stutters has |
| condition. There is some evidence that there could | | | | signal problems between the muscles and nerves |
| be a genetic factor to consider. | | | | that control speech and the brain. The muscles |
| You may be genetically prone to stutter but this | | | | used to form language do not work properly. |
| does not mean that the problem has to get out | | | | Some postulate that this is de to lesions or |
| of control. You can consider other possible factors | | | | abnormalities in the speech and motor region of |
| that can be controlled with self-hypnosis to help | | | | the brain. |
| you stop stuttering. | | | | Stop Stuttering with Self-Hypnosis |
| Developing Language | | | | Your stammer can get worse when you have |
| Developmental stutters occur when young | | | | feelings of anxiousness. It can also increase when |
| children are learning how to speak. Most children | | | | you feel stressed, fatigued, excited or |
| grow out of as they mature out of this | | | | self-conscious. Self-hypnosis can effectively treat |
| temporary period. However, some have difficulty | | | | these underlying problems as you work through |
| growing out of this phase. Self-hypnosis can help if | | | | your stutter. When you are calm and relaxed, you |
| you consider how the developmental stuttering | | | | are better able to articulate. |
| works. | | | | You may be able to articulate well when you sing |
| The child's mouth cannot keep up with his | | | | or when you are talking to yourself. This indicates |
| thoughts and he can't stop stuttering. This can | | | | that you have great control over your speech |
| continue into adulthood. You may have thoughts | | | | patterns. Self-hypnosis can help you develop an |
| that are stepping a few beats ahead of your | | | | approach to speaking that puts you in the frame |
| ability to articulate them. You can take control of | | | | of mind you are in when you are calm and alone |
| your thoughts through self-hypnosis. | | | | or when you are singing. |
| Organizing Thought Processes | | | | You can take focus away from what you are |
| Sometimes your brain is so filled with thoughts | | | | trying to say conceptually, and focus on |
| and ideas that it becomes difficult to articulate | | | | articulating words. The ability to stop stuttering is |
| them. The thought pattern in your mind is hurried | | | | available in the resources of your mind. |