The next Chennai chapter meeting will be held on 15th Mar’2009 (Sunday), asusual at YWCA conference hall from 4 PM to 7PM. Pl make use of this opportunity.Regards, V. ManimaranMobile: 098842 89989
Fear the FEAR
The other day I was talking to a young man- an IT pro, looking for a job: Actually, It was a counseling session: I was encouraging him to talk about his speech – he is a PWS. I was a little bit taken aback, when he said that his speech was fine- it was just […]
Memories and memories..
Someone asked TISA about role of memories and should these be shared in SHG. We are sharing the answer so that everyone benefits, especially those who are involved with SHGs. Role of Memories in continuation of stammering: The current belief is that neurologically, memories and related emotional and physiological responses and closely connected (wired) in […]
Face the Fear and Rise above it!
Dear Friends,The Chennai chapter meeting on 8th March were attended by 15 pws.As usual, everyone sang a song at the beginning. Then, every one asked to speak first slowly with pausing of 3 secs between sentences. Then, voluntary stuttering.Though some pws finding it difficult at the beginning, but after some time they started enjoying it […]
Chennai Chugs along..
Dear friends, The next Chennai chapter meet will be held on 8.3.09 (Sunday) at YWCA conference hall from 4 PM to 7 PM. Regards V. Manimaran Mobile: 098842 89989
Pune Takes OFF !! Watch out!
The Pune self help group is finally taking off under the leadership of Jai Prakash Sunda, assisted by a friend, Niraj. They are meeting regularly. Here are their contact numbers. If you are in Pune feel free to get in touch and take the advantage of supportive atmosphere to exchange information, techniques and opinions. Jai […]
Chennai meets
Dear friends,The Chennai chapter meeting held on 1st March was attended by 10 pws. As decided in the last meeting, we begun with each one singing a song to make the environment stress free. Everybody sang very well. As decided in the last meeting, every one was asked to speak either normally or slowly but […]
Stammering workshop: 7-8th March
Samagra Ashram is organising a two day (Sat, Sun- 7-8th March) self help workshop for people who stammer (PWS). Anyone older than 14 is welcome. Girls are especially encouraged to participate. The focus will be on teaching and practising most useful techniques to help ‘forward moving’ speech and better communication; not just speech Motor skills […]
Chennai TISA Meetings
The next Chennai chapter meeting will be held on 1st March at YWCA international guest house mini conference hall at # 1086, Ponnamalli High road (near Dinathanthi office & close to Egmore Rly station) from 4 PM to 7 PM.As already informed, the weekly meetings will be held upto the end of March month only. […]
News from Chennai
Dear Friends,The Chennai chapter meeting on 22.2.09 were attended by 15 PWS. This time every one was asked to sing a song. All the PWS sang a song and to the surprise of every one, no one stammered. This was to create a good atmosphere in the beginning of the meeting and everybody liked it. […]
Delhi 21st Feb Meet Report
Hi, This Saturday the Delhi Group met at it’s usual location – Central Park, Connaught Place, at the usual time – 2:00 PM. The first thought I had in my mind was that we will have to find another place for our meetings soon. Summer has already set-in and it was uncomfortably hot. Very soon […]
Gabbar, Jai and Biru in Herbertpur
This Sunday, four of us were there in Samagra: Anant, Parmanand, Anil and self (Board exams are ahead so other students could not come). We practiced bouncing and increased the speed as we went. Anant had seen Sholay, the famous movie, recently. So we practiced story telling and gradually introduced various communication ‘stressors’; it went […]
Mumbai meets
Mumbai Chapter is conducting its fourth meeting on 22 Feb. Kindly find the details below, Date:22 Feb 2009Time:9:30 a.m.Day:SundayVenue:Newly Renovated Parks, Near Chaityaboomi, Shivaji Park,Dadar(W). Note:Kindly be on time as park closes at 11:00 a.m. — Thanks & Regards, Ajit Potdar
Role of drugs?
Can drugs help stuttering? Reda this interesting post:http://stutterstories.blogspot.com/2009/01/reasons-i-stopped-taking.htmlI have tried anti-anxiety drugs- like Alprax (alprazolam). Yes, they reduce the anxiety. Make you feel as if nothing matters. But they also reduce your initiative. Dulls you. So, if the stress is too much, a small dose occasionally might help. But, it does not offer long term […]
My experiences with DAF (Delayed Auditory Feedback)
Hi, About a couple of years ago, I decided to try DAF, and see whether it really helps. Now the Speecheasy device is really expensive (about USD 5000), so I thought of an alternative – to go for Windows Mobile version of DAF software, and use a bluetooth head-set with my mobile. I downloaded the […]
Risk of appearing stuttering and foolish
Here is a poem from Janet rand, especially relevant for those PWS who are trying out self therapy: RISKTo laugh is to risk appearing the foolTo weep is to risk appearing sentimentalTo reach out for another is to risk involvementTo expose feelings is to risk exposing your true selfTo place ideas and dreams before a […]
Hypnosis and stammering
We have been hearing a lot about hypnotism at our Chennai chapter. No single cause has been identified for stammering and therefore anything and everything can help to some extent for a short while, especially if you believe it is going to help. Example: A vitamin tablet can lower your headache if it is given […]
Chennai meetings
Chennai chapter has been organising regular meetings every Sunday at YWCA. Here is a brief report for the last meeting from Mr Manimaran:The Chennai meeting on 15.2.2009 went on well. 15 pws attended. We focusedmore on attitude and feelings towards stammering. Mr. Sivasubramanian has given agood input on positive thinking and motivated the pws. Some […]
Many Faces
Stammering has many faces. I met some of these in a recent meeting – and discovered that I had been through most of these phases in the evolution of a problem which essentially is based on perception, reaction and anticipation. For example there was X from Gwalior, in his thirties. Fluent -but too intense. His […]
iPhone helps in stuttering therapy
My birthday is approaching (01st March) and I have been thinking of gifting myself an iPhone. But I wasn’t able to comprehend how I will justify spending 25K on something essentially non-essential in these recessionary times to my wife. Well it looks like there is one justifiable reason 🙂 Scientists at Hollins Communications Research Institute […]