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12 JUN

Please help

Please help by keeping this blog well organised; You can do particularly these: 1. Use a “Read more” tag after first few lines (make them catchy), if your post is long. So that many more posts can be seen without scrolling down.(like this) 2. Please read your post couple of times to check for spellings […]

26 FEB

Its gonna be six months

Its gonna be six months since Sachin Sir told me, “If you can post once every week, I assure you, you will notice a sea change in yourself in six months!”. (on my blog) Today i stand , with openness about my stammer and facing my stammer. It has indeed literally been a sea change for […]

What is Self Help?

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Since there is no medical cure and available therapy almost always ends in relapse and self-blame, it makes sense to develop problem solving skills on our own: you would surely learn to fix running repairs if you are going on a world tour, instead of carrying your mechanic with you. It is all the more useful since it is practiced in a group. You develop social and communication skills, instead of chasing fluency alone. TISA promotes four core techniques: Bouncing, Prolongation, Pausing and Voluntary stammering. In addition, we share and practice many more skills/ approaches: listening, Body language, team skills, leadership, self-assertion, peer counseling- above all being a member of a vibrant community, through fair give and take.