Transcript Stutterer - Lebe dein Stottern

Theoretical and Practical Approaches to Heal Stuttering –
a Personal View
A dadogás gyógyításának elméleti és gyakorlati módszere –
személyes oldalról megközelítve
Theoretische und praktische Ansätze für die Heilung des Stotterns –
aus persönlicher Sicht.
Saxony
Dresden
Drežďany
Dresde
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Michael Winkler
Formerly: member of BVSS (Germany), LV Sächsische Stotterer-Selbsthilfe (LVSS - Saxony)
Stottererselbsthilfe Dresden (Self-helping group for People who Stutter)
Now: Network of People who Stutter
Conference 15 Years »Démoszthenész Egyesület«
„NEM VAGY EGYEDÜL”
Budapest (Hungary)
October 18, 2009
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Short Introduction … Who I am?
Michael Winkler
 born 1975 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (today Chemnitz) – former GDR
 in 1982 – first class – a teacher told me that I would stuttered
 several speech therapists, no stationary treatment/therapy –
„much of“ self therapy
 Author of some articles in the “Kieselstein“
(journal of the BVSS – Association for PWS in Germany)
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Interests: Public Relations
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Causes & psychological reasons of
stuttering, meaning of stuttering, writing
presently PhD student at the TU Dresden
(Cartography), writer (freelancer)
consider myself as almost “cured” (“healed”)

(“lectures“, radio, TV -> plans for future)
in German TV, 20.01.2006
Index of the Presentation
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The Stuttering Person and Society
(Self-perception, problems in self-help groups)
Stammering & Stuttering
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Going back: “What actually is Stuttering?”
German
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Positive (and negative)
Aspects – mental
Advantages
(and
challenge
?
“stammeln”
Disadvantages) – of Stuttering
not knowing what to say
(Famous PWS, stuttering as a path, stuttering as an indicator etc.)
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psychic challenge ?
Chief Cause “Fear”?“stottern”
… (if time allows)
not being able to say what one wants to say
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Practical things …
Questions & Discussion
The Society and I (the PWS)
Feeling of Isolation?
Disturbed Acceptance?
Disturbed
SELF-perception?
Using ideas from the PR branch –
Edward L. Bernays “Propaganda” (1928)
Acceptance
Stutterer/
Modern Stuttering
business must have its finger continuously on the public
Society
pulse. It Person/
must understand the changes in the public mind and be
prepared Human
to interpret itself fairly and eloquently toNo
changing
direct
Being
Public Relations &
opinion.
Awareness raising
Influence/Power
Chapter „Business and the Public“, p. 107
Civilization is limited by inertia.
Not enough (own) PR?
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Chapter „Propaganda and SocialToo
Service“,
147
little p.
(own)
Therapy,
SHG, etc.
Internet-Download:
Acceptance?
Positive
Change of
Consciousness
Edward
L. Bernays
www.soilandhealth.org/03sov/0303critic/030332.bernays.propaganda.pdf
(1891-1995)
Definitions – What is Stuttering?
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Stuttering [(lat. balbuties)], also known as stammering in the
United Kingdom, is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is
disrupted
bycan
involuntary
repetitions
and backwards
prolongations of sounds,
„We
understand
life
only
syllables, words or phrases; and involuntary silent pauses or blocks
but must
live it to
forwards.
“
in which the stutterer
is unable
produce sounds.
Definition according to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttering)
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Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813 - 1855)
Danish
philosopher,
and writer
Stuttering is
another
way to theologian
speak.
Stuttering is a corrective for the unconscious use and conscious
misuse of speaking in the societal life; … [just like not being able to
talk for mute people.]
own definition
Causes (passive) - PAST
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WHY?
What am I doing right here, right now? -
PRESENT
Meaning, Use (active) - FUTURE
Acceptance
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What is (does)
Cure (mean)?
Healing / Curing?
Degree of „Cure“
THE TWO PHASES
(Faces)
OF STUTTERING
Positive (& negative) Aspects of Stuttering –
Advantages and Disadvantages
•
Better listeners?
•
Fear of exams mainly focussed on speech? ”Bonus“ of pity/sympathy?
•
easier to get a withdrawal from (army) service?
•
sympathetic (showing weaknesses), cute, charming, ”sexy“ (!?)
•
better self-perception and analysis?
•
watches his/her fellow men more intensive
(but interprets the information “wrongly” – not advantageously – very often)
•
Stuttering as sign post? … (“Where fear is, there is the path …“)
•
”easier“ self-search and – in the end – self-discovery?
•
”stop of thoughts“ – involuntarily into a meditative situation?
•
Rolandisches Operculum – malfunction or advancement?
Fear and Stuttering
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Fear can appear in various and sometimes very subtle forms
„First
of all I believe important
 self-perception (and
honesty/sincerity)
that nothing is impossible,
and at the same time
Fear of
I could question everything.”
- illness and death  question “Am I feeling ‘too good‘?“
“Perfect
balance” ? …
- unemployment What
 tooismuch
work
“A 
perfect
yogi can
have strong imagination
- boredom
(negative)
stress
equally
strong
reason.”
- being lonesomeand
 too
much
closeness
- getting “fat”  getting
slim (fear
of “starving” )
Sri Aurobindo
(1872-1950)
- speaking 
not revolutionary,
speaking (fear
of silence
even)mystic
Indian
writer,
philosopher,
„There
is no courage
without fear.“
Aim: Equilibrium
- Balance
www.filousophie.de
Practical things & …
for self-help groups
1. What is my problem/challenge?
2. Why do I want to share things with other people?
3. Do I want to share my experiences - get new information, give
my own knowledge?
4. Will I define an aim/target when I will leave the group?
find people you can really work with – a self-help group is not something that shall make
you feel “cosy” or “pushy” (with stuttering) but comfortable with the situation, it is neither a
family life nor work life but more like a community of friends
•
better to work with less people than in a group with people who have reached different
stages, might be necessary to meet again in small groups (e.g. two people) to do “your own
thing” … like going on holiday with a group of ten people – it is not necessary to do all in a
group but to do it and then to share
•
•
try to be open, honest … do things as long as possible with little money
You are not alone … if you learn how to be happy alone
Practical things & …
for parents, teachers, recent & forthcoming therapists
1. What is my problem/challenge?
2. How does the other person feel?
What are the problems/challenges of the person who stutters, what of the
person who listens?
•
Ideal situation -> everyone tackles his/her own problems
very often the “real” situation -> one persons sees his/her own problems reflected by the
other and tries to change the other person’s problems instead of his/her own ->
counterproductive approach which will prolong the suffering and confusion
•
parents: try to understand what your problem is with the stuttering of your child, try to focus on the
things the child likes to do … focussing on speech only will worsen the problem
•
teachers: treat a child who stutters as “normal” as everyone … situations may decide what solution is
best, ask the person who stutters what he/she wants and how he/she would tackle the possible problem
•
therapists: if possible have a 15-minute meeting before you start any therapy – get clear what the
“client” thinks his/her problem is, what he/she wants to reach within the therapy and what you can offer
… better no client than wrong expectations which will in the end also harm your other work due to
possible dissatisfaction
•
Practical things & …
For the person who stutters (personal list)
Making a survey on stuttering, 2006
•
techniques to modify your speech & speaking
(soft use of voice, voluntary stuttering, etc. – e.g. van Riper, Hausdörfer, Richter)
•
„Love, work and knowledge
are the well-springs of our life.
(information booth, InVivo exercises such as surveys, using the radio etc. – W. Wendlandt)
They should also govern it.”
reduction of fear by PR work / awareness raising
•
Literature (about stuttering, psychology, sociology, philosophy, fiction, ”esoteric“ books, etc.)
•
Wilhelm
Reich (1897-1957)
Going abroad („getting away“
from the known social environment)
Austrian researcher
• Breathing- and relaxation
exercises, Yoga
(asanas, meditation)
(physics, psychoanalysis,
Freudomarxism,
etc.) ,
Biomeditation, Alternative medicine, family constellations, etc.
Diet (food, vegetarian/non-vegetarian, much meat etc.) – Awareness of several aspects of life
Three things I can recommend – personal „Top-3-list“
• writing about stuttering (diary, short stories, song lyrics, internet forum etc.)
without much or no money, not taking much time:
•
•
1. Psychic … say „Good Morning“ to at least five people
Not forgetting:
DISTANCE
the things (letting go)
you don‘t
know in the to
morning
2. Physical focus
… haveon
1-3SUCCESSES
glasses of warm water in the
morningHUMOUR
before breakfast
(laughing about oneself)
3. Mental …LOVE
write for
downyourself
experiences
you
have with stuttering
and
others
Thank you very much for your attention
… Questions? – Feel free to ask/write …
„Life is worth being lived
but not worth being discussed all the time.”
[email protected]
Isabelle Adjani (* 1955)
Tel.: +49-351-8107099
(Dresden)
French actress
Further documents (about half of them in English):
www.lebe-dein-stottern.de
M. Winkler
Budapest
Oct 2009
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