I now believe that stuttering is a physcological as well as a physical problem. As hynotherapy only really deals with physcological issues I am now not sure if it could have offered me complete answer.

The other treatments people who have a stutter try are speech courses. These courses are either on a group basis or on a one to one basis. With each of these courses, person who attends course is required to practice techniques to make them a natural part of their speech.

Confidence courses are another form of treatment for stuttering. In my opinion these are of value, however do not cover physical aspects of how to eradicate a stutter.

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Stephen Hill has overcome a stutter which had affected his life for eighteen years. He now runs one to one speech courses. He has a couple of websites at http://www.stutter-stuttering.com and at http://www.stuttering-help.co.uk

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