My name is Daniel. I live in Hungary. I started stuttering at age 8, and I began blocking on about half my words. It was worst with strangers and authorities, but almost as bad with friends and even with my family.
I have seven months of therapy. The therapist concentrated on muscle relaxation, but it was of no help. In early 2025, I found WSSA and Lee Lovett’s books online. I read Coach Lee’s
“How to Stop Stuttering & Love Speaking” and “Stop Stuttering SHORT Course” books. These helped a lot. I also used WSSA’s mobile App (StopStutter) daily for some time.
I also emailed Coach Lee and this led to five coaching sessions or so with him. These sessions helped even more.
I slowly learned not to force words, but rather to begin with sounds, like Ahh or Mmm, or with other words, any words, and then jam them into the blocked word. That way I could always say the blocked word.
To keep improving and to overcome any lingering fears of stuttering, I plan to attend SAM Meetings and more Practice Sessions through WSSA. WSSA is the only community in the world where you can meet and learn from ex-stutterers and others who are learning how to stop stuttering.
By mid-2025, I hadn’t had a humiliating speech incident in six weeks. At that point, it seemed appropriate to post this story. WSSA has posted hundreds of stories like this. No other program has ever done that. So, if you want to beat it, WSSA is the place to go.
Daniel, Hungry, August 2025