I hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful summer. The weather in the UK is an absolute joke however I was fortunate to spend two weeks in Fuerteventura where there was hardly a cloud in the sky for the duration of our family holiday.
Looking back I will always remember the fear of going on holiday when I was in my early twenties. In truth it was probably more the fear of stuttering during the holiday. At this stage of my life I was going on holiday with my friends on what many in England call a “lads holiday”. On average there would be six of us who would travel to somewhere like Spain each summer for two weeks. Now for most people this would be something to look forward to however for me it was something that I used to dread. Why?……
Well I was not exactly the best at socialising mainly due to the fact that I had a speech impediment. Just going out on a typical Saturday night would cause me enough problems, such as struggling to order the drinks and struggling to converse with my friends – on holiday for two weeks in this way is like having fourteen Saturday’s in a row!
This is why I had the fear – how would I be able to copy with all of this socialising? I was also very much a loner but a loner who virtually forced himself to socialise. I loved being on my own to gather my own thoughts – plus I was able to speak fluently when I was talking to myself. When and where would I have the opportunity to be on my own during these two weeks abroad?
So these were the questions and fears that were running through my mind prior to the holiday. I actually went on six “lads holidays” and strangely enough they were all top class and very enjoyable. My fluency was also far better than I had imagined it would have been – this may have had something to do with the warmer climate – my speech always seemed to improve in the summer months for some reason. Or perhaps the alcohol had something to do with it!
Steve http://www.stammering-stuttering.co.uk/
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