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lisp?
im 16 and i have a little bit of a lisp. every once in a while i get made fun of it either behind my back and sometimes to my face. even my friends have asked me to repeat certain words because i "say them funny". i dont find it funny at all because its something i cant control. i hate reading in class and this problem is making it so i loose confidence in myself when im talking to someone and i get really nervous when i have to speak out loud in class. i dont really know how long ive had a lisp. my orthodontist said i had a problem where i pushed my tongue against my bottom teeth, and she put metal prongs on the back of my teeth so i wouldnt put my tongue there. this could have caused this. but i need to fix it. i dont even want to hear about speech therapy, because i refuse to do it. i dont want to ask my parents because im embaressed of it, and i dont want anyone to find out if i was going. also i dont know if id be able to afford it right now. any advice at all would be nice i guess
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I have a lisp too ^_^
it's light. some people notice it and some don't.
i like it but my drama teacher suggested i get rid of it s that people wll take me seriosly... because a lisp can make su sund childish.
well since i have a lisp i completely understand :-)
how to get rid of your lisp:
record yourself speaking. no one has to know, do it in private. even celll phone cal record. it is very helpful to hear yourself speak because you learn how to CONTROL and manipulate your voice. It will tae patience and lots of practice but I know from experience it works :-) You will eventually learn how to talk WITHOUT alis and how t talk WITH a lisp :-)
You just have to speak normally and record it, listen to yourself, and speak again, but slightly modifying your voice by speaking more carefully and placing your tounge in adifferent place in your mouth and your lisp will eventually be under your control.
another tip is to bit a pencil sideways.... well hold a pencil in front of you, horizontal, parallel to your mouth so that the tip and the eraser are NOT facing your mouth. then open your mouth and push the pencil in. the tips should keep the pencil from actually going in, and stop it in your jaw. bite it and talk. this will keep your tounge in place so that you don't speak witha lisp. this will also take great patience and practice.
lastly, you can always join a drama class. they d amny speaking excercises and relaxing exercises to help you take complete control of your body.
I hope I was helpful. By the way, youshould not be embarrased by your lisp especially from your parents. They probably alread know you have a lisp and obviously that doesn't chage how they fel about you. Personally I think lisps are cute. As for how you got it... any chance you have a second first language? My first language is Spanish. I guess that's how I got it. the funny thign is that when I speak SPanish my lisp goes away ^_^ It really is in the placement of the tounge... but i like to joke that having a lisp makes us good french kissers ;-) although i personally think french kissing is yucky and gross but hey, people are impressed lol.
Well good luck!
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There is nothing to be ashamed of when it comes to speech difficulties, lisps or stuttering. Did you know that James Earl Jones who is the voice of CNN and Darth Vader couldn't speak properly as a child and faced the same kind of ridicule you did?
How did he overcome it? Well, he engaged in his own kind of speech therapy putting small stones in his mouth so his tongue would hit the right places and fix his annunciation. This is an extreme way of fixing it but look where he is now. Incidentally. he couldn't talk period until he was 3.
If you look up on Google celebrities who overcame speech problems you'll get a long list of geniuses and other notables. So, hold your head high and dig into it with a speech therapist. The very thing you are embarrassed of doing is the VERY thing that will help you overcome it.
Why suffer needlessly than combat this now and fix it? I mean isn't is dumb to do nothing and have stupid brats get to you over this. Go and get the help for it and develop such a strong and distinctive voice that knocks everyone on their butt. You'll wind up maybe using it in school plays, speeches etc and for the rest of your life.
You NEED to tell your parents how upset you are and embarrassed over this you are. Odds are they know and were waiting for you to come to them. Even if they didn't they're on your side and there's nothing embarrassing about it at all as men, women, children all deal with it.
When it comes to speech therapy or seeing any doctor there's no way they would ever breach confidentiality or that people at school would know. The only way they would know is if you told them about it.
You can get speech therapy and help for your lisp at school privately by working with a teacher and going through the techniques that are out there and practicing words or you can see a professional or buy a book, download tips etc. and have your parents help you work on it. At either rate combat it some way and don't be upset over it.
These kids will respect not mock you when they see the results of you having worked to take care of this problem permanently. They're teasing you because they don't understand what causes the lisp and are ignorant. Once you show them that you A) don't give a shit what they say and B) combat the problem they'll have nowhere to go but to either shut up and move on or respect you and be a friend.
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most speech impediments do not last forever, but they can in some people. There is nothing wrong with having a lisp...one of my best friends has one...I can only imagine how difficult it must be though having people make fun of you...there are a few alternative therapy options, but you would not only have to have parental consent because you are under 18, but you would also be required to try speech therapy first before they would try any other alternative therapy. My friend Chris is going through speech therapy now and they told him that there are a few alternative therapy options if it doesn't work out for him. If you went, you wouldn't have to let anyone know that you are going in the first place...you shouldn't be embarrassed to ask your parents about it either...they're your parents...they will totally understand...as hard as it is to believe...they were teenagers once too lol. Your parents can also have a physician write a letter to the insurance and the insurance can cover it. But it really is the best option...and it may not even take too long, but its like i said...no one needs to know (try going on a saturday morning or something) I looked online for alternatives just in case there were any...they all say that you have to go to speech therapy first...don't put it down too quickly...it might be just what you need
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