Is it normal to have a lisp

I have a lisp which I'm very self concious about which is why I don't like to talk

Is It Normal?
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  • Always thought it was cruel that it's called a lithp

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  • Are you kind of the soft type?

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  • I have a lisp. Don't be worried.

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    • Are you really self conscious about it as well? I hate talking to ppl cuz I'm worried that they might laugh, especially during presentations

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  • I can lick my foot. It's painful, but I can do it.

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  • Someone once told me that having a speech impediment (which isn't nearly as bad as it was since I had regular speech therapy) made me more interesting to listen to and was a unique, positive part of my identity. Maybe it's the same for you and you just don't realise it.

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  • Yesh itsch normal ands noching to be ashshamed of

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  • Normal= common, so no, a lisp is not normal. Nor is it bad or wrong.
    I've always thought that those with speech impediments must be some of the most frustrated folks around, because it is so difficult to express themselves verbally, in a pretty verbal world.
    I know nothing about it medically, so I have no advice on how one might get rid of a lisp.
    But honestly, there are so many much more devastating neurological problems, that if you can't get rid of it, just accept it as part of your life, and not let your lisp ruin your life.

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  • Rowan Atkinson has an awful stutter. I used to have a stutter but I forced myself to stop it eventually.
    These aren't lisps of course don't help you at all, but interesting nonetheless.
    And if I had a lisp i think i'd be self conscious about it too

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  • Lisps are the result of a neurological condition(s), if I'm remembering correctly. If you are concerned you can get treatment for it by seeing a speech therapist.

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  • Mel Tillis stuttered. Very successful singer/songwriter.

    Everyone has something they have to overcome.

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    • James Earl Jones stuttered as child.

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      • The scatman did too

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      • I didn't know that.

        That's pretty amazing for the voice of the original Darth Vader, CNN's intro, and many...many voice-overs and narrations.

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