How to eradicate depression
 

Is there are a link between stuttering and depression? I am not trying to suggest that every person who becomes depressed has a stutter however how many people who stutter also suffer with regular bouts of depression?
 
I am a person who has had both issues with both stuttering and depression. The reason that I have asked the above questions is purely because since I overcame my stuttering problem the bouts of depression have ceased.

The depression stopped on its own accord, I did not take medication or seek any form of therapy. It therefore seems likely that the anxieties and depression were solely due to the fact that I was unable to speak in a fluent manner one hundred percent of the time. Would you agree?
 
During the eighteen year period when I had the speech impediment I would often ask myself certain questions. Why have I got this stutter, where as all of my friends and family are fluent? What did I do to deserve this horrible speech impediment?

Why is there not a simple solution to this stuttering problem, like for example, a tablet, that could make it go away forever?
 
I was basically feeling sorry for myself; I did not think that it was fair. This would then lead me into a period of depression, a time when I would need to be on my own. It would not be right for other people to have to socialise with me when I was in one of these moods.
 
At the age of twenty-two I decided to snap out of this feeling sorry for myself attitude. I realised that there is no magic pill to cure stuttering, it is something I would have to find a solution for myself via hard work and dedication.

 I was prepared for a long, hard battle. The rewards would be huge and therefore the wait would be worth it.