Starting graduate school and had to introduce ourselves in front of the class
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Starting graduate school and had to introduce ourselves in front of the class So I had to introduce myself in front of two of my graduate classes yesterday. I'm a light/moderate stutterer but I have a really hard time with my name. I thought I was going to be able to get through it but ended up stuttering pretty badly when it was my time to introduce myself. Normally I beat myself up over situations like this but I'm going to approach it with a new attitude this time and not let it bother me. So what if I clam up when introducing myself, that's just a part of who I am. I refuse to let this define me and interfere with my graduate studies. I know stuttering can be embarrassing and even crippling sometimes but it's important to not let it define us. I also think we tend to think about it way more than how much others think about it. My guess is that my class hardly remembers that I stuttered and will most likely move on. I guess I'm writing this for everybody that gives themselves a hard time after a bad day of speaking. Keep your heads up.