postr/StutterAugust 19, 2025

People don't and never will understand our struggle

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People don't and never will understand our struggle I hate that we have to go thru what we go thru and nobody has a slight clue how it feels. To me it's like being forced to be someone you are not. My whole life I have worked around this stupid stammer/stutter and have had to do things I didn't want to. It has made me resentful towards life. I have isolated myself and have literally no friends at all. I had dreams of being a cop and working my way to the FBI ever since I was a little kid and I gave it up. I'm now working on whatever job I can get where I don't have to speak much if any at all and all of them suck. I wake up everyday tired of life and tired of living a fake persona. It sucks and sorry for everybody going thru this. I understand you and feel exactly what you are going thru. It's not easy but we gotta stay hopeful and see the good things in life even tho we are reminded everyday of how miserable it is.

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Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability

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Helplessness & AgencyLoneliness & IsolationIdentity & Self-Perception