Just found this sub, wanted to share my perspective.

Just found this sub, wanted to share my perspective. Hey guys I just found this subreddit and had to subscribe and share some of my thoughts on stuttering. Being 26 I have stuttered for 20 years and while it is annoying to deal with I've come to accept my gift and challenge it every chance I get. I understand the pressure of knowing you have a interview/presentation coming up and you are thinking of every kind of way to avoid it. Hell I ditched school a couple of times to avoid it. I use to cry in the hallway after the "funny kids" had a field day insulting me cause i couldn't say "the" It sucks man. But what I found that helped me out, because of my confident nature is telling to room "hey, I stutter and it's going to be challenging for me to get through this." It calms me down a bit and eases my mind at least. I'll still stutter but at least I know they know I'm stuttering. Still some will snicker or make faces because they don't get it or are assholes and when that happens I like to think "screw them, i will get through it and you're going to sit and wait for me to do so." My approach is maybe aggressive but it helps me. People usually understand and will be patient, haven't really met an adult that isn't. I know that it won't work for everyone, but hey maybe it can help someone. Stuttering is hard, and a challenge to deal with, honestly fuck it. But try not to let it ruin your life. If I sound kind of preachy sorry not my intent.