commentr/StutterFebruary 3, 2025

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34m here. Hey buddy, we were all there at that age. High school was brutal. I dropped out junior year and took alternative schooling to get my diploma. You’ll notice once you are out of high school, the world is in my experience, much more understanding, patient, and less cruel because you are dealing with adults. I know it’s hard to fathom but being confident in your own skin and generally learning to not care what people think or say will take you far. I know it’s easier said and then done, I don’t think I reached that point until I was in my early 20’s. We gain nothing by comparing ourself to those who can speak around us. Compare yourself to someone who can’t speak at all, and you’ll see your perspective on your speech change a little bit. I still have social anxiety and don’t have many friends, but I’ve learned to love myself and be comfortable in my own skin and embrace it. There are positives to a stutter! You can change what you’re going to say mid sentence without it being weird, you filter out garbage human beings who are too inpatient to listen out of your life (who you don’t want in your life anyway), it teaches us unparalleled patience, and it teaches us to be nonjudgmental of others because we were made fun of our whole lives. There will be ups and downs, but you will make it my friend. DM if you ever want to chat.

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Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships

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Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideQuality of LifeLoneliness & Isolation