I actually own that book lol! Haven’t started reading it yet but it was recommended in John Harrison’s book “Redefining Stuttering”. I struggle with my self image. I’m on the Autism spectrum so grew up with the feeling of not quite fitting in with others. With this I developed a deep fear of being misunderstood by others, and feeling that women will not stick around long enough to figure me out. I feel that my personality type (INFP) for men is rare and therefore women are not attracted to it because it’s a personality type supposed to be assigned to a woman. I feel that I’m too sensitive to be respected by others. I feel like a late-bloomer (am 26 years old) because I live with my mom and brother (however am saving for a house). I didn’t get my driver’s license until 24 so feel like there must be something wrong with me. I feel like I’m not I guess “alpha” enough. I don’t believe I can be a leader in a group for long enough without having someone else speak over me and create a group culture around disrespecting me. I believe I’m already odd enough so there’s not really enough room for stuttering. I’m not really into parties or drinking to get drunk so feel fear to be invited by my peers to these types of gatherings. I feel like people don’t trust me. I feel like I look unnatural in any outfit. These are just some of the struggles I’m having with my self-image, though there are positives too. No pressure to be like a therapist here lol, but would love to hear a few thoughts here if you have any on this. Thanks🙂