Hey all, I just want to tell you about my story (I am a lifelong stutterer)

Hey all, I just want to tell you about my story (I am a lifelong stutterer) Hey everybody, I've posted on here a couple times quite a while ago but in the last month or so my life has taken a direction I never thought it would've taken. Back story: I've had a severe stammer since the age of 5, I am 24 now. As you can all understand I've been in all the situations you've been in. Struggling to say a place to the bus driver, ordering a cheeseburger instead of a hamburger because I struggled on H's, reading out in class and just being utterly embarassed by your teacher. I've been there. As a teenager I was painfully shy, depressed and frankly dreaded going to school each day. I write to all of you now as a 24-year-old journalism graduate who has just landed a job in Vienna, Austria and I'm just so fucking proud. So fucking proud that all the pain and troughs have finally paid off. I was probably in the top 10% in terms of how bad my stutter was; I walked around feeling castrated of my dignity and the feeling of my tongue basically being cut off. I didn't do a programme, I didn't really use any techniques...I just started reading out loud to myself at the age of 17. I really don't know how or why but just practising speaking on my own, knowing no one would judge me, slowly brought me out of my shell and gradually I started gaining more and more self confidence. I faced situations where I previously would've avoided and said 'fuck it'. I had a few bad moments (very bad, actually....urgh) during this process but I kept going even if I fucking hated it. The breakthrough moment came in such a simple way...I asked a stranger for what the time was. Just a random guy. Full speed ahead seven years later and my job is now asking questions for a living. I've been on radio multiple times, in front of the camera a little too (definitely a face for radio). People don't realise I even have a stutter now and it's only when I tell them is when they go 'oh yeah...'. Lo and behold I apply for a job in Austria, I go through a phone interview (I still can't do phone calls without standing up and walking around nervously), a Skype call and then a five man interview...and I get it. The best thing? I put on my CV about having a stutter...and they said it was the one thing they were most impressed with. My stutter...was actually a plus. I'm just waffling now but I wanted to say to all of you who relate to this post. You can fucking do it. Just go out there in the world and say 'fuck it, I'm going to own this shit'. You will only get rewards if you stick to it. I'm honestly living proof of that. I'm actually getting pretty emotional now writing this as I've never written at this length about it, but I'd be more than happy to field any questions you have. You can direct message me too. Having a stutter is pretty shit, but it has made me who I am as a person and honestly I feel the experiences I've had have made me a hugely better and more rounded person than without it. Keep fucking going.