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Giving advice to others After reading through a couple of threads on page, I feel like I should do this: So you stutter, you feel like your world is crumbling, you’ve got no one to lean on, or take advice from. Let me give you a few tips/thoughts. 1) Don’t run from your fears. Just straight up face them. Sure you don’t want to answer the phone, or socialize with others because you’re afraid your stutter will creep up and ruin things. How are you suppose to conquer something if all you do is run? Sure there were times where I wanted to run/shy away from stuff growing up, but now that I’m 24, I’ve learned to face them head on. I can still remember being gun shy about working in fast food at 15 because of my stutter. It use to intimidate the hell out of me to take a persons order, and ask them what they wanted on their Big Mac, etc, but I learned overtime to face it, and get better. 2) Don’t let your stutter drag you down. Easier said than done I know, but hear me out. If you let it drag you down, you’re never going to feel happy, or anything positive. From my own experiences, I learned to not even think it. Very rarely do I let it drag me down. Sure it did at times when I got made fun of growing up, but over time I stopped letting it bother. Why let something ruin you? Don’t. 3) Be yourself. Sure your stutter defines you to an extent, but understand that your stutter doesn’t define all of you. It’s just small of you that seems big, but it doesn’t have to be. For as long as I remember, I’ve always tried to be myself. I’ve always viewed myself as a normal 24 yr old. good looking, motivated, young guy who’s just like anyone else in this world. Sure I may sound different at times, but when you accept who you are, and don’t let something like stuttering destroy who you are as a whole, you become something positive and strong I believe. I hope this helps anyone out there who needs it. If you need someone to talk to, I’m open to talking. Just message me.