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Sometimes I feel like I’m cursed I (M|31) started stuttering at 7-years old according to my mum but honestly, I don’t recall a part of my life where i didn’t stutter. I went through my early school days being quite smart and didn’t really remember it affecting me emotionally. But it changed when I turned 13 cause maybe I guess I started becoming more self aware as a teen. I honestly feel like i haven’t accepted myself since that time because my entire life has been shaped by this impediment. I feel like as smart as I am, I would have been so much further in life. Honestly im not doing too bad. I managed to make quite a career out of being a writer and now I also have a podcast (I learnt so much about voice editing cause I edit my own podcasts to minimize the stutter) but sometimes I just feel so sad thinking of how limiting this impediment has been. However, I realise that I am in a much better position than other people who don’t stutter or have more limiting disabilities but yeah, the thoughts suck. I have had quite a good relationships with women because for some reason being smart was attractive but friends wise, I wish I had more but alas. Anyway, I just wanted to share this because I’m in one of those sucky moments where I feel so limited. I had a podcast episode with a guest where I stuttered so badly so I guess that’s where the thoughts come from.