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How do you enjoy conversation? I have a mild to moderate stutter, and several other speech disorders on top of it. Fortunately, I've found friends who don't really mind. I even found a few girls who are willing to hang out with me. But despite other people willing to look past it, I still avoid conversation because it's such a massive struggle. I never genuienly enjoy speaking because of how much effort it takes on my part... I feel so incredibly lonely and really want to be able to enjoy conversation but I don't know how to. It's not a matter of desensitization, like I said, other people don't seem to mind too much. I've been to God knows how many speech therapist and psychologists and they haven't really helped. Do you any of you with *severe* speech impediments enjoy conversation? Or am I supposed to resign myself to being lonely? Despite other people wanting to be friends or more, I constantly push everyone away because having to maintain relationships requires you to speak, which is so incredibly exhausting...