Advice for being a stutterer in College
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Advice for being a stutterer in College In high school my stutter stopped me from taking advantage of a lot of opportunities. I limited myself in terms of extracurriculars and club positions. I was very afraid to talk to new people and step outside of my comfort zone. Even though I severely limited myself, I still got into a very good college with many opportunities. The second I got in, I told myself that I would change and accept my stutter. I hoped that I would become more comfortable with it. This wasn’t really the case. I’m still very afraid to meet new people besides those that I’m already friends with. I’m deathly afraid of saying my name and doing stupid ice breakers. I’ve definitely fallen back into my shell and I really want to get out. It’s my freshmen fall by the way. It’s gotten to the point where I haven’t joined many club activities because I’m too afraid of having to introduce myself. I do have some very good friends because I’m able to talk almost normally when I’m with people I’m comfortable with. I just don’t want to miss out on all these opportunities because I want to set myself up for success in the future. I see myself already getting burnt out by school because that’s basically all I do. I really want to do study abroad programs and apply for interesting internships but I’m too afraid. Overcoming this would be awesome and I really want to. Has anyone gone through something similar? Is there any advice that could help me get through this? I don’t want to waste this awesome opportunity I have. I already feel extremely behind all of my peers.