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This is unfair I have had enough! Hello guys, I am 23 year old male in London who has had a stammer since age six. I am just deeply frustrated at how my stammer is affecting every aspect of my life. I have never dated, had actual friends and feel incompetent to hold down a job. The damage a stammer can have on a persons confident and emotional wellbeing is underestimated. I ran into an old friend today and I could hardly engage with them in a conversation. I felt awkward. They also looked awkward too. I had to cut the conversation short just to end the tourture. I just feel so robbed of a basic human skill. I want to be able to express myself and show the world my personality. I believe I am a very bubbly and funny person inside. Most people probably assume I am cold, boring and uninterested. Now at 23, I have no fun memories of doing things with friends and people. I have always just kept to myself. Therefore, I was never the conventional fun chasing teen/early 20s. I regret spending the last few years friendless and alone. Last time I had friends was high school (age 16) I guess we drifted becuase my stammer never enabled me to build a solid friendship with them. Little back story.... I have never had speech therapy or any kind of support for my struggle. I have always soldiered on and found ways to cope.