commentr/StutterFebruary 17, 2021

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Hi, I'm a college student too, and I stutter. The first two years or so were quite hard for me. I even dropped one year and I was quite ready to quit everything. It was hard, but I didn't, and today I'm glad because of that decision. I mean, yes, it's hard and I have some bad days from time to time, but that feeling when you succeed in something, whether it is something small like a seminar or something bigger like passing a hard exam and not to mention when you get a degree, that feeling makes you really proud and the fact that you had to deal with a stutter all that time makes you even more proud. You know what people say: what doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger. I don't want to pressure you to do anything, the decision is up to you, but I'm telling you what happened to me and how I see it in hope that you'll find it at least a little bit helpful. Wish you all the best!

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Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability

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Helplessness & AgencyAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation