postr/StutterNovember 18, 2018

Feeling down :/

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Feeling down :/ This is just a vent message. I don’t know anyone who stutters in my circle of people so it’s nice to come here to talk to people who understand what I’m going through. I’m currently in school attempting to get my Chemistry degree and eventually my master in Organic Chem. I went to a chemistry convention/science fair a few days ago and it was absolutely amazing. However, people were showing their findings and doing basically an all day presentation explaining to people what they were studying. This made me feel scared to be in their field because of my stutter. I’m afraid people won’t take me seriously because I’m stumbling over my words too much. It really has me feeling down about the whole thing. I love chemistry and I know I want to have a career here, but having a stutter really is making me have second thoughts, as much as I don’t want to.

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School & WorkEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability

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Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception