I'm so dumb I just realised this would be a sub.

I'm so dumb I just realised this would be a sub. I'm 30. I have always stuttered. Reading this sub I can see my experiences are pretty much the same as everyone else but just thought I'd make a positive post for any of you younger people or not younger people that are getting beat down by it. My stuttering varies from some days of barely being noticeable to some days not being able to get a word out. Talking on the phone, drive through speaker box, hand held radio or anything that has a reverb I think makes my speech go to shit. One of the best coping mechanisms I have for the phone Is having a very well rehearsed "hi how are you?" in a very up beat voice. If I can hear the other person on the phone immediately lighten up even if they were pleasant to begin with it disapates a lot of my tension and I have a much easier time. Drive through speakers are just shit though I don't have a solution for myself for that. I had the same troubles in school as most of you, kids don't realise how horrible they can be or the damage they can do, verbal presentations were terrifying. Towards the end of school though all the shit heads had dropped out and everyone mostly became friendly with each other. Everyone just accepted how I am. Presentations became a game where I could fake my stutter a little bit to pad out the time and the teacher wouldn't dare mark me down. My classmates knew and thought it was funny. I'm happily married to a kickass wife have a great job and more friends then I have time for. My stutter is always there but has mostly been reduced to only really bothering me if I'm having a really off day, or calling someone I don't know on the phone or ordering something. How good are those self service kiosks or pre ordering apps now! I know I've been very lucky with the people I have around me and that's been a big benefit to dealing with the stutter. It still gets me down from time to time but mostly I'm fine. Wow I just wrote a lot. I've never found a group of stuttered before. I just wanted to share abit about my self with people who understand and say I'm happy I found this sub