A little motivation for you all.. Hopefully anyway
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A little motivation for you all.. Hopefully anyway I have had a stutter and a pretty bad one ever since i was 6 and i am 24 now. I have dealt with a-lot of embarrassment all through my life, but here are something i learnt and how to deal with it. Yes there are days where i can barely get a word out or i run out of oxygen trying to get a sentence out, Yes i have had people tell me ‘jesus have you forgotten your name?’ I have had all sorts of experiences as will all of you have had. The way i learn to deal with it is to really accept it and don’t try and change it, This may sound really odd since i imagine alot of you will have tried to ‘reduce’ it or go to therapy etc. Scratch all of that. Acceptance reduces fear and stress, this will obviously come with time not overnight but this definitely helps build mental freedom and confidence sometimes too. Professional barriers? Who cares keep applying for that job interview. Social Anxiety? Meh friends cause drama anyways. Too scared to ask that girl out? The worst she can do is laugh and say no which guess what.. Happens to ‘normal’ people too! My point is and why i have truly accepted it is because it is a part of me no matter what. It would suddenly be weird to everyone if i came in one day speaking like MLK. I don’t and i hope you all don’t want to grow old and have so many regrets because you didn’t do something because your stutter held you back. We get ONE shot at life, a stutter is really minimal in the grand scheme of things. People will laugh and may call you names believe me iv once been told i sound like a scratched CD which to be fair even i had to laugh at that it was hilarious. People who don’t know you will laugh but honestly who cares, they are the main character in their story, chances are the next day they will probably forget u even existed. People with any sort of self respect and respect for other’s will see past the stutter straight away so if anything the stutter helps pick out all the dead wood. Live your life and be happy. Thats words from me. If you have any questions or advice please ask away i will be happy to help :)