DylanW99, My name is David and we are “TWINS”, but from another mother. I have a severe stammer ever since I began to talk. I was late to the talking game, and according to my mum I did not start talking until the age of four. That was 43 years ago. I am 47 currently. Dylan, I to this very day have such a severe stammer that on a good day a sentence will take me about two minutes to get out of my mouth. What I would suggest to you as I over my life had attempted multiple attempts of killing myself because of it. Caused me severe depression and so on. But one day I accepted that I am a person who stutter / stammer, and I have to own it. Accepting that you have a “hidden” disability is a lot harder than a visual disability like someone in a wheelchair, or a person with down syndrome. I also had to pretty much say fuck you to the world. You are who you are, we all wish we did not have “this”. Take each day, or if you have go into smaller segments, each out and say to yourself, I made it! Now can I repeat that again, again and again. It sucks, but you cannot let the stammer own you, you have to own it. For me it took me until the age of 42 when I finally accepted that I am a person who stutters. Dylan, do you know anyone else that stutters? If you do not Dylan, then I would like to introduce you and to everyone else here to my stuttering family. I belong to The National Stuttering Association (NSA) My stuttering family is made up of thousands of brothers and sisters from every corner of the world. I would like to invite everyone to check out the NSA’s website. I do not know the rules here for posting web links here. Do a Google search for The National Stuttering Association. Also, check out their Facebook page as well. When you are on their website navigate to the page called, Local Chapters. Depending on where you are located there may be a local support group. There you can meet others who are stammering also. Dylan, I know it’s tough what you are going through. Anyone with anytype of disability cannot go through this alone. I know with family members they try and be sympathetic, it nice and they are being supportive, but it’s nothing like speaking to another stuttering family members who knows exactly what your going through and experiencing the same experiences as what you experiencing. Dylan, I would like to give you my mobile number. I know we stammers hate talking on the phone, but I speak to my stammering family through text messages. I know if I am having a real bad day with my speech and I do not to speak to my “bio” family, I send a text to one of my stammer mates, Amy time of the day or night. I wish you all the best Dylan! David O’Brien Mobile: +1 650 200 8769