Just want to share something small but huge for me
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Just want to share something small but huge for me So, often times, I will have a story I want to share but there will be ONE word that I am afraid of (the word could be anything from the word “condition” to “do”) and that results in me staying frustrated and silent. I work at a hospital as a medical technician (as of recently ☺️) and everyday the people on shift have a meeting at the end of the day to share our thoughts and experiences from the day. Terrifying, right? I had a story to tell about a visually/emotionally disturbing experience I had with a patient that day and it would require me to say “Stevens-Johnson Syndrome” and the word “Stevens” has tortured and terrified me for over a decade. But today, I didn’t feel like allowing my stutter to silence me again so I raised my hand and shared. Long story short, I said what I wanted, focused on the MESSAGE, stuttered for 3-4 seconds on “stevens” and a few other words, and it was fine. The class was intrigued and I answered more of their questions about it. The meeting leader said that was a great story. I learned today that sometimes I stutter with *shame*, and sometimes I stutter with *confidence*. Today I stuttered with confidence and focused on the content of my words and that is why I felt so good after and people wanted to listen.