I recently found this group. I'm glad to be here :)

I recently found this group. I'm glad to be here :) I'd like to share a little part of my journey and why I am glad to be here. I'll try to keep things short... I was a very severe stutterer growing up (think 30+ second blocks multiple times per sentence with bad facial contortions). Stuttering was an all consuming anchor for me for the better part of 2 decades. At 24 I became involved with the stuttering community. I thought I knew everything about stuttering, but I soon realized I only knew my story. I have learned so much from so many different people and perspectives. I started going outside my comfort zone and doing things I never imagined (like starting and leading my own stuttering support chapter and speaking at 5 colleges/universities to graduate SLP students). Now I am in my late 30s. The adulting has really kicked in. Wife. Child. Job. House. Bills. Stuttering has taken a back burner in life. It's good in a way because it's no longer this daily burden nor does it affect my life like it used to. But at times where the stuttering still rears its head (edit: negative stuttering experiences, I still stutter quite good), I wish I had the time and energy to work on things like I used to. Not to say I dont try to work on things, but it's not the same as it used to be. So it's been nice seeing people post here. It kinda brings me back in and gives me perspective again. I look forward to meeting new people :)