Do you feel like you could change the world, if you didn't have a stutter?
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Do you feel like you could change the world, if you didn't have a stutter? I've had a mild stutter for most of my life. Although it was kind of noticeable and I sometimes did get made fun of at school, it didn't hold me back initially. However, it got really bad in my final year of high school due to the stress of final exams. I couldn't say my name at all, and I struggled to read out loud. End of that year, I had an interview for a medicine degree which I completely failed because of my stutter. Going into uni, I wasn't as stressed and my stutter wasn't as bad. Through practice, I could say my name again. Despite still having a mild stutter, I could still do quite a bit. I have done two degree relevant internships, I've made quite a lot of friends. I've also looked for opportunities to contribute in uni that don't require speaking such as blogging. However, I always feel I could be better if I didn't have a stutter. I screwed up massively in a few of my presentations, I've been to scared to approach someone romantically, and I feel like I could've made a lot more friends. Applying for jobs now, I get super nervous in interviews. I think past interview experience has definitely helped me a lot, but it seems like a non stutterer is still much more preferable to me. I could've done so much better romantically. I feel like if I could be amazing, but because of my stutter, I'm just average. Is this a shared feeling?