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Brace Yourself Guys, I'm just pissed off. I just don't get it. I'm an 18M in second year studying business because I want to become a consultant. At least I thought I did, until I realized how much of an impact stuttering would have on networking, presentations, meeting new people and the like. And it's not like I don't like talking. I won a fucking international case study comp back in high school. But when I started uni, everything went downhill. Am I making a mistake choosing a career path which requires me to talk so much? Business school isn't cheap, and I don't want to spend the rest of my life regretting my career choices. I'm part of a club which consults for non-profits, and I had a presentation today with the rest of my team as a practice run for the real thing. And God damn it, I blocked literally every other sentence. After it was over, I turned my camera off, came to this Reddit page, and just broke down. I mean, what the fuck. If I become a consultant, is this going to be my life? How am I supposed to present deliverables to clients if I can say the fucking word "deliverable"?! Are there any stutterers out there working in corporate? Anyone else having a similar experience? My self-esteem's taken a real hit, and I'm scared about the future. More than anything, I'm just scared. I want to make a name for myself and be someone amazing. I wouldn't mind being such an overachieving, anxious, goal-oriented person if my stutter wasn't in the back of my mind like a cancer. Seriously, its the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning, and the last thing I think off when I go to bed. I don't want to live life scared, and I've already given up so much happiness and spontaneity to social anxiety. I second-guess everything I'm about to say, think twice about every opportunity before accepting, and generally live life like I'm playing on the third person. It's too much to handle, and I really just don't get it. I'm just pissed off. Sorry if I ruined anyone's day :( I know life isn't fair and we play the cards we're dealt, but hearing that really isn't helping me now.