i’m 21, i stutter a bit. i only *feel* like people judge me because i stutter. i have this fear that people will treat me like a child or not take me seriously because of this. i don’t know if people really think that about me. sometimes I keep my my mouth shut during conversations because i’m worried people might think that i don’t sound intelligent. but then I also look stupid for not voicing my opinion sometimes or joining political dinner conversations. i allow people to be rude to me most of the time because i don’t want to speak up, stutter, and have them laugh at me. i beat myself up all the time saying in my head “you sound like such a child when you speak” no one treats me like a child *yet* but i feel like it will soon be a bigger problem when i’m trying to get a job after college!