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Stutter shaping your identity Hi, does anyone feel that there stutter has significantly shaped part of there identity. People who have had it young, do you feel you lead a fulfilling life without being able to communicate well to others. Personally, it’s held me back a lot. Late 20s. Missed out on work opportunities, having relationship, new friendships. Imagining where you’ll be if you had a clear voice and that extra bit of confidence. For most of the us, we’ve been told to stop being so quiet, shy or nervous from our family/friends To gain confidence and to “be a man”. In my culture, if there is one thing different, that would be your label. Not your name. Just “The Stutterer”. Followed by laughter and smug expression. Sometimes you want to cut your tongue out of spite whilst other times you’ll want to beat each person who’s laughed at you. How do you accept it a break out of this guilt, shame and hate.