There are so many times I need to shrug it off to keep my sanity. That doesn’t just apply to stuttering but for a lot things out of my control. When someone chuckles while I talk I don’t replay the experience in my head like I used to. Now I just think to myself “maybe it wasn’t about me and even if it was so what”. I used to order something I didn’t want or just not at all because I didn’t want to waste the time of employees and everyone in line. Isn’t that sad? I don’t want to live my whole life like that, so I’ve learned when to shrug it off. I got rejected for a lot of jobs and it sucked. I continued with school though and got certified for the job I currently have which I actually really enjoy. I didn’t see that as a possibility when I was in high school. So another piece of advice I’ll give is to keep trying, you don’t know what might come your way. What other choice do we really have?