postr/StutterJanuary 13, 2022

Feeling Discouraged About Dental School?

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Feeling Discouraged About Dental School? Hi all, had no idea this group existed since recently, but I’m 23 and have had this daily hinderance of stutter since I was little like you all. I recently graduated and will be starting dental school in the fall. So shocked I got in but I guess I did something right. I am getting more and more anxious about my stutter and how I would conduct myself in school. I try to look past it but its so hard when I basically get reminded of it everytime I talk. My biggest fear is that stuttering will somehow ruin yet another thing I love. I feel as my patients will look down on me or think I have no clue to what I am talking about due to my stutter. I always had trouble in undergrad getting almost all of the scientific words out; I can’t imagine it being any different in dental school. Was just curious if there were any potential people out there with my situation or any dentists with a stutter.

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Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career