commentr/StutterOctober 24, 2016

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I've been a uni for some time now, and it was definitely my first uni presentation. In high school I was fine with presenting, I stuttered very little during the presentations I wasn't really known for my stutter. I stuttered maybe once for a split second on a word each sentence, so not much and it brought my confidence up a lot. My first presentation at university however I could not get even a few words out, and it was the most humiliating thing I have ever done. To make matters worse, I submitted the wrong write up for the presentation so everything I gave my professor was plagiarized (which can result in expulsion). At the time, it felt like the worst day in my life. It shattered my confidence and I haven't given a presentation since. It's been a couple years now and due to a variety of reasons (regretting my major mainly) I'm still not sure what to do with my life.

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Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifeShame & Embarrassment