I hear what you’re saying. Stammering is an awful affliction and can have a hugely detrimental effect on a persons life. There have been times in my life when I have struggled beyond belief without anyone on this planet knowing anything about it. It has often been a very painful existence. I have struggled and cried and felt there was no way through or forward. I have felt incredibly alone and I think what had been particularly painful is that others in my life have judged my stammering experience, minimising it, the impact, the pain of avoidance….you know yourself I work in the area of mental health and have entered into therapy a long time also to work on myself, to address the pain, anguish, shame…through this journey i have come to see myself as being more rounded, much more than my stammering, although, if I am honest, this is hard sometimes, very hard. But my default is one of increased self acceptance and one of valuing who I am as a person I do try to encourage people in this Reddit, particularly young people who are reaching out, who are in desperate pain and have no one else to speak to…isn’t it wonderful that we can support one another and listen to different points of view Isn’t it better to encourage and instil a belief life can be worth living in spite of it all?