Hi there. I took the time to read what you so courageously have shared and am glad that I did. I can feel the emotion in your words. The depth of it…there is a huge amount of sensitivity and understanding here and I would encourage you to engage with us here. I can relate to a lot of what you describe. The pain of ridicule. The yearning to be accepted and to be afforded life opportunity. What I have learnt over time is that life can be lived more and more on your own terms and less so dictated by the often overwhelming experience that is stammering. I work in the area of mental health and shared my struggles previously with a counsellor. I can’t stress how helpful this was. I had never shared the depth of the pain, frustration, shame etc with anyone, and it helped me enormously. I would encourage you to possibly consider this as a support. At some point in your life if you feel you could benefit from it… Well done on getting those exams and moving through your course. No doubt took a lot of hard work and determination