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Living with a stutter - compassion. We all have a sob storey. How our stutters have impacted our lives. I ended up homeless, jobless and I tried to position myself back but my stutter kept getting in the way so much that I ended up admitting myself to the mental health ward because I was suicidal. It’s hard. It’s a hard road to walk. There’s so many things I feel like I could have been if it wasn’t for my stutter. Career progression, relationships and just day to day things I want to say. But the words just don’t come out properly. It’s very embarrassing. I think my mental health has definitely taken a hit because of my stutter and my overall quality of life as well. Because of my stutter I am now on a disability benefit. My focus is to just now look after myself. Eat well. Exercise and enjoy the simple things in life. It’s hard when your stutter keeps getting in the way and you just want to give up. I wanted to kill my self because of it. But I didn’t. I chose to live with my stutter. It’s so hard at times. But I just keep living and trying my best even though I feel like often I am misunderstood.