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I'm a stutterer.
I have had a stutter since I was 6 yo. It was due to a shock I had at that age.
With time it grew severer. I could barely talk to people sometimes, other times I would speak fluently ! It isolated me from friends at times, made me avoid social gatherings, avoid taking opportunities, it made everyday interactions a living hell.
Until the day I realized no one cared about it more than me... I do stutter, I have it, but my mind made it worse than it really was. If you accept it, if you accept that eventually sometimes you'll have blocks while talking, people will accept it too. Because people sense it when you're fearful and hesitant. Of course I still do stutter, but today I care about it way less then before.
My professional life made it that I have to speak publicly, and that I speak to many people often, so with time it came to me, that it is just the way I speak. Who cares !
So if you're a stutterer, struggling with it and you're reading this, I want you to not give a fuck starting from today. Always take time when talking and relax.
Accept yourself and people will accept you. <3
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Darcy
My older brother has a stutter. He has for as long as I've been alive. Same sort of situation — our mom died when he was 4, and it started after that. But you know, for the longest time, I never noticed he even had one. He was just himself, just Derek. Always the coolest person I'd known. So this resonated a lot and even though I'm a stranger, I just want to say I'm proud of you, man.
Much love to you and your brother.
Maybe say hi to him from this side of the world haha
Appreciate your comment!!
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Thank you. I think I really needed to read this to just give myself permission to not fixate on it so much. 🥹🫶 I've allowed it to kind of derail my social, love, and professional life way too long at this point. I really feel silly sometimes, like if I can't order food online or through an app, forget about it lol. I have family and friends that are patient and totally understand, but I feel like new people automatically assume I'm not intelligent as soon as I start talking. It gets a little frustrating when the thinking voice in my head is super articulate and knows all the words, but my mouth doesn't
but like you said, this is the way I speak. I just gotta commit to being less insecure about it (starting Jan 1st though 
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Ahahaha
Januray 1st I'll check if you started XD
I'm so glad this helped someone and that someone actually read this.
Give yourself permission to be non perfect.
Still struggling here too.
Take care !
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