Jbradfo
04-18-2008, 04:31 PM
Hi my name is jerry and I have had many ups and down with my stuttering. I have had times when I would consider myself severe but in contrast have had times( even for as long as a year where I felt I was almost completely fluent) I found that during my fluent times I was able to have a happy functional life having everthing from a job I enjoy to dating a few attractive and intelligent women. These times in my life where great and memorable but this are not the way the majority of my life has gone. I find when I have relapses from whatever therapy program I'm trying out i start to get frustrated, insecure, angry,and depressed. Not to mention my social life and love life become viturally non-existent.( Except for a few exceptions)Right now I'm at a time when I'm not so fluent(although I am trying to change that) and have for once in my life decided to try and be happy and chase things I want in life regardless of fluency. It's been an uphill battle for the past few months but I've purposefully put myself back on the line in public and the dating scene. I'm working at a local Starbucks and even working the dreaded drivethrough. I although sometimes it does indeed feel like hell I'm still hopeful that I can over come this again or just accept it and be happy. I was wondering if anyone else has had a similiar experience?