Stumbling over my words. In high school

H..H..Hello I’m Vedant Mali

Speaking is the most profound and beautiful ability that god has gifted to humans. Which has evolved over thousands of years. It is probably the easiest way to communicate your thoughts and feelings. However, it is not so easy for some people.

Stuttering – a blessing, disguised as a curse; is a perplexing condition faced by only one percent population on earth, wherein the person repeats certain words or syllables unconsciously.
As for me stuttering has always been a struggle, throughout my school life and has yielded me a lot of unique and bittersweet experiences, I believe that they have forged me into a completely different, much better, and humble person.

I remember, in school, it was hard for me to speak out, when there were loud reading sessions in my class, I would stammer sentences way too long in an unpleasant way, and my classmates used to laugh at me. Consequently, I become reluctant to raise my hand to answer in class despite knowing the answers.
Even my grades tumbled down, I also faced confidence issues. On the farewell day of 10^th grade, I wanted to give a speech, but I shook the idea of the speech because I thought I would stutter…later on this was a major setback for me, I wish I had given that speech!

In my daily life, I was so conscious about my stuttering that I avoided speaking on the phone, and even in meetings, thus preventing me from managing important tasks, and also in shops, especially ice-cream parlors, it is ironic because I only like flavors whose names are difficult to pronounce.


The feeling of not being able to speak properly was frustrating and daunting at the same time. And I wished to do something about my stutter. I joined speech therapy, and after practicing for 6 months I gained my confidence back. Over time I added many new techniques to my inventory for fluency.
With my newfound voice, I was determined to take things into my hands and not let this stutter drive my life. I learned that even though I stuttered, I’m just as good as other people, and can do better.

My stutter also made me improve my vocabulary so that I could speak fluently by switching to easy words later I did many school activities, took part in various drama skits, and used different accents to conceal my stutter while speaking and started to raise my hand and ask doubts in class. My teachers were always supportive towards me.  I rediscovered a new version of myself, who can undertake daunting

Taking part in group study sessions with my friends, and helping each other we all got good grades in our board examinations. They accepted me even though I stuttered.
I never bothered about classmates who used to mock me, unknowingly, taught me a valuable lesson, that even though I stutter, by being humble to other people, there is a better chance that they will understand me.

Later I did some stage daring At a family event, Although I stuttered on stage, it went well. At that time My parents played an encouraging role for me, they are very understanding and never get impatient whenever I stumble upon my words. it dawned upon me that the things I’m most afraid of are the finest things for me. Speaking.

I have a s..s.stutter and Living with a peculiar ride In class of its own.
In the future, Once my stuttering is fully cured, I aspire to help people alike me and help them regain their confidence, at a much faster pace than I did.
Moreover, it has helped me connect with people in a completely different way and made me believe that I can do things that seem impossible at the moment. Therefore, I say stuttering is a blessing disguised as a curse.