So just to get to why I’m nervous, I have a speech impediment (stutter) and I’ve had it since I was little (I remember it starting at 7/yo ) and I have been made fun of my whole life because of it. To add to all of this the pandemic hasn’t helped anything. Now I’m wanting to meet new people because I don’t have many friends, but I’m to nervous too. I also have built up a fear sort of that I’m gonna be made fun of if I stutter in public because of how I’ve always been made fun of in school and some people in public. I know I shouldn’t feel like this but I just dont know how I should handle meeting new people becasue a lot of people (probably 90% of people) that I meet will usual just 1.make fun/laugh of me off the bat or 2.They will talk to me that one time and never talk to me again.
Like I said earlier I just don’t know how I should handle trying to meet new people/make friends irl. Any advice or tips would help
Thanks