Maggie O’Farrell
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Yeah.
Yes, exactly.
It was horrible.
And I came out of that interview and actually I remember thinking, I don't have to say a name, I can just say she.
And then I did it and it was okay.
I got through it.
But honestly, I've never quite recovered from that.
No, it's fine because I've got it all marked up.
And I thought, OK, I really have to do something about it.
So I did go to a speech therapist, and she said to me, you know, what's the worst thing?
And I said, well, it's the worst thing is if I stammer.
And she said, but why?
If you stammer, why is that so bad?
Why is it so terrible that somebody knows?
And she asked me to keep a stammering diary.
And one of the weeks I went, I'd gone into a chemist to pick up a prescription, and they'd asked me my name, and I couldn't get it out.
And the woman behind the counter laughed and said, oh, you've forgotten your own name.
And I came out feeling...
I was so humiliated.
And I told the speech therapist about this.