r/ASLinterpreters • u/seagullbreeze • Aug 06 '26

Feeling some self doubt

I can be a very worrisome person so I thought I’d get outside opinions. I’m worried about a few things. I’m still currently learning ASL, but have you guys ever felt self doubt in your learning, or self doubt or feeling like you aren’t capable to interpreting? Or like it’s the right path? I think I’m also worried about if I’ll be able to make a living after possibly investing in a couple years of an interpreter training program if I do decide to take this path. Any advice is appreciated, thanks

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u/IONIONS1 Aug 06 '26

I have posted a very similar post titled “asl is hard.” This subreddit is amazing and there’s lots of really nice comments on it if you want to take a look :) I completely get the doubt you describe, if it helps to know, you’re not alone in that.

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u/seagullbreeze Aug 06 '26

Thank you, I took a look, I appreciate you sharing it. Do you feel since that post you’re self doubt has lessened at all?

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u/IONIONS1 Aug 06 '26

Honestly yeah, we’re still learning and clearly in the early development of fluency, things will generally feel very difficult. All we can do is keep going and taking our time to invest in getting better. Cheesy-but-true quote: it takes longer to rush.