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I struggle with pronouncing words so I often change what I want to say. I'm a slow talker and it takes time for me to say something. I sometimes forget how to pronounce simple words that I never struggled with before. I think part of the problem is that I can't clearly pronounce sounds that make words. The longer the word, the more likely I'll make a fool of myself.
Being someone who speaks multiple languages I think I can relate a bit. I went to school in Switzerland for a year, though it was private and Russian-speaking, and I remember being a bit insecure over my accent.
I remember people saying it sounds like I burnt my tongue, I think because Russian is a ‘deeper’ spoken language. Recently in the US I got the same comments, though such things don’t bother me these days like they used to
There’s a few words I absolutely can not pronounce at all though I wouldn’t say I have a speech impediment. ‘Wheelbarrow’, ‘rear wheel drive’, to name two. Actually it’s kinda funny one of my favorite battalion members has a speech impediment
Anyway, you have three options, attend speech therapy or improve your speech on your own, stop caring about whether you’re pronouncing things right or not, or remain silent. I don’t recommend the last one