I try not to let it get to me. I've just finished my first year of uni - made great friends, joined a few societies, overall a great year - and I'm currently doing some volunteering for the summer. My natural instinct is to hide away in my room and avoid people, and even when I socialise the fear of stuttering is constantly lingering in the back of my mind. Admittedly there are some days when my stutter is worse than others, and on those days I wish I'd never even bothered to step outside. But I know that for every awkward stuttering moment, there's a great memory that I wouldn't have if I gave in to my fear. My friends have always been super supportive despite my own self-consciousness. I really hate my stutter, and my life would probably be better without it, but you've got to push on and live your life anyway. So far it's been alright.