I too was never bullied in school. I didn't want to put myself out there to be a target so I kept my mouth shut almost all of my elementary + high school years. I do not like my image as a stutterer. It doesn't matter who I talk to, I do not like how I look when I begin to stutter. Just how an obese shirtless person might be self conscience and not like their image. I feel the same way when I stutter. It isn't appealing. I feel that I am in 100% control of my image when I do not talk. I can walk and look how I want. But when my mouth opens, I appear weak and nervous. I'll forever be known as the serious guy who doesn't talk much.