To echo everybody else in this thread: Thank you for sharing, and I'm sure we all connect with that feeling of loneliness and self-isolation. I'm 34, I don't remember *not* stuttering, although in truth mine is more of a stammer with blocks, as opposed to repetition, etc. I hate the phone with a passion, and two months ago felt like I utterly bombed the first phone interview I had in 10 years. I speak with my hands and subconsciously work off of the other persons' body language, so being without those two tools is incredibly uncomfortable and difficult. What was scheduled as a 15-minute interview turned into 35 minutes, not entirely because of the stutter, but that was the joke I made at the end. Fast forward a few months: tomorrow morning at 5AM I'm getting on a plane to fly across the country for a multi-day interview as a final round candidate for a job they clearly think I'm qualified for. The last few days have been a continual practice in not freaking out (in a good way). I thought my chances were done for after that phone call, but in reality, I was in my own head, and they obviously didn't care. > In a weird way sometimes I think my stuttering speech is disarming. Someone once told me it was charming. They said it was quirky. They liked it. I’ll never forget that. That's exactly what I've come to understand. Good people don't care, and you don't want to spend any time with those who do. You've hit the golden ticket on the head: every person you meet is flawed, and most spend their days thinking about themselves anyway -- you hardly come into their equation. Thank you for sharing.