Thanks for both of your comments. I guess acceptance has to happen on several levels; let's say, we can accept that there is little we can do but embrace ourselves with our broken speech, and thus not shy away from other people, but we don't have to accept that we may be 90% disfluent. It seems to be a contradiction, but this is the way I see it. Oh, and Charolaides hit the nail on the head. What I meant was that, I hope at least, by the time that I hit 50,60,70, the performance anxiety associated with speaking, the fear, will have just fallen off as one of those things you realise, with hindsight, are not as important as you once believed. And also, by my last question, let me rephrase it: why would a person who has accepted his stuttering visit this sub? Unless its from an academic interest, or a need to help others, I imagine total acceptance would make it a non-issue, just like breathing. Something you do. By the way, it's unrelated, but I am finding that a regular meditation practice has helped my social anxiety and speech immensely.