"Suffer a little bit now so you don't have to suffer as much later", would be my quote for you haha. Sacrifice the short-term for the long-term. I do hear this a lot, about people deciding to accept their psychological/psychophysiological issues as part of themselves. I think there's a fine line between acceptance, and forfeit. You acknowledged that it is an easier decision to give up trying to improve, than it is to work on it. And you are right, it is definitely easier - giving up usually is. BUT, I think there is a good middle place to be. I've accepted my stutter as a permanent part of myself, but in the way that it is my permanent challenge. For my entire life, I will always have to be improving my fluency. Literally every person on the planet will have at least one or two permanent challenges to deal with for their entire lives - remaining alive actually is one of them. I think you will find, as I have, that ignoring (or "accepting", as a more harmless way to put it) will end up doing you more damage than healing. I found it always something looming over my head, and I *knew* that I could be more than I was by improving and practicing. I found more joy in fighting the challenge than pushing it aside. Stuttering is something that psychology and science have *proven* to be something that we can improve on. Knowing that I could, but wasn't, made me feel bad about myself. I could be better and I knew it, and it ate me alive until I decided to change and work on improving. But at the end of the day, it's entirely up to you. You know your life more than anyone else. But if someone with clinical depression said they are deiciding to accept themselves as a depressed person, and will no longer continue to seek help, you might feel worried for that person. I see a psychophisiological issue like stuttering the same way. "Acceptance" in this case, to me, is a synonym of "quit", and as person who enjoys working, I don't like the sound of that.(to be clear, I'm not calling you or anyone a quitter, it's just my view on things) That's just my honest opinion on it, and I hope others will reply to this as well and give theirs and you can make the best decision for yourself and your life. Much love and luck :)