I’ve had ups and downs, particularly in high school and my early 20s, but I never stopped going after what I wanted. Had embarrassing moments, days I came home and buried my face in my pillow, etc. I’m 31 now, high paying career, house, wife(beautiful btw) and happy kids. I can talk with anyone anytime and frankly don’t even care about my speech impediment. Atleast not much like before, but now that I’m more social, many people seem more drawn to me regardless of how I talk, because I walk the walk and they know that. It took me time and courage to accept how I am, chances are you care more about your stutter than other ppl do. We will all die one day, you won’t even matter in the spec of life, why waste YOUR limited time on not absolutely kicking ass? There are plenty of non-stutter people that haven’t achieved as much as me because I work harder than them regardless of how I talk. Don’t hold back my friend.