But be your authentic self, and do things out of your comfort zone. Re wire your brain to not react negatively to stuttering. If new people seem confused as you stutter, pause and let them know, they will understand. Force yourself into uncomfortable situations where you feel the stress and anxiety of stuttering. I guarantee the outcome will be much less severe than anything you imagined beforehand. The pain that comes with stuttering isn’t the stutter experiences themselves, it’s you hating the person you are when you do stutter or hold back from saying what you really want to say. This is by no means easy, but it’s all about how you perceive your stutter, whether it’s mild or even sever. It’s a process, and it’s one that’s different for everybody. But keep progressing; staying idle doesn’t only do nothing, it worsens the situation. I like this analogy; there are 84,600 seconds in one day. It only takes someone 5 seconds to say something negative about you, so what’s the point of spending the rest of your 84,395 seconds sulking over that 5 second bad experience. At the end of the day, you can control your emotions and how you react to situations; it’s really the only thing you have complete control of in life. You can find happiness within you, but also your worst enemy.