I struggle socially. In my late teens I was struggling to cope and I withdrew a lot. Since then I got married and had kids but I really struggle at making friends. I get on well with my partners friends but struggle to connect with others on my own. I lost touch with my school friends and generally as an adult I think it is harder to connect. I need to do something about it but I have a job and kids and I struggle to give it the time it needs. With my stuttering I think I am like you describe. I am always up for talking despite my stutter. I always felt inferior because of my stutter and that drove me to work harder and be better. From a career point of view that really worked out. My insecurities lead me to studying harder and working longer and I now manage projects worth millions of pounds. A couple of years ago I made the mental effort to see myself as someone who stutters. I day dream a bunch and I used to run stories where I am a confident leader with perfect speech living a better life. I started to change that a while back. I still daydream but as someone who stutters. I found this made me generally more accepting and more at peace. I completely get what you are saying but I would challenge you to write down what you feel like you are settling on. Take speech out of the equation. What would you change? What is stopping you from making that change? I would also note that most people live a fairly average life and a lot of people are really happy with that.