I'm not a psychologist, but let's call me a expierence expert in stuttering, anxiety and inferiority complexes. 1 stop apologizing all the time : you are who you are, nothing wrong with that! **Be proud** how your flaws shaped you into a **good person**. The more apologies you make, the more you will believe it was necessary. **It is not !** 2 I'm sure you are pullin' you're weight at work. Go to work en **be the best in what you do**. Skip the calls for now. 3 Yes, you are **thinking things too much through**, it seems to me that this text was a positive one, where youre boss recognized and understands you couldn't come in that day. 4 7 loads of laundry + treating lice is a lot of work. **Nobody could do that** and show up the next early morning. 5 your claim that "you are a pain in the ass" is **founded on nothing** else than your anxiety. 6 I notice in many cases that there is a correlation between anxiety and stuttering. I would like to suggest to talk to a professional and work on that anxiety and inferior feeling. 7 Try talking more slowly during the day, nobody will notice and it is a great exercise for calming down. Notice how it will positively effect your stutter and anxiety. The moment you feel relaxed and expierence a "calmness" in your speech, try to make a simple phone call. Start of with a call to a random company and ask a simple question. You will stutter, but that is fine. Try it ! It helped me, I know it can help you. Wish you all the best sorry; bad spelling