Let me give you a longer answer. I think you are looking at this the wrong way, it sounds like to me that you think stuttering should keep you quiet. That is not accepting the stutter, that's the polar opposite. Accepting your stutter means that you are going to talk anyways knowing you will stutter. And sometimes you can do something to avoid it. We all have our tricks and methods we use to try and avoid it. But we also all know that there are limits to that, and there are stutters/blocks/words we can't avoid. Not speaking (like you are talking about) is a way to avoid it, but that's the way someone who hasn't accepted their stutter deals with it. In this case, stuttering means you are going to let yourself stutter so you can say what you wanna say. And this isn't easy, it sucks. Cause you know there's a decent chance the guy/girl you are talking to is thinking "this dude sounds like a fucking dumbass". Which is why its easier to not say it, cause you get to avoid that. Accepting your stutter is when you come to terms with "who cares if this person thinks I sound like a dumbass". And you won't be perfect with this. I am lucky to have gone to someone that could barely speak to someone who's stutter isn't life altering anymore. I can go out to a bar and usually get by without people even noticing I stutter, and I am happy about that. But there are also times when that isn't the case. I can name you 100s of times I shut up and didn't speak cause I knew I wouldn't be able to say a word, and I regret not just working thru the stutter every time. The most important part is too that you can't feel bad when other people judge you for it. Again, this isn't easy. Its not easy when a potential employer tells you "sorry, we want someone who will have an easier time communicating with customers". It's not easy when older people make snide remarks, or when the cute girl you are trying to hit on makes a face. But you can't let that stop you, cause that won't happen every time. And usually things don't work out poorly Accepting the stutter is all about not letting it keep you silent, and coming to the mentality that "shit happens, whatever"