Eye contact, Stuttering and Dating.

Eye contact, Stuttering and Dating. I struggle maintaining eye contact with people when i'm speaking, especially when i start to stutter. Sometimes they look away and it makes me feel bad. What triggers my stuttering is, I lose my train of thoughts and find it difficult to find the appropriate words to articulate my idea when i look them in the eye. Does anyone experience this? How do ya''ll manage when you approach someone you are interested in and want to grab their interest? Has speech therapy helped you stutter less and improve your assertiveness in this context? Did it help you to make spontaneous conversations without stuttering?