This is a great place to vent! It could be stuttering-related, but I might not have been. I think it's a natural thing to think of any negative outcome as related to x, y, or z. It's kind like dating/growing up in a way. When I was in high school I thought girls didn't like me because of my stutter, but looking back, I was a chubby achne-infested kid who talked WAY too much about Star Wars :) I think it's helped me to keep an open mind about what I know is true about stuttering vs what I only think might be true.