That's really inspiring. I believe your point is that a speech impediment is not something that we all can control, and that it's more or less a spontaneous sort of thing that instead of forcing to "beat it", you must adapt and incorporate it as part of your identity. I definitely understand what you're trying to say but how would you suggest me to try and "incorporate" this into my identity. Do you recommend activities that include speech? This whole time, I've been avoiding such activities for the past 4 years to avoid humiliation and embarrassment. It's not like I have any struggle making friends, I constantly utter to them that I have difficulty in speech and they support me. I hide the fact I have a stutter at school and just play it off as a "joke" or a harmless demeanor. My problem arises with the fact that I have anxiety literally just thinking of ordering something at a restaurant. Do you suggest that, that's more of an anxietal issue rather than a stutter? I'm simply asking for more guidance. Thank you so much, you definitely helped.