The fact of the matter is that, most people don’t even care if your stutter. And even if they laugh at you, laugh with them. That was pretty funny, you got stuck on a word. Stick with it and never never never give up and hide. Hiding is the worse thing you can do. I used to hide and it fucked me up so bad to a point where my fear was so petrifying that I was even too scared to speak. Now that I’ve overcome that, I’m talking to random people I see like I’ve known them for years. It’s an empowering feeling. It weird advanced my maturity and somehow, my own intelligence. I started being more observant and being able to understand and comprehend things more than I used to. I can’t explain how it worked or how I even managed it but it is something you need to overcome. 💛