Thank you for this, just found this group because my stutter has started getting worse again after some years of being mostly fluent and I was feeling frustrated, this was a great message to see right away. I like your point at the end about being memorable, it can be painful in the moment but when I stick with what I'm trying to say I have noticed that people sometimes interpret my blocks as dramatic pauses and not me trying to force a word out. In retrospect it's funny honestly. I think the moments I've felt the worst about my stutter are when I let it keep me from saying anything at all, so thanks for the encouragement.