Your assumption is correct. And it's a complex answer lol So I'm in a cubicle setting and initially I felt scared of being heard stuttering, and looking back I was ashamed because I was trying to prove myself. So the first thing that made things easier was advertising my stutter to my office mates. It put things out in the open. Now you don't have to have a formal conversation with everyone and declare that you stutter. You can try to incorporate it into normal conversation. Like for example if people are talking about getting sick, you could say something like "yeah when I get sick I end up stuttering more". For me, I went to the NSA conference and when people found out I was going away it was a great way to talk about my stutter. You could even wear something stuttering related, or if you have a workspace, perhaps a poster. But that was only part of it. For me, I really needed to work on acceptance, being ok with the fact that I stutter and it's OK to do it in front of people. And the last part that escaped me for years is accepting FEAR. For years I was in denial that I had so much fear. It wasn't until I started practicing voluntary stuttering and had panic attacks that I realized I was still very scared of my stutter. In these moments of fear, I accept the fear and acknowledge it, but then move on, decide I do not need to be afraid and focus solely on what I am doing. Practicing mindfulness will really help with this. Hope this helps