I consider myself quite introverted in life. I can talk to people in social situations, often for quite a long time, but I will stop for fear of embarrassing the other person, and I don't especially approach strangers. I hate going to parties, eating with people, and speaking with groups, because I feel like I'm more of a spectator than an actor, and when I try to be an actor, I always feel like I'm making others and myself uncomfortable. I never know how much my stutter played into it. I have never hidden it and I try as much as possible to be accepting of my stuttering, but I know that I have difficulty making jokes or spontaneous interventions that we find in group discussions. I feel like I don't know how to converse, like what topic to find, how to react and show that we're interested in the conversation. I tell myself that without stuttering, I could and would have been able to approach others without problem, but I don't have the impression that it would change my relationship with others that much.