I feel that unless you have an extremely severe stutter it is not that possible to be misunderstood or misrepresent yourself. If you’re being misunderstood or misrepresenting yourself it might just be that it’s because you’re letting the fear of stuttering take control. This sometimes happened to me, like when I would switch words or skip certain subjects completely in order to avoid stuttering as much as possible. The key is to really not avoid it by getting rid of the fear, which requires not caring what others think, which is all difficult but feasible. Regarding self-worth, since I’ve learned to place little value on the perceptions and opinions of other people I mostly derive my self worth from accomplishments in my academic, professional and extracurricular activities. It is also in these activities that I find relaxation.