Here's something that is true for me and for lot of stutterers that I've met: The more you try to hide your stutter, the more you start stuttering. The less you try to hide it, and just stutter openly, the less you tend to stutter. This is the classic contradiction of the stuttering condition. To see if this applies to you, do the following: \- Go to a store where you can speak to someone that you might feel comfortable stuttering with \- Have a q uestion to ask ahead of time: "Where can I find item xyz?", "When does the next stock for item xyz arrive?", etc. \- Approach that person, maintain eye contact all the time, and "try" stuttering as much as you can when you ask the question. \- First time you do this will be extremely uncomfortable, but I promise you it will get easier. GO to the next store and do something very similar until it starts becoming easier. If you found out that you stutter less when you try to actually stutter, then you can take the next steps which I'll share later. DM me when you complete the first one If you need some inspiration, go to yt and search for Chase Gillis' channel where he has perfromed lot of these 'comfort zone' challenges to overcome the fear of stuttering in front of others.