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Stuttering is a disability. My opinion of myself changed for the better when I started thinking of myself as someone with a disability. Before, I thought of myself as an embarrassment because I couldn't speak fluently "like others", now I think I do pretty well with what I've got because I no longer blame myself for a disability. I wouldn't hate myself for not being able to walk if I were in a wheelchair, right? I think because stuttering is invisible, it's easy to forget what it is: like handicapped, blind, deaf people etc. (to a smaller degree ofc), there are many everday things I will never be able to do, never be able to experience, like telling a joke in front of people or being spontaneous, or making a toast or just complimenting someone and this effects every aspect of my life, it's changed my personality. I was extremely extroverted before I became self conscious as a child. And accepting all this was important for me. Do you guys think of yourselves as "disabled" or are you against it? I'm curious to know, cheers!