What got me through was actually going out, attending a social event, and talking to people. I spoke to people, I made friends, and I learnt that all the stuff I had convinced myself was true about being fundementally unlikable - was just bullshit. In fact, people have said I'm great to talk to. It also helped that I made a few self-deprecating jokes about how I couldn't talk, and seeing the confused look in people's eyes, was also nice. It really showed me that my stutter didn't define me, and it wasn't nearly as big and omni-present a trait of me as I thought. *My stutter is definitely pretty moderate, I have fairly significant stutters every sentence. What it really taught me is it isn't the stutter that matters, it's how *you* respond to it. If you're confident and comfortable, others will be. If you're scared and awkward, others will be. People return the energy you put out.