Here's a couple of thoughts that have been helpful to me over the years. 1. Let go of the idea of perfect speech. Let's be honest, even fluent speakers aren't perfect, and our stutter probably isn't going away. Even if it did, we'd find something else to hate about ourselves. 2. Instead of pursuing unattainable perfection, I try to give myself "speech challenges" and try doing things that I find difficult (like calling up a restaurant and asking about their specials). The trick here is to give yourself a gold star for the attempt, regardless of how it turns out. Learn to be willing to attempt "difficult" things speech-wise; it's how you can live without stuttering defining you. 3. High school is a tough time and everyone is mentally impaired. **Just get through it**. The rest of your life won't be this way. 4. That said, you care about your speech SO MUCH MORE that everyone else does, and everyone else takes their cues from you regarding how uncomfortable they should be with it. 5. Most people aren't jerks (even in high school), so cut people a little slack when the lame jokes and nervous titters come. They're uncomfortable, but they'll learn how to be comfortable if show them how.