M46- I've stuttered my whole life. I am self-employed as an Automation System Integrator and have held several jobs through the years. I also developed social anxiety and panic attacks. I believe the quality of my business and my life suffer because of how I perceive myself in the eyes (or ears) of others. My experience says mostly everyone who will witness my stutter really don't think of me any less than they might normally. The problem lies mainly in my perception of myself. I have met and been friends with several persons who stutter (PWS) and it amazed me that they didn't seem to care that they stuttered. I think about this all the time. Why do I have such a problem with it? This is the question that I will be looking to answer. Since stuttering is incurable for most I believe the best path to take is to become OK with stuttering. Don't loose hope that it will go away though. My mother says she had a stutter but she grew out of it, as have many.