I see a mix of comments in this thread.. I've experienced this in a different manner/context. I grew up stuttering pretty severely. Over time with practice, therapy, relaxation exercises etc (and probably some luck going through puberty - I'm 38) - I'm fairly fluent now (Some days...). In my head though I frequently feel like "everyone knows I stutter". It's a hard thing to shake. Some days I may only hit a few blocks. I've had several instances over the years where colleagues were thrown off by me stuttering, I'd worked with them 1+ years in some cases and had never heard/noticed me stutter until I hit a real hard block. I explained what it was and they were nothing but considerate. I don't know your friends, but I would just put it out there with your social circle. If people are going to be immature you may need to "prune a few branches". Otherwise, try to be open to the idea that some people will forget/not notice that you stutter. The past 5 years of my life have been a hell of a ride for reasons I won't go into here... But it positioned me to have a different perspective of my fluency and how I see the world and interact with other people. With that, I've had a few private heart to heart conversations with people that I am close to, and they have said things like "I barely notice because I'm listening to what you \*are\* saying". Hang in there buddy.