To some extent, depression, anxiety, feeling permanently misunderstood and frustrated will be things walking along side of you for ever. There is no way around that and I know it sucks. But it is up to you to decide if that is all you are or if you are more than your stutter and the things around it. The thing that makes me want to stand up in the morning is keeping in mind that there are still a ton of things that I can do to make this world at least a tiny little bit better. And when people see that instead of throwing a self pity party I am there doing my part to help others, I end up gaining respect. And even if I don’t get respect from nobody, knowing that I am not just feeling sorry for myself all day makes me respect myself more, and that’s enough.