I think the point is we all are severe stutterers at times. I've not been able to get a single word out on the phone. Do you stutter if you talk to yourself alone? Then you're not any different. My stutter has improved and what I find possible has expanded. Accept that you don't need to be where you're at, if you can work up the courage to work on it. And it does take courage. Do an intensive program at AIS in NYC, it broke down those initial walls for me.