💯 Fact. It just pains me I didn't notice this earlier, I would have made more social connections and become a good speaker during my late teens. I was a hardcore stutterer in much of my teens and felt super insecure about it. I used to skip words when I'm speaking and avoid people just to hide my stutter. In my early twenties I began my self improvement journey and told myself I'm not going to give a fuck when I stutter in my conversations with people.For instance I would hold a convo with someone, maintain eye contact and release all my stutter in it even if they laugh at me or act like I'm being creepy. When I kept doing this I started to speak smoothly like a burden had been lifted off me. It's just surprising how not giving a fuck about what people would think about you when you stutter could help with healing your stutter. But thinking about it, being anxious everyday about it, resisting it and hiding it is just going to make you stutter much much more. I think most of the stutterers in this sub have a victim mindset and love to be victimized about their stutter which in turn, reinforces it. I just hate that mentality. When I read some of the posts in this sub it reminds me of all the anxieties and low self-esteem that was associated with my stuttering. I just wish we could see more post like yours.