I've created some of the best connections in my life that started with a severe stutter. The severity doesn't matter, it can actually be beneficial at times. What does matter is your inner self worth not fluctuating when you stutter severe, moderate, or mild. I used to have the worst contortions as well, and when I worked on my emotions and started to change my relationship with my stutter, they fell off. If you took "just be confident" from my message then something went severely wrong lol.