“Fall down seven times, stand up eight.” - Japanese proverb. Shake it off. Life could be worse - you could be blind and deaf at the same time. I recently saw a kid at church do a 3 minute speech. He was around 12 years old and stuttered the entire speech. I was so proud of this kid for having the courage to do his speech, knowing he was going to stutter. Our stutter gives other people the opportunity to practice empathy and respectfulness of others. You are helping other people when you have the courage to face your fear of speaking. Look up and practice reading while using a metronome. Do this 15 minutes a day and you’ll see results.