I am the exact same way! I avoid meeting new people like crazy. It’s really sad because my social life has suffered and same for my children. They want to have sleepovers, which requires meeting the parents and I just can’t do it. I am new to trying not to be embarrassed about my stuttering and I want to finally be free from the hold it has on me, but I don’t know how. I cringe thinking back on all the awkward stares or the people that are rude about not being patient enough to wait for me to get through a sentence My husband is a huge sweetheart too and I feel bad putting all the pressure on him for appointments, phone calls and anything that requires talking. He usually takes time off to take our kids to appointments, but I am done with that and trying to conquer my fears. I’m about to go inside in a few minutes! I will have to get through it right?