In my experience, the answer is 1 I decided after years of speech therapy doing little to nothing and speech tricks never becoming a habit after years of practice, that I would stop trying. I decided that if I stuttered, I stuttered and that people would listen if they cared enough. I do have *what seems like* 40 second blocks, but with most people- it’s totally fine. Most people will listen and be kind about it. I try not to make a big deal about it, and everyone else doesn’t either. Maybe in their head their annoyed, but I try not to think about that… It is a little embarrassing though I will say that my sister and some of my family, falls in camp #2. She thinks I’m not trying hard enough to get rid of it, and that it would go away if I tried. She criticizes me sometimes for complaining about it, but not doing anything to change it. Which I somewhat agree with what, but also, she wasn’t in speech therapy for 15 years with no results… So I guess it’s possible for some people to feel negative about it. Overall, don’t worry about being a burden. Sometimes I have to remind myself that: I’m a human who deserves patience and respect. I deserve to get my thoughts out in whatever way I can. If someone is a genuine person, they will listen and be patient. I also have to remind myself that this is a disability, and that needing a little EXTRA patience- is ok and also deserved. (This is all coming from someone terrified of taking anyones time and hyper aware of my speech for many years- it took a while to get to this point)