I once went to an intensive 2 week speech therapy clinic at the University of Toledo. One of the assignments was to walk around campus and ask people if they know anyone who stutters and what they think of it. I did this for 2 weeks, surveying about 50 people. Turns out that 95% of people knew someone who stutters. Sometimes our biggest fears are based on our own insecurities. Your stutter will not surprise most people, believe it or not.