Yeah spot on. My stutter is bearable more often than not but I have never really let it get me down. I do have moments where I think "what could have been" especially when it comes to careers but you can say that about anything in life I suppose. I guess it depends on what you think is being held back from your stutter and how you react to these things. Sounds easy when written down but of course its never as easy as that. I think we can benefit from having a "screw it" outlook on life. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses, work out what you are good at and go from there. I do find it gets better as you get a bit older as you tend to worry less about what everybody thinks and work out who your close friends etc are.