(Keep in mind this has been/is a long and winding path with plenty of ups and downs) So, I care a lot less about it. Where as before I would say I was a stutterer (100% of me), now I am a person who happens to stutter (one part of who I am). There is a massive difference there. Also, I accept the fact that I will stutter, and therefore, when it happens, that's Ok. I can't hide from it, so I don't try. What I CAN do is keep trying to be better at stuttering. By that I mean the more I know my stutter and can predict when it might happen, I can take preemptive action. Slow down my rate, for example, or ease into a troublesome sound. This is the result of almost 20 years of being involved with an effing awesome group in Boston. I also take people reactions to my stutter with a new lens. Oh, you reacted like an a-hole to my stuttering? Well, that's not on me, that's on you for being an a-hole. Therefore, a-hole, you don't matter in my world. This is not to say its all roses and cotton candy. It sucks balls when I get discriminated against in job interviews, and some days I just don't want to deal with all this bullshite, but those days are fewer and have a shorter impact on me. And, of course, everyone's journey is unique, so YMMV...