Oh, yes. Back in my first year of college, I went to this debate event for a club activity and I was supposed to talk about this one topic they had assigned us. I gathered all my points and as I began, suddenly my words wouldn't come out. I tried a lot but it wouldn't just come out. Before I realised, I was sobbing. I ran out and sat curled up into a ball. I didn't know anyone either so it was scarier, but then, one of the coordinators came out and asked me if I was okay and I told her everything, and she was super supportive throughout. I did feel really ashamed and devastated, but then through that, I made a bunch of valueable friends. There was this guy whom I had just seen around the campus, came out of the hall and comforted me. He's one of my closest friends now. I think these little moments of embarassment and people coming to me saying it's okay and that it's not how I delivered but what I delivered mattered helped me build my confidence. I'm 22 now and I've grown much more confident. I guess you just need to let yourself cry and have these moments to assess what you're going through, maybe you'll also make friends who are truly willing to understand you. Most of the friends that I made didn't pity me for my stutter, but showed that they truly wanted to support me and trust me, that's quite hard to come by but never impossible.