The abuse one suffers from stuttering is largely self-abuse. When we stop the pity parties and we stop the doom-n-gloom outlooks, life gets better. Stuttering is only an obstacle "in every aspect of life" if you make it one. It does pose obstacles, for sure. But we all navigate obstacles. The analogy you make with sexual abuse is a false one. Sexual abuse has an assailant and a victim. Stuttering has neither.