"I have been stuttering for something like 22 years. If somebody thinks that for some reason, in this single isolated incident, I am going to be sad about it, they think far too highly of themselves and far too little of me, to think that I haven't figured out how to deal with this by now." "they think far too highly of themselves and far too little of me," I'd say that's thinking the worst of someone. I get it, it's annoying to a point; but some people are just genuinely trying to help.