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Yes. I never really tell people I stutter outright - when I feel like its necessary, like if I'm stuttering a ton, I explain that I do have a stutter and I'm not having a stroke. I was telling a story to one of my classmates about a convo I had with someone else. My stutter had a part to play in the development of the story, so I told him that I had a stutter so he would get the story. That being said, anyone who isn't deaf can tell I have a stutter. This guy starts acting really weird. He literally looks away every time I stutter from that point on. He started acting as if I did something wrong to him. I never had that type of reaction... idk. I decided to forget about that instance and we ended up talking a lot because of scheduling. Now we've gotten super close and we talk about shit and try to help each other w/ advice and stuff... but whenever I tell him about ANYTHING that happened in my life he starts suggesting it might be because of my speech... no? What does ketchup spilling on my brand new jacket have to do with my fluency? I feel like if I tell people I have a stutter they start seeing me as a stutterer and not as a person.