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The Acquaintance Stage (First Post) Throughout high school I was very anti-social due to my stutter. I would avoid all opportunities to talk, after 4 years at the same school most of my class mates still didn't even know who tf I was, just a face. I took a gap year and found some confidence by working shitty jobs with customer service duties. I am now in college and have began to practice the art of small talk. I find it easy to show my true colors to customers and strangers rather than people I wish to befriend. I party with my dorm mates and have a new found social presents for the first time in years. I am very proud of my progress but I seem to have hit a road block or speech block to be more precise;) My relationships never seem to advance past the acquaintance stage. I can make minimal small talk but I still avoid words, drinking also helps. My trouble is in the area of back and forth conversation, genuine conversation, I only fully express my self with friends Ive know for years. I have overcome the fear of talking but still haven't conquered my fear of stuttering. The way I see it is you either take the road of acceptance or speech therapy, both very difficult. Any advice for a young stutterer?