"IF IT'S GOING TO BE, IT'S GOT TO BE ME. " You've got to force yourself into uncomfortable situations, and make small gains. Before you know it, you forget (to remember) that you might stutter. I stuttered for 20 years until I forced myself to "ACT" confident. I felt like a fool as a stutterer, so what did I have to lose. You need to face your fears, or they grow.