I know it's hard man but don't give up ! >Can I ask you how you made progress and what did you do and how long did this take? How do you accept it? I never realized that I made progress until my cousin told me. It takes time, probably years but I guess good things take time to happen. I don't really accept it yet or I wouldn't be writing this post, and I know it's making life harder for us but I read everywhere that the first step to a better life is to accept the fact that you stutter. I don't really like to go out, but I make efforts because we need to leave our comfort zone. For example : Everytime I go to the restaurant I try to order something different, I know it's not much but it takes time to try new things ! Going out with my friends made me realise that people don't see me like I see myself. What I want to say is that I had( and still somewhat have ) a bad image of myself. But then, my friend told me that his cousin found me cute and friendly, so I guess that people don't really care about our stutter... Anyway next time I see someone I don't know I'm going to do as u/hashbits did. I'm going to tell them I stutter right from the beginning and maybe it will help me to accept my stutter ! Good luck man and don't give up !