I stutter more now that I've accepted my stutter and I feel better

I stutter more now that I've accepted my stutter and I feel better I used to hide my stutter when I was around people other than family. (I have a **sever** stutter when around family, but a mild stutter in public, but that's for another post...) By "hiding my stutter", I mean speaking faster and choosing the right words (safe words). I just end up speaking weird, mixing up words and syllables and repeating myself a lot! Or I would just stay silent and listen to the others talk... I'm now 20 and I realize how much energy and effort it takes to do that. I don't want to spend the rest of my life worrying about my speech. I'm starting to realize that in the real world, people don't really care if you stutter. So yeah, now when I talk to someone, I try to take my time and let the stutter happen. What do you think? Has anyone had this realization?