It is interesting how stutters vary. The only way stuttering has ever impeded me is when I let it stop me from doing something. Earlier in my life, that was very frequent. I took science and math in high school instead of advanced English, even though English was the only class I was ever good at. I would put off phone calls/avoid speaking situations by any means necessary when I was younger and just starting out. But it's all in your head. You can do everything a non-stutterer can, and no one else cares about your stutter. Everyone has problems. Some are more visible than others. For me, the cure was accepting my stutter, not trying to fix it. No one ever mentions my stutter, and employers have never brought it up. I remember my interview for my current job, which was on the phone. At the end I asked if he saw my stutter as an issue. And he said, "Not if you don't." That's really the whole story. At this point, I feel blessed to have it and believe it has helped me in many ways. One example is when I was working in a news office of about 20 people. Everyone can hear everyone's phone conversations. No privacy at all. Sometimes you're the only one on the phone and everyone gets to listen to your half of the interview. Very stressful situation for a stutterer. But I was hitting the phones, making calls, on my grind no matter how bad I was stuttering and struggling to even say my email address. This made me look way better to my bosses. There might be 5 other reporters in the room dragging their feet finding stories, and here's the stuttering kid banging it out. It's kind of like getting beat in a marathon by a guy with one leg. That guy looks like a beast and impresses everyone around him. In that way, just by doing normal things, I feel like I get an extra bit of credit and respect the average guy doesn't, and that works to my advantage. My mentality is I've got one life to live. It would be a total waste to stay in hiding. I'd rather go out in the wilderness and and take whatever risks come with it. I'm going to die in the end anyway. Rather give it my all in the meantime.