my therapist told me to advertise you stutter. who gives a rip what they think? it lets the listener know exactly what's going on with you and puts your mind at ease that you wouldnt have to expend so much energy to hide it and use that to work on techniques. it took me a long time to accept it and be open about it, but in the mean time i shut myself off from the world..hopefully you can learn from my mistake. I go on the stutter social hang out from time to time (when i'm available)