No, I meant that anxiety exacerbates stuttering. That's not exactly a huge mystery. High emotions of any sort exacerbate stuttering. But peoples' chronic disfluencies aren't caused by cowardice or a fear of rejection. That's just a ridiculous thing to say. Then again, you're a Red Piller, so I'm guessing *Needs Moar Alpha* is just how you approach your flaws. If this is helpful for your stutter, then that's great. Whatever works for you. But yes, implying stutters are generally cowards with no threshold for rejection or conflict actually is an offensive stereotype that has never served us well.