Other severe stutters, how do you cope?

Other severe stutters, how do you cope? I have a moderate to severe stutter. On good days it's a 7/10 and on bad days its a 9/10 or 10/10 on the severity scale. I can block/stutter on basicly every single word and often I can't even get the word I want to say out. It makes communicating a frustrating experience. It frustrates me that I can't say what I want to say, it costs a ton of energy and effort to get the words I want to say out and I feel bad for the listener who has to have alot of patience for me to finish my sentence. Because of that I often chose to say as little as possible, but that doesn't make me happy either. I miss making connections to other people. How are others able to deal with this and what techniques or other things works for you at bad days?