If you decide to go to speech therapy, make sure that you find a therapist that understands what stuttering is. I grew up going to speech therapy and all of my therapists sucked because they didnt really know how to work on it. It wasnt until I got to college, where they actually studied stuttering, that I got an amazing team of speech pathologists at my disposal. One of my therapists would bring me into public and stutter to other people, even though she didnt have a stutter. Really helped me to realize it wasnt a big deal. They explained to me what stuttering is and what it is not. They did so much for my perception and that provided me with some added fluency but mainly confidence. The more you try to stop stuttering, the worse it can get; But the more you allow it to happen, the less blocks you will have. Try to look up local colleges that may have a speech pathology clinic, as they are usually looking for cases to help (no you dont have to be in college to go to their clinic). How old are you? Its really difficult to see the big picture at a young age, and lets face it, high schoolers can be shallow and stuttering is something that is outwardly shown. Yes, people will get uncomfortable, and it helps to disclose the fact that you stutter. Explain what it is if they dont understand, and many times people feel at ease when you feel at ease with stuttering. But honestly, its not your problem if they don't relax, its theirs. You'll hear some people say or do some weird stuff in response to your stuttering, and well, doesnt that show more about them then it does about you? Stuttering is something that will give you thick skin and you do have to realize that the opinions of others is usually not all that important. Keep an open mind and try to be that better person.