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Is anyone here generally disliked? I feel like any large group that I try and get into, I end up being the guy that's disliked the vast majority of the time, unless there is someone that society may deem as particularly "weird", and to an extent that it takes the attention away from me. Then again, often these people are quiet and are generally ignored whereas I feel that I am.. **actively disliked** Note that I am quite loud and extraverted, but it seems that people get angry when I stutter. Just the act of stuttering seems to make people annoyed/irritated. Maybe this is why I feel like I am viewed as "annoying". One girl even told me to "shut up" when I was stuttering, in front of the group. I can't help but feel as this problem stems from people losing respect for me once I start speaking (and thus stuttering when I do so), and **I've noticed once this happens (the loss of respect) whatever you do is seen in a bad light** e.g. being nice is being fake and annoying, being assertive is seen as being aggressive/rude. Also it seems that once you lose this respect, there is no way to get it back. It has also resulted in me being a "difficult" person because the other parties felt that it is okay to disrespect/make fun of me, and so when I stand up, I am labelled as the aggressor. **This doesn't seem to happen when I drink, as I don't stutter and can become friends with large groups pretty easily. Then again, I am also more confident then, but I don't know how much the confidence plays a role vs the fluent speech itself.** [View Poll](https://www.reddit.com/poll/w7uefo)