This is well said. I have a terrible stutter that amplifies drastically when in high stress situations. I’m in the military, and every time I try to speak with high ranking officials, it comes out full force. Ceremonies and boards are nightmares for me. I can’t count the number of times I’ve been asked “did you forget your name?”. I once got asked by two separate sergeant majors within an hour during an NCO induction ceremony. My only job was to walk on stage and say my rank, first name, last name. We rehearsed 5+ times and I never managed to get it out once without freezing. What was far more embarrassing was my facial cues were heavily picked up on. My battalion sergeant major pulled me to the side before the real ceremony began, after the final rehearsal, to tell me it’s fine that I stutter, but that I should try to stop moving my head around so much when it happens… as if that’s within my control😐 either I make weird movements and my eyes roll to the back of my head, or the word doesn’t come out. Take your pick. Needless to say, I hate ceremonies and the military forces them upon me. It never gets less embarrassing, and I can’t tell them no. A lawful order is a lawful order, no matter my personal reservations about it.