You make a very good first point. But I still have many aspects in my life that I allow my speech to affect me. I still use it as an excuse when I don't want to talk to people. I just graduated with a journalism degree, and getting interviews for a story was so stressful and I almost always resorted to phone calls, and if possible email. So, I guess I gave off the perception that I'm very very confident, which I'm not. But it has always helped to at least try to fake it. And I've gotten a lot better at it. Maybe this is the story I should tell, not the story that I told. I think you make a very good point on the self-perception of stuttering, and I'm really glad we're having this conversation. I think I've had the luck to be able to shrug it off as something that is a huge stressor. It normally only affects me in the moment and not something I sit, think, loathe and despise (at least not as much anymore) But I think I missed a huge point in my post about self-perception. Maybe I should write something about perception, but it obviously appears I'm missing a lot of depth, just by talking to you! It might be because the majority of PWS that I've met are all outgoing and that there might be a huge majority/minority that I'm missing and completely pushing aside. I might need you to elaborate on the last part, just so I can be sure I know where you're coming from. I think you make some very good points on many things that I've overlooked. Is there a certain topic I could write about that would benefit you more? I really want to help as many people as I can!