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Self-Acceptance I'm interested in hearing where others are at in terms of their degree of self-acceptance and what led to it. Personally, while I'm well aware of the fact that I do stutter, I wouldn't say that I really accept it. Yes, I know I have it, but it's been an enormous source of negativity for me. I don't understand when people say that the condition has made them more empathetic; it's done the contrary for me - I'm less empathetic. I can be nice, but I'm one of the least caring people I know and I have a constant chip of my shoulder that's driven primarily by my stutter and the challenges I've faced. I am, however, a fairly determined person and I can to an extent pin that on my speech. So what about the rest of you? What's your outlook towards your speech and your attitude towards it?