I'm not going to give the same tired bullshit advice of "Don't care about stuttering!, put yourself out there!" because everyone knows that advice is shit and doesn't have a foot in reality for most. When your mouth is stuck open and odd sounds are coming out, obviously you're going to care. First impressions are everything and when you stutter, people think you're retarded or slow. The only thing I can tell you is to try to excel in something that doesn't require talking. Examples of this can be exercising, programming, sports, etc. I have completely given up trying to be "okay" with my stutter and dedicated my time and energy into other things (school & programming). I think that shifting focus from talking to other activities has helped me a lot. Last year I was in a very dark place. I thought about killing myself multiple times a day. I tried CBT among other things and it didn't help one bit. I felt embarrassed and exhausted after every humiliating event (exposure hierarchy in CBT). I couldn't maintain the work involved because it took away too much energy. I'm not suicidal now because I have given up on trying to be okay with stuttering and my focus is now elsewhere. While I do have really shitty days and think I'd be better off dead..I'm not even close to killing myself anymore. Now obviously there have been people that did the whole exposure thing and was successful but not everyone is the same. Some stutterers have amazing support networks around them while others like me have zero. I'll never be accustomed to making weird noises, broken sentence structure, and weird facial expressions in front of others. Someone cannot be "okay" with humiliation. I'll keep to myself, do good in school, and make money. I don't care about making friends or having relationships. Keep your mind busy. And by doing so it'll help you not think about stuttering as much.