I don't know about you but I always used to think that I was very different from others and that my stuttering hinders me from living fully. Like it was a burden on my shoulders that I have to carry wherever I go. My speech therapist told me that we are in total control of our speech and stuttering is just a habit which has become so ingrained in our system from childhood that we refuse to believe that it's because of US that we stutter. We don't do it willingly but it's something that we have become comfortable with. It's just a bad habit. By accepting it I mean that you erase any thoughts from your mind which say that you are not in control of your speech( unless you have a physical defect). I refused to believe that until now. And talking about our problems always helps. I used to always alienate, isolate myself from people because I felt a bit of hatred towards them. Like they don't have any idea about the struggles I face everyday. I used to unconsciously attribute many if my failures and limitations to my speech. But accepting it, talking about it and taking professional help is always beneficial. When you see other people stutter in these places you realize that you are not alone and many of them even have a worse stutter than you. So in a way you become desensitized towards it and stop thinking of it as something you are not able to control. Because we can. I'm sure you are able to read fluently when you are alone. Or when you sing. So that means that we can be fluent if we want. It's easier said than done but it's the truth. We just have to practice becoming fluent. Think of it as like you are a bad driver. If your driving skills are below par do you ignore it and go on with your daily life or do you ask for help and practice on becoming better at it? Our speech is very much like driving, I believe. I hope what I said makes sense coz english is not my mother tongue. :)