Many of us who stutter feel isolated, and lonely — even when we have success, families, wealth, whatever. I don’t know anyone who stutters in my adult life. Even though I can talk about the mental side of stuttering with others, and they are sympathetic, or they try to help (with their version of pop psychology), I know that they could never understand it. They can never understand the mental side of this — the mental pain. I joined this group because I finally found a place where — as strange as it sounds – I feel a sense of camaraderie. There are others out there, very much like me. No, it doesn’t solve anything. But knowing that there are are others out there reminds me that I’m not alone, in a pity party for one.