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Psychology of stuttering I want to use this as a place where we, as people who stutter, can share thoughts about our relationship to our own stuttering. I'm 24, male, and I'm a moderate/severe stutterer who can sometimes hide it for a time. I dislike the focus on fluency; it sets us up for a constant string of failures and subtly reinforces the idea that stuttering - and therefore, we - are not acceptable. I think the focus should be placed more on self-acceptance and stuttering with confidence for those who can be reasonably confident that they're in it "for the long haul." I have struggled immensely in regard to self-acceptance. I haven't been able to discern whether stuttering is just a condition that impedes me, or whether it's an inherent part of me. I guess this is more philosophical, but I'd like to know whether others have dealt with this. I feel enormously isolated from others; fluent speakers might as well be from a different planet. I have difficulty sympathizing with people. I do feel like my stuttering makes me less. Where are you at with your speech?