Truth! A great social activity that involves little talking is hiking. I think my stutter has helped me to be comfortable by myself. There is no such thing as an awkward silence to me. My new boss told me that I ask soooo many questions and labeled me as an extrovert. However, I am 48 so it took me a long time to get here. I spent the bulk of my teenage years not talking. One thing that really helped me is public speaking, or specifically, training others. You learn to realize that most people don’t care that you stutter. The people who do make fun to f you are assholes and not worth your time. I thank them for letting me know that they are assholes upfront (in my mind - not out loud). I do Junior Achievement - teach a class for a day. I stuttered and explained to the class that I have stuttered my entire life. Zero kids made fun of me. You’ve got this! I love motivational quotes and one of my favorites was shared on this sub a few weeks ago: You have been assigned this mountain to show others it can be moved. Here are a few more: Something will grow from all you are going through. And it will be you. You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice. Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try.