Stuttering takes a huge toll in everyone. I don’t believe that those who “ just push forward “ do not experience huge problems in navigating life. For me at age 12 or so I remember thinking about what I would do when I grew up. I looked at my parents and the adults around me and thought I could never do what they did because I couldn’t speak. I thought that being a forest ranger in a wilderness watch tower would work. Isolating. As a kid having thoughts of never fitting in is detrimental. I’ve realized that I just let life happen to me as opposed to planning a life. I became a sex addict ( it isn’t the sex). Trying to find acceptance and validation. It’s a struggle to stutter and its effect is devastating. But in recovery there is hope and forgiveness of the people who did not care for us.