> How do you do it? I am always trying to keep my mood up. It's a constant battle. One thing that has helped me is that I've accepted the fact that I'll never be a social person. It was something I had always wanted, but over the years it has faded into nothing. I see it as an impossibility. It's something that cannot be achieved in my time on this earth. I've mentally locked away that aspect of life in a box and threw it overboard. Me accepting this fact has lifted a burden off my shoulders. With this burden gone, I can focus on other things like school, work, and hobbies more easily. I've noticed that I have lost all desire to talk to people and make friends. The only time I talk is when I have to achieve something ie. group lab work, presentations, booking appointments etc. My focus in life isn't people. It's work + hobbies. This mindset of course will not apply to most people. It's very natural and healthy for people to want to communicate with others. In this area I guess I am the odd one. My advice to you is to build confidence in things that do not require talking. But understand that you will have to eventually face that mofo head on eventually. *Things to work on* examples: * Exercise * Learning a new skill * Body language Working on these things will give you confidence. And maybe that confidence will translate into how you feel about your speech. I'm working on all three and it has been helping. I still have a very long way to go but I am seeing subtle changes. How you feel about your stuttering is the most important aspect of having this disorder. I did speech therapy for years when I was younger and it didn't help that much. I'm going to stutter until I'm six feet under and there's nothing I can do about it. Fighting for fluency has been a losing battle for me. The only thing I can change is how I feel about it. I am a work in progress, I still put off talking on the phone, asking questions in class, answering the door etc. I still feel embarrassed when I block, but you know what? I'm improving in other areas in life that doesn't involve talking and that helps me go on. Hope this makes sense.