Yes, I'm sure you are absolutely right about the self-disclosure. Actually this is exactly what I've realized during the last weeks, I'm going through a big progress and change in my life right now. Until recently I've always tried to hide my stutter and avoided awkward situations like doing phone calls or speaking into an intercom... and somehow that worked out pretty well during my studies. There even were some professors who allowed me to skip my presentations after I told them about my stutter (they meant well but probably they shouldn't have supported my avoidance behaviour). There are some of my friends who have known me for several years but they might be even surprised if I told them about my speech defect. But now that I'm about to enter my professional life in hospital, things are different. There are situations where I can't get around my "bad words" anymore and suddenly there is a lot more responsibility. For me, disclosure of my stutter is a new and a very very big issue and it scares me a lot. But then, I feel also kind of relieved that for the first time in my life, I'm not thinking about how to hide my stutter but how to live with it in the best possible way. I feel that right now you are a big step ahead of me because you talk like somebody who has already lost most of these fears. And it's awesome that you have the courage to do lectures and all these things. Thanks for your kind words and advice!