I feel you. I’ve had the same experience in high school, but then had a big change in my mindset. A few years after uni I still have a stutter but it’s not holding me back in anything. I don’t let it. To be honest - it’s a long journey of not giving a fuck about what other people think and only focusing on your own improvement, what you want to do and not regret not doing. And realising that you cannot and don’t want to be liked by everybody. You just need the 0.01% of people who will recognise your worth to them. The beauty is that people are multifaceted - communication is only a part of us. We have much more to our character which could be recognised by the world - close friends, business partners. Especially if you are into arts from what I gather the best artist are expressing their internal struggles. For me as well all of this obstacles have built me into a caring person who is listening more and is prone to action rather than talking (haha - maybe because I can’t communicate well I just do things, which is actually one of the most praised strength I have)… Anyways, let me know if you have any questions or if I can help out.