Did not say it was a self esteem issue i think my self esteem is really high! I do care what internet strangers have to say. I've never actually talked to people with the same issues as myself until i found this sub a few days ago. So tell me if medication is the easy way out whats the hard way? Speech therapy? That didn't work for me very well. I don't really mind the fact that i stutter only sometimes it makes me a feel a little depressed that more people don't understand a stutter. Still my question hasn't been answered about getting a permit to smoke. I know a guy who got it for anxiety, surely a stutterer could get one...