Im not trying to actually learn pickup or 'game', but have just been trying to learn how to form normal relationships with people. The main thing that has always stood in the way has been my really bad stutter, it completely kills the flow of any story or joke I try to tell, and often make introductions very awkward due to the very long pauses between words. Often I will go up to someone intending to introduce myself and just stand there looking at them without actually being able to say anything.

A big problem in group conversations is that people simply stop listening to me and talk over me, people just dont want to spend the time it takes to include me and I can see why. I have tried speech therapy, and breathing exercises, but its not due to nerves, its just how I speak all the time.

How can you be engaging and funny when you have gaps of 5-10 seconds in between sentences and words?