It will get better, stay positive. Long time stutterer here (>10 years), now nearly healed.

It will get better, stay positive. Long time stutterer here (>10 years), now nearly healed. I'm a long time lurker here (with my mainaccount) and finally wanted to share my story. I'm male, in my twenties and from germany. At age 9 i started to get a mild stutter (reasons unknown) and it got worse, the older i was getting. The mocking of my classmates combined the fact that i started to shake if i wanted to say something, resulted in me never saying anything in school, except to my (very few) friends. I nearly dropped out of my school at age 14 because of bad grades (i knew the stuff, but i couldn't say anything during class). My teachers couldn't handle the situation right and just wanted to throw me out. My parents were helpless, over the years i went to several doctors, psychiatrists and logopedicians, everything with little to zero effect. Then my parents grasped the last straw and send me to a hypnotherapist i a nearby city. I was skeptical at first, but the results were amazing. My stutter was at an acceptable level, i finished my school above average. [Here is the website](http://www.greifenhofer.de/) of these amazing folks. Sadly it only seems to be available in german. Fast forward a few years: I volunteer in my local YMCA, giving speeches and devotions to over 20 people. I learned a job after school (electrician); shortly after that i made my "master craftsman" (Handswerksmeister) as the best in my class (one small part of that was 1h talking and getting questioned by 4 people) and now i study mechanical engineering. My stutter is now nearly gone, as i gained more and more self-confidence. Even a girl i had a crush on for a long time (way out of my league) asked me out for a date a few days ago (btw: it's going amazing :) ). I am so freaking happy right now and wanted to share that with you guys/gals. Fuck it, i'm so happy i'm even tearing up right now writing this. Never loose hope. TL/DR: Hang in there, seek treatment, stay positive and it (your life) will get better.