1) First I will answer the author's question. Then I'll tell you a little about my story. Maybe it will help someone or they will tell me something) To the author's question. I had a similar story. And it was a terrible blow for me. I was at school then, about in the 4th-6th grade. And it seemed that the stuttering had receded quite a lot. And in general it became easier. But one day, when we went somewhere with my mother... She stunned me with her speech. And my mom said something along the lines of "You're a malingerer, you stutter on purpose to sort of get compassion," or something like that. Well, things have gotten a little worse since then. I'll never forgive her for that! The most volatile thing your loved ones / relatives / friends can do. To understand you or for you to tell them the following: you need a calm, not nervous environment, without unnecessary tension in your environment. To make you feel comfortable. And let them keep their advice to themselves (unless of course it's advice on how they got rid of stuttering. Or they have a friend who got rid of this problem or a familiar doctor). And tips like; relax, TAKE a DEEP BREATH, or calm down don't work like that. 2) My Story / Situation I started stuttering around the age of 4-6. Scared the dog. That feeling when I was a very brave and energetic person. Who even ran away from kindergarten.. I almost died and got problems for life. Oh, this insidious life. And that one (The other one I died or ran away somewhere far away) and hid and was afraid to come out... And I've been 24 years old.. And everything is sad enough. Because the years of life are gone and they cannot be returned. This is probably the worst thing... the doctors didn't help much. Like some witches with their spells and so on. And now I am quite closed in myself. Although I've tried and I'm still trying to do something. Breathing exercises, tongue twisters, reading, trying to communicate with people. But the wildest fear or horror for me.. These are exams at the university when you need to speak publicly or say something. Or at work when you need to communicate with customers. And of course... getting to know a girl is probably the worst fear. Over the years of my life, I have not had such a practice. Although, it is quite possible that if such a practice were, it would be easier for me. One of my main problems; stupor is sometimes difficult to say a word, start talking, as a spasm shackles, or interrupts does not allow you to say a word. Fear and uncertainty during the conversation. Sometimes it's so scary that I want to go to the toilet.. What is amazing is that I can perfectly; sing songs, tell poems, read for myself. Or if someone angers me, I can yell and clearly and clearly explain my position. An interesting phenomenon)