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Honestly, it all depends on the day and I’m feeling nervous or anxious more anxious. Some days my speech is fluid and I think “wow “ then others I’m like “ damnn” 🤣🤣where I have blocking or I get stuck on consonant sounds. Those are the days that can be frustrating. I also share an office with somebody so sometimes that makes me feel a little bit self-conscious but she’s super cool so even that isn’t an issue. I’m 54 now and one thing that I learned from speech therapy was, if you think you you’re going to stutter a word, switch it out for a word that you know is easier for you to say. That is something I do a lot !! I also slow down my speech and make sure to take slow deep breaths before I call patient when I am feeling anxious about speaking. I also make sure I’m hydrated . I noticed on days where I don’t drink enough water I stutter more for some reason . I limit caffeine so that I don’t get that anxious jittery feeling which makes me stutter. I wish you all the best. One thing I’ve found is being a stutterer makes you more intentional in what you say. I feel a lot of us have more empathy with others and we seem to enjoy reading and writing which are all great qualities to have 💜 reach out any time !