Thanks for sharing. So do you think you started stuttering because you were exposed to those speech patterns? I think it's genetic. I often wonder how much gaming is affecting stutterers. I'm not a gamer but there is alot of stress when I have gamed at a get together. The times when I've put in all nighters for school, that's when I've felt enormous amount of stress- sitting in front of a screen for hours on end trying to finish a project, those have been times when my speech is especially stifled. So that makes me wonder if stutterers are shooting themselves in the foot by serious gaming because it seems to create alot of tension in the chest, from my experience. You're lucky you have a solid job and support system. You seem to be in a good place to put in the work to improve.