Ive never had any real help or advice for my sutter and I'm looking for it now
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Ive never had any real help or advice for my sutter and I'm looking for it now I am 20F and I've suttered since the 6th grade. It literally just showed up over night. One week I started stuttering pretty badly and it just never stopped. There was no immediate brain injury that could've caused it, I stuttered when I was alone or talking to people I feel comfortable around, and I know it is 100% not an emotional/anxiety caused stutter. Some days are much much worse than others, but it's pretty much been the same for the past 8-9 years. I went to a week long speech therapy thing out of state when I was 14 and it barely helped. They taught me these "tools" and told me to slow down when I talk (didn't help at all) and then I never saw anyone ever again. My parents didn't care much about it and never took me to see a neurologist or any other doctor outside of that one therapist for those 5 days. I'm in college now and I'm pursuing a degree in medicine, but it's becoming more and more apparent that my stutter is going to start to have real consequences when trying to maintain this career. I'm wondering if its too late to do something about it? Does therapy work when you're already an adult, even when its not tied to emotion/anxiety at all? Should I see a neurologist for the first time? I have no idea what my options are and everyone around me keeps telling me not to worry about it and I "Should love myself the way I am". Like that is not the problem!! I can't speak properly!! Anyway I would really appreciate some advice/suggestions. This is my first time ever reaching out like this. TLDR: Have stuttered since preteen and never got real intervention, what are my options as an adult?