I'm 35 now and, long story short, it got better on its own so there's hope. It was really bad as a child and in elementary school, it almost went away in high school, but came back and got pretty bad in college. From there it was pretty consistent, but got better slowly over time as I grew up. Today it's pretty good, but to be honest I think I have minor disfluencies all the time, but I just don't notice. I still have the moments of "it's my turn to order next and I know I will not be able to say blueberry pancakes", but it's few and far between, I know to concentrate and speak slowly in these situations, and usually it's just a minor stutter and not a 5 second uncomfortable pause (which does happen from time to time as well). Growing up, not caring about it, and maintaining low stress seemed to help me a lot. Unfortunately, sometimes stress is out of your control. I got out of retail and into a desk job which helped me immensely. Also, (IMO) you can't "actively" not care, it just has to happen to some extent...which sucks. I think this apathetic mindset may have also changed who I am to some extent. I always wonder what I would have been like if I wasn't born with a stutter; honestly I think I would have been an asshole, but who can know. Ok just rambling now, but the point it that there's always hope. Everyone's condition and severity is different, but there's always hope that it will get better. Don't lose hope, be yourself, and the world be damned!