My name is Cameron. I will be 22 years old this thursday, and I am currently in school studying political science and english. I just transferred to a university from a community college. This next semester is going to be a challenge; I just moved to a new town and need to make some friends. I have been stuttering almost my whole life and I went to speech therapy - private and through my school - for 12 years. More recently, over the past two years, my fluency has increased (or I have been able to manage/cope with it better). I have noticed that I have "bad" days and "good" days when it comes to my fluency. I really wasn't bullied that much when I was younger - mainly because I just stayed quiet - but I think my stutter has had bad psychological effects, in terms of social anxiety and shyness. But I actually talk a lot whenever you get to know me, and my fluency is significantly increased around people whom I feel comfortable with. I still stutter quite a bit though whenever I feel out of my element. Also, up until just recently, I used to work at a bicycle shop, and when ever I had to sell a bike to a customer, I would hardly ever stutter because I had a routine and knew what I was talking about; it is interesting how my fluency is increased whenever I'm talking about something I know or am passionate about (not that I never stuttered at work, but it was less). Does anyone else experience this? Wow - this was fun! I have never been this excited about introducing myself. I am usually always worried when I have to do this in a class.