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Long time lurker, finally saying hi Hi, figured I'd intro introduce myself. I've been around for a while, but just recently become more active on reddit. I'm a 52yo male, stuttered as long as I can remember. It's a "block" type...just some sounds get stuck. I have some bad days, some good. Phone calls are probably the worst. I'm much better in live conversations or even video-calls, and even can get up in front of people and talk or present...usually with ok results (though rarely perfect). Probably the low point was at 19 years old, someone at work thought it would be a good idea to have me filling in for someone for a few days answering phones. UGH. Anyway....assuming I'm in the older demographic here...my advice is not to let your speech get in the way of doing what you want. Figure out the things that help your speech and things that hurt. For me, if I eat a lot of carbs and junk food, I can be 100% sure the next day will SUCK...so I limit those things as much as I can. I've also found some supplements that help. Nothing is perfect, but try to give yourself the best chance to have a good day. The more good days you have the better your mindset will be and the better your speech will be (at least that's the case for me). OK, thanks for reading.