I'm a fellow stutterer. I went through YEARS of speech therapy, both in school and in private lessons. I also went to a research institution on stuttering as a guinea pig for a few weeks to try some rehabilitation methods. From what I have learned, unless you are willing to COMPLETELY redo the way you breathe and pronounce words, and then PRACTICE what the new techniques you have learned EVERY DAY for years and years, there is no real cure for it yet. I am 22 now and have issues speaking in stressful situations, but it doesn't hold me back. I always find ways to get around my blocks. I have also found that most of the situations where I am most terrified of speaking (a job interview over the phone, for example), I usually find that it was nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be and feel a surge of confidence afterward. Stuttering is a lifelong challenge to constantly better yourself and confront your fears. There is a reason so many of us end up achieving a lot with ourselves. Don't shy away from it, and worst case scenario, just tell the person you are talking to that you have a genetic speech disorder and it makes you sound silly sometimes, then move on. Never let it define you or hold you back. I have to tell myself this every day, but I has never stopped me from speaking pubicly or advancing myself. I can't really say I have any techniques other than memorize what you are going to say, recite it out loud to yourself so you figure out which sentences or words you need to take a breath on before saying, and realize that stuttering isn't the end of the world, and it won't make you seem stupid or incompetent to those around you. Just let it happen and move on.