Just wanted to drop by and say hi. Thank you for sharing your story. Here is my story. I began to stutter around 4th grade when I moved to a different school 2/3 of the way into the school year. I guess it was an anxiety thing because I didn't make a lot of new friends, was bullied as the new kid, and got in a lot of trouble when I tried to fight back. I kind of became this shy and quiet kid who only made friends with boys and had crippling social anxiety when it came to talking with girls (so much that I was afraid to say their names to them). This continued through high school but slowly improved. I feel like my stuttering got worse in HS because I was bullied by my roommate (I went to a boarding school). He treated me like garbage for the three years while we were roommates. It was one of those abusive types of friendships where escaping it is very difficult. Talking about it with my parents, boarding school staff, other friends was even worse, I just couldn't bring myself to seek help because I was afraid of being humiliated. This made me a lonesome person who was always afraid of speaking to people. Thing's got better in college. Ever so slowly I came out of my shell. I got supportive friends and I cut off almost all ties with my former HS roommate (who happened to go to the same college I did). I sought out therapy and was prescribed to anti - anxiety meds which helped reduce the social anxiety that came with my stutter. That was a lot and it was relieving to get it off of my chest. Feel free to post here, comment, start a discussion. I think everyone here is very supportive and open.