Everything you said is pretty normal. There is no typical archetype because stuttering is very individualized for each person. Our genes, experiences, predispositions all make our stuttering unique to ourselves. I'll say what i've learned: Stuttering isn't a problem. It's our reaction to our stuttering that is the problem. All the fear, shame, embarrassment, worry, anxiety. Stuttering isn't responsible for that; it's just a motor-neuro miscoordination. If you didn't have all the other painful emotions associated with it and just stuttered, you'd probably be just fine (and probably have much easier and less frequent disfluencies). So the way to fix your stutter? You can't fix the disfluencies. Those are a part of you. But you dont have to suffer with them. Changing how you feel when stuttering so you arent afraid, ashamed, anxious, or tense about stuttering is the best way i've seen for how to thrive as a person who stutterers. You basically need to accept yourself as a person who stutters. Not just acknowledge it like, "yeah, I am a person who stutters", but to really be ok with it and be ok with stuttering. This usually includes not hiding from speaking situations, not substituting words, and saying everything you want to say. It's certainly not as easy road. For many people accepting themselves and their stutters is the hardest thing they have done. But what's the alternative, stay a slave to it? Many people reach a point where they have to decide, continue to let stuttering run their lives or stand up and take control by being ok with who they are. There's no magic formula for this that everyone person can follow. Most people find a good therapist who really understands the issue of stuttering, gets a personalized treatment plan, and goes out into the world and tries to make it happen. And also, medication ain't gonna fix your stutter. Because it can't fix the root source of the stutter (the biomechanics) nor the problem with having a stutter (fear/shame). My #1 recommendation for people starting this journey is to go get support and meet other people who stutter. If you live in the USA, find a local NSA chapter (westutter.org) and attend the NSA annual conference (next one is July 2016 in Atlanta). It's the best thing i've done for my speech. When you're alone, you can listen to www.stuttertalk.com. These people really get it and it's an excellent resource.