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Frustrated with my stuttering Im 15 years old and from what i have read here lots of people apparently have the same problem as me. When having a conversation with people, I cant force out or speak the words that I have in mind. It can be so frustrating because I always know exactly what I want to say, yet I cant say it. It is usually the first word of the sentence that I cant say properly, either I will not engage in the conversation at all or(if i have to) say what I want to say with a horrible stutter. Sometimes taking deeper breaths help but sometimes they dont, depending on what alphabet I am going to pronounce first. Which is why I always resort to using shortcuts when starting the sentence, for example, instead of replying someone "Because..." I would have to say "Cos" as I already know beforehand that I will stutter on the "Be". Im trying my best to explain my condition in detail but it may be a little hard to understand of u dont have this stuttering problem. Thanks to this problem I dont always act like myself (especially in class). My personality is actually rather friendly and humorous but because of this I keep to myself in class, not daring to speak and embarrass myself in fromt of people. I cant tell my friends (I somehow managed to get friends) jokes, like really funny jokes that I know would make them laugh really hard and inproving our friendship, stuff like that. I cant share my thoughts and ideas with the class although I know I definitely have a brilliant answer in my mind. No one really dislikes me (I keep quiet most of the time, so its not like I can show my dislike for anyone, besides I dont really dislike anyone) but I know some think I am rather odd. Sometimes I manage to successfully tell my friends something and those moments make my day, but I grew unhappier with my myself with the past three years of stuttering and being unable to have a higher social position(I know its not important but still) and looking absolutely fucking stupid in many situations. Sorry for the long rant but are there any known cures or can it be cured by itself gradually?? It can be so infuriating, even spending hours practicing my speech myself hardly helps. Would really really appreciate any helpful comments...