i am a female stutterer too. a mild one. i started stuttering at the age of 8, it happened out of nowhere (i think). since stepping into my 20s, i'm beginning to see stuttering as more of a disability since my job mainly requires talking to people a lot and i always think how fucking lucky other people that they can just do that while i have to do mental gymnastics or try my luck and i hope i dont stutter so much. it sucks. so far i dont notice a pattern when it comes to stuttering because it comes up randomly even when i am just having a casual conversation with my friends. back in school, i never stuttered infront of an audience (surprisingly) no matter how nervous i get. now i stutter in presentations especially online presentations. i think it got worse post covid like i regressed or something, not sure. i never sought help before and i think i should. idk i just feel like shit haha