I'm a woman stutterer. I think my ego partially keeps me going. I want to do well in life. I'm 40 now. Sober and in therapy. Stuttering is something that's always there, like my anxiety. And I just accept it. It's not going anywhere. I'm honest about my stutter, and honestly, it gets worse the less I talk. So, I keep going out into the world. I have a good job but I've pretty much curated my career around writing so, while I sometimes have to talk in meetings, it's rare I have to say more than a sentence or 2. It's a long game with some embarrassing moments between, but you get used to it. My family is amazing. I've stuttered since I could speak and everyone treats me normally. I'm very lucky, but my advice is to keep getting out and talking. The fear of makes the stutter worse. If you can, even a little, work on the social anxiety, you may find some small improvement.