Thanks for sharing your experience. I’m sorry you had to go through all that. Sounds really harsh!!! My parents were quite negligent about my (and my brothers) stuttering too. They ignored it and never really tried to address it with professionals. At the end of the day, it’s up to each and everyone of us to take control of our lives and do what we can to improve our fluency. It’s a life long ailment, but we can do things to lessen the frustration. It will take a lot of work and self reflection to understand what triggers it for us, but we each have our own unique stutter. What might work for some, won’t for others. That’s how unpredictable stuttering is. Embrace yours and try to understand it better, then start to focus on what helps you best. For example, cutting out caffeine and sugary drinks/foods helps me a lot. Reading aloud every day helps too. As for my anxiety disorder, I take SSRI medication for that as my anxiety was quite severe, so now I’m a LOT less anxious in social settings, and therefore more fluent. This is what works for me.