When I used to stutter, I battled depression and anxiety. I tried to combat it by focusing on my achievements, both academic and professional. After I had risen to a point in my career where communication was more important than production, I struggled a lot. I turned to drinking several days a week mixed with anti anxiety and antidepressants. It was a hell of a cocktail. I crashed. I burned. If I didn't beat my stutter, I don't know where I'd be now. I doubt dead, but definitely deep in a dark hole of depression.