Yes, most of that was me delving into the dark recesses of my mind and figuring things out. Speech therapy was largely useless in this regard, but I have had counselling which has helped me deal with emotional issues which in turn helped me deal with some of the causes and factors of dysfluency. To my mind, any programme for speech therapy that doesn't include emotional awareness and some kind of psychotherapy is going to fail for a lot of people who are desperate to overcome what can be a debilitating condition. It can be difficult and takes courage, but it's worth putting in the effort. Speech therapy that focuses on the mechanics of speech can help a bit - sometimes I still need to take a sharp breath or soften a consonant or, most usefully, accentuate vowels - but without a strong emotional grounding or when the very speech block causes emotional turmoil, remembering how to use these unnatural tips is nigh on impossible. I could write a book on my experiences (and might if I can be bothered), but the best advice to a stutterer I could give would be to speak from the heart. The rest is figuring out where your heart is, where your mind is, and resolving any conflicts between them. And if you can do that, you might advance your consciousness more than many people in this world.