As soon as I forced myself to get a job where I had to talk to hundreds of people every day or risk being fired, my life long stutter only comes out when I’m really pissed off or nervous. I’m 38, and it took me 30 years to stop caring what people thought of me or my speech impediment. I was sick of hiding. I can even talk on the phone and order food in the drive through with little to no stuttering. 8 years ago I couldn’t complete a sentence or even say my own name.