Hmm, this answer needs more context about me. I've been emotionally abused and lived in dissociation/survival mode most of my life (I'm now in my 20's). I went to speech therapy but I think I wasn't ready for it. I saw experts as not on my side, I blamed myself for how I am, I went through speech therapy "pretending" to make progress and was unable to say that I don't know what to do with the techniques or that they felt "wrong" for me in that moment. That's the long(er) story behind my statement "it didn't really do much". I now barely even remember speech therapy or what we even did. I think what helped me is to realize... a lot. Once I was a bit more emotionally and mentally safe, I was able to start processing my problems, feelings, thoughts and so on. I started to read and research a lot about mental health, disorders and disabilities, and the more I did, the more obvious it got that: 1. stuttering is not my fault and 2. everyone who laughs at me is an idiot. Period. Because no one has a right to mock/make fun of me for it. I feel like this is where I got the strength from to stand up for myself. I'm lowkey looking forward to stuttering in public again so I can finally stand up for myself, loud and proud. To answer your question: Acceptance and realizing I'm not in the wrong.