Can you "develop" stuttering just by becoming hyper-aware of your speech?

Can you "develop" stuttering just by becoming hyper-aware of your speech? I’m trying to understand whether what I’m experiencing is actual stuttering or something more psychological. I’d love to hear from people who can relate. Here's my situation: I was never really considered a "stuttering kid." My dad occasionally mentioned that I stuttered some repetitions and prolongations but it was very mild barely noticeable to anyone . He used to say to me Maybe it's because You speak too fast. But no one else other than him— not even my mom — ever brought it up. From childhood, I’ve always been a fast talker, and friends would often say, “You talk too fast,” but never “you stutter.” Between the ages of 10 to 18, I don’t recall any noticeable speech issues. Maybe some rare vocal blocks in social or nervous situations, but nothing I paid attention to — and no one else seemed to notice either. Recently, after meeting a friend who stutters and learning more about stuttering in general, I started analyzing my own speech more closely. Since then, I’ve started experiencing vocal blocks — no repetitions or prolongations, just moments where the words get “stuck,” especially in social situations or while making eye contact with people I don’t know well. What’s weird is that now I’m noticing blocks even in relaxed situations, which never used to happen. It feels like I’m anticipating the block before it even happens. For example, I’ll know in milliseconds that a certain word will get stuck — and then it does. It’s gotten to the point where, when I speak, I’m thinking more about how I’m saying things than what I’m saying. It’s mentally exhausting. So now I’m wondering: > Have I always had a very mild stutter that’s just gotten worse? Or is this a case of psychogenic or functional stuttering brought on by my own hyper-awareness? I’ve read that fast talkers can have disfluencies that aren’t stuttering. And I’ve also heard that anxiety, social pressure, and over-monitoring can lead to stutter-like symptoms — even in people who were fluent before and who never had developmental stuttering in childhood. Has anyone here experienced something like this — becoming disfluent after becoming more conscious of your speech with no no signs or very mild signs of a developmental stuttering in childhood Would love to hear your thoughts, advice, or similar stories. 🙏