Never apologize for venting. I'm 24 and stutter. I can empathize with you quite well because I feel the same way. Low self-esteem, being overly self-critical, and the mental distress is familiar to me. In fact, that is why I'm here responding. I'm stuck on something. I'm in college and have a part-time job, but I feel like I need to be doing something about my speech since it bothers me so much. The catch is I don't have time for much else other than college work and then my crappy part-time job. Has anybody felt the same or is in a situation like this?