Yes, I’ve had the same experience with stuttering. Over the years there have been times it has been severe and others where it hardly happened. Those times I was not stuttering much, I did notice that I was more confident and in a good place mentally. My self talk was more positive and I enjoyed talking to people. Lately my stutter has been worse. My self-confidence has decreased and I have such a hard time talking and connecting with other people. My self talk is also really bad, which I strongly believe is making it worse. Whenever I stutter in communication with someone else, I spend a lot of time after that critiquing myself for it and feeling ashamed or stupid. This also manifests physically. My chest gets tights, my breath becomes shallow, and I can’t make eye contact. I think self esteem/ confidence plays a big role. My goal now is to find peace within myself and accept all parts of myself. Especially my speech. You got this.