As many have said before, stuttering is a neurological thing. I always hated it when people made any assumption of what it was… anything from the aforementioned useless advice to the suggestion of a word. When I was 15 (19 now), I started seeing a speech therapist for about a year, and since then, my stutter has been virtually nonexistent. I recently moved to college, and many of my new friends are even surprised when I mention that I have a stutter. I don’t know if I am some freak case or what, but it’s almost entirely gone. I used to barely even be able to speak. In fact, as a young child I would often have outbursts due to my inability to communicate… even lasting until I was about 11 or 12. I cannot imagine a world right now without speech therapy. I’ve come so far! I give pre-concert lectures, I speak publicly often, I can FINALLY use my wit without the stutter blocking the punchline, and I can just talk to people without worrying about what might happen. I stutter still appears occasionally, but it’s barely even noticeable. I guess this is a very long way of saying that I got rid of it. I don’t know how successful it may be for others, but this is my (very abridged) story. I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions!