Almost* mean “not always”. So.....my comments *specifically* allows for outliers, like yourself. I’ve been working with children with mental health problems for close to 2 decades. If 5 year olds didn’t have anxiety, depression, trauma, impulse control, conduct problems, etc, then I wouldn’t have a job. you said 2 seemingly contradictory things. 1. My stutter is not due to fear of being judged by others 2. other people’s reactions to my stutter cause my anxiety. I think I see what you are trying to say. And let me say this - your brain remembers the bullying, so even just thinking about talking is causing fear.