Even when it's something that's clearly hurting him and leading to all this self-loathing and insecurity? I think what makes it hard for me to just drop this is that he's told me speech therapy has helped him in the past and that speech exercises help him and his speech has gotten a lot worse over the years, since he's stopped them. So it just feels like he's given up on himself if he's letting this continue. Maybe this isn't the best analogy, but to me this feels like giving up on someone who's struggled with addiction and chooses to just get high all the time now. I realize stuttering can't ever be completely overcome, but continuing these exercises will surely lead to a better quality of life?