Oh yes, anxiety! What came first, stuttering or anxiety, that's the same as that brainteaser about what came first, chicken or the egg. My theory is that the two of them cooperate, stuttering makes me (or us, if you want) anxious, and anxiety worsens stuttering :P ​ >These are just things I came up with myself. I didn't go to a speech therapist. I never went to a speech therapist either, just a little practice on my own. Does that work for you?