This sure makes sense to me haha. Thank you for your response. One thing that I have only recently come to terms with is, like you mention, that my impediment will never completely go away and I need to accept that. Now that I'm at an age where I really need to become an independent, functioning adult, reality is hitting hard; I'm not fluent, but that will not excuse me from my responsibilities. I will need to make phone calls, introduce myself to people, and communicate my thoughts. It's only been a few months that I've really started to think about these things and I realized that I'm going to need all the support I can get, including my family. Surprisingly I have never met someone else who stutters in person. Lately I'm becoming more aware of just how much of a stuttering community there is online. I was amazed to find out how many of us share the same experiences and difficulties. Also, thanks for sharing that link. I'll be checking it out as well. If I may ask, how much progress do you think have you made with the McGuire technique compared to other techniques you may have tried?