That’s fair. Basically, for most of us, the hardest parts come when we fight it. The more you insist on not stuttering, the harder you block, and the more pronounced your secondary behaviors are. If you can learn to stutter without it being a “show-stopper”, you’ll still do it, but you’ll appear both visually and auditorily to be more fluent. It’s the difference between blocking hard for 10 seconds, mouth groping for the sounds as you try to force it out, and stuttering a little bit (whether that’s a prolongation, repetition, etc.), and accepting it until it’s over. The hard part for most of us is caring that little about our disorder; I like to think I’m basically there (doesn’t mean I wouldn’t murder someone in cold blood to be rid of it, though), but I also grew up in a very supportive environment in school where I wasn’t really made fun of, and when I was decisive action was taken towards the offender. I’ve also had 6 years of training to be a Speech Therapist myself (I’m one semester away from graduated with my MA), so I’ve been immersed in this sort of culture. This last paragraph isn’t to brag, it’s to acknowledge that I am more privileged than many of us, and that most of us have waaaaay more emotional and psychological baggage stemming from our tongues. I still find myself there, occasionally. I don’t think it’s possible not to. If it persists, I’d look into a referral to a qualified Speech-Language Pathologists. Specialists, who will have “BCS-F” after their names, 100% help. Those with just “CCC-SLP” may or may not be able to depending on their training. So, in short: stop caring about it and it’ll likely improve or at least have less of an impact. I understand that that’s much easier said than done.