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I can relate and I was in the same position when I was your age . I can promise you it gets better but it’s going to take some work on your part . You have to put yourself in the situations that give you anxiety. I overcame a lot of the anxiety I had with my stutter as a teen by forcing myself to take jobs that involved a lot of talking . Even just going through the interview process can be therapeutic because that involves talking to people you don’t know . There will be times you fail , it’s inevitable and part of life , but you only truly fail if it makes you quit. Don’t quit . Really focus on the internal conversation you’re having with yourself and change the dialogue to become a master of indifference , or as I prefer to call it ‘Mastering the Art of Not Giving A Fuck’. Change the inner dialogue from “I hope I don’t stutter” to “I don’t care if I stutter”. I promise it works . It’ll take time and diligence but it works. Your stutter might not get better but you’ll get better at not letting it prevent you from moving forward . People really don’t care if you stutter . Sure , some might laugh and not understand what’s happening but in the grand scheme of things it’s not a matter of life or death . It’s something you just need to push through by not giving a fuck. A nice side effect of this practice is it increases your confidence in all aspects of life , not just in situations where you might stutter. Cheers and good luck !