Stuttering affected me, a woman, for 30 years of my life and I'm in my 30s. Lots of pain and isolation my whole life. People called me stupid and bullied me. I had tics along with stuttering but was never treated for anything. It got so bad that my brain developed the stutter into a block probably as a coping mechanism and now I just block, which is definitely more "off putting" to people. I clench my jaw constantly not to stutter. I have anger problems bc it's too hard to communicate I have to be on various meds to keep me stable. It took me so long to have any confidence in myself.