This brought tears to my eyes. As a college student who has been struggling with stuttering for like the past 10-12 years - and yes, I didn’t always stutter, I “acquired” it - I felt this. I have to say though, the fake personalities mechanism, I use that too. What were the odds? That mechanism works like a charm but drains every ounce of energy out of my body by the end of the day. Thanks for sharing your story. Wish you the best.