I don't know how to approach this. That's why I'm here. I know his stuttering is a huge source of self-hatred and causes him a lot of stress in his life. From an outside perspective, I can see that he just tries to avoid thinking about it or talking about it whenever it does come up. I guess what still confuses me is that if speech therapy or these exercises helps, then why are most people here saying that it's not possible to do anything about this? I'm not expecting this to go away completely and I don't care if it does. But I do want the self-hatred and avoidance to go away. I'm just not sure if that's something that can happen by putting yourself out there and talking to more people or through continuing speech therapy to feel more comfortable. I'm trying not to interfere too much with this, but when I can see him suffering and can see possible solutions, it's hard to completely sit back.