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I really need help... Hello everyone, I'm 15 years old and have a very bad stutter that is starting to progress and worsen.. I've been stuttering since all the childhood, I can remember. I have been actively speech therapy once a week and after months am still not seeing the progress that I thought would happen. (Maybe I'm not using the techniques correctly but they don't work in most situations). I do deal with mental health issues sometimes which I've been working towards improving. My stutter has gotten to a point where speaking in almost any context is becoming very difficult and anxiety inducing although I've always been very talkative. I'm always becoming alot more self conscious about my stutter. (which doesn't help). Its gotten to a point where I sometimes can't even say specific words or phrases with so many blocks in my speech that the person I'm talking finishes the word for me or I give up finishing it half way (which is dramatically destroying my confidence) I've been praying and hoping that one day it will all disappear but apparently it's unlikely at my age. (I won't give up hope and prayer) The hardest part of my stutter is getting the first part of my sentence. Sometimes the word block is so strong that I physically can't sing it out, exhale it out, speak it out slowly, easy onset it out. (Maybe I haven't practiced enough) Besides the long rant😂, Does anyone know any tips or way I can try reduce stutter. (more patience? acceptance? magical affordable supplements? Etc.)