My life is not exactly normal but I enjoy it. My twenties were tricky but I did manage to complete university, get a degree and then a masters a few years after that. None of which helped me get a job. When I started working everything changed. My speech improved because I had practice. I'm probably not a good example because I'm mostly a covert stutterer and most people won't even know I stutter. I'm very adept at substituting words. I do stutter occasionally and moreso when tired but it doesn't bother me. I have decent job now and most of my co-workers probably don't even know that I stutter. I still get blocks but I'm mostly fluent. I will say that the avoidance is far worse than actually stuttering. You may feel shame, embarrassment etc when you stutter or people react badly. I don't have much experience of speech therapy. I did the Maguire Programme but I found it very unhelpful and did not follow it after the initial weekend. I have found psychological therapy incredibly beneficial. Not to help with the stutter but my feelings around the stutter. The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris is the only self-help book that's ever done anything for me. It uses acceptance and commitment therapy. Accepting the 'negative' feelings, memories, thoughts,Using mindfulness to reduce their impact and then acting according to your values. It's not easy but it's better than doing nothing.