That's great. If you can get past the anxiety and say what you intend to say, that is the most important thing. I went to a two week intensive (AIS in NYC) where they really stressed the importance of not doing secondary behaviors (lip smacking, saying Um/like, blinking eyes, etc) and also not avoiding any speaking situations or other avoidance behavior. If a person can be open about stuttering and allow themselves to stutter in front of others, and really work through their words (stutter forward) with word substitution or backing out, their stuttering will gradually improve to the point it is hardly noticeable or goes away completely. Seems like you followed this path somewhat, which is awesome! A great book on this stuff is From Stuttering to Fluency by Gunnars Nieders, worth checking out, it's a fast read.