I do believe that intensive speech therapy can help you overcome this condition to an extent. I have gotten to the point where I can "mask" my stutter in conversation with others & during interviews, but it will still flare up when I read aloud. I used to stutter so bad as kid when doing ANY kind of speaking that I had painful physical tics to "help" me get the word out. I got therapy that focused on breathing techniques & it did improve somewhat. It does still get really bad when I'm stressed out or haven't slept.