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I don't know what happened. I have stuttered since I was 7 and now I am 16. 2022 was one of the best years for me, the year I learned how to dominate my stuttering. A guy like me who's in high school is normal for us to do oral presentations regularly. In that year, I didn't stutter even ONCE in ANY of the oral presentations, that is to say, talking in public. I knew it was gonna be a hard school year, so I already had self confidence and I was prepared for what was coming. I managed to get through that school year easily but everything turned around the following year until today. In 2023 I started to stutter again when talking in public, with my friends/family or reading out loud, as I was used to (before 2022). If I'm being honest, I don't have the confidence I had in 2022. But believe me, I tried really really hard to get that self confidence back but I just can't. I can't even say my name without stuttering a lot as it starts with the letter M. I've been going through tough times recently, I guess that's why I can't trick my brain again. I would appreciate any advice you give me to try to get that self confidence back. I tried so many times to trick my brain and make it think that stuttering is not a bad thing as I did that year, but I just can't.