Thank you for your comment. That is so interesting and helpful. You are so right about stuttering being the one thing that wires your brain to be hypervigilant! I am almost 22. Trying to figure out why I am the way I am... I would love to get professional help, but that's not possible right now. This is an article I wrote on my experiences with stuttering, in case you're interested: https://onelonevoice101.blogspot.com/2023/11/demystifying-struggle-to-speak.html