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Less Stuttering Stutterer I found the subreddit and held back sharing because I felt guilty for my stutter being more under control than in my youth. When I was really young I had a bad stutter and was made fun of for it. I heard all the names and whatnot. I was lucky though as after going through a lot of speech therapy my stutter disappeared. Fast forward about 8 years and it came back...hard. I still recall the moment and how people laughed. I was 13 years old and it defined me. I stopped talking, pretended not to know certain words, and would come up with whatever tricks to keep from having a bounced word escape my mouth. Fast forward to today. I never gave up practicing and eventually I got better at my pronunciation and my words. Also when I did stutter I didn't hide in shame. If someone laughed I would ask them what was so funny. People whom understood my plight began to encourage me along. I rarely stutter now. It has however shaped who I am as an adult. I am more shy and less confident than I want to be. I am working on that too though. Growing up I never knew anyone with a stutter. As an adult I learned how common it was. Just wanted to share for people whom have it harder than I do now (or did back then) that you shouldn't let it bother or define you. You are more than your stutter. Once I became more comfortable with me. I began to control my stutter instead of it controlling me. Hope this helps someone.