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You should check out the book, "Running on empty". It's basically about parents who neglect their children emotionally. Your story resonates a lot with me. Though I didn't have the same situation, I had a similar result: parents who refused to acknowledge that I needed help. I'm 27 today and just recently talked with my mom about it. She said she never even noticed that I was miserable as a teenager. It's only until recently that I realized just how much that fucks you up later on. You may think you have issues getting close to others because of your stutter, but a lot of that is probably due to the fact that you've never had your emotional struggles validated as a child so you don't think anyone else can. But believe me, there are a lot of good people out there. We can't choose our families, but we sure as fuck can choose our friends. Find good people to open up to and you'll feel a lot better.