What are you tips to avoid stuttering ? ( I know )

What are you tips to avoid stuttering ? ( I know ) I stutter whenever I think about what I wanna say for TOO LONG (like 5 seconds) and I trip up on my words... when that happens I literally stop talking and have to process it again and it messes up the whole flow of the conversation. I have to get “worked up” and I often raise my voice to fix it. Some days are really good and I can speak fine but others I just have a really hard time enunciating words. Also, a big help for me is moving my hands a lot when I speak ( think of the Italian stereotype ) lol. I’d like to hear how you guys deal with your stuttering. I’ve been told I have terrible anxiety all my life, and I’m not sure if that’s related. Thanks in advance for your input. 😊