When I found verbal areas where I didn’t stutter and developed them more. Singing in particular. Sang alone, sang with friends in cars, sang karaoke. Finding that comfort zone (also talking to babies and animals) gave me something fun to do with my voice… it separated the stutter from my voice/me. That allowed me to stretch and expand to other areas that were still challenging but not as difficult as reading a script. Years later when my stutter appears, I take it as a symptom and yes, I do often treat it with a (prescribed) anti- anxiety pill. But that’s only after seeing the stutter as a symptom of a confirmed anxiety disorder. If you’re looking at the pill as your only release from the anxiety and anger about stuttering, that’s only going to lead to dependence. Singing and my other safe areas gave me that same release while also practicing my skills and upping my confidence. Hell, my brother and I took some drives where we yelled swear words out the window because obscenities were easier for him and he had so much anger about it. He had found out in his last two years of high school that he was labeled as disabled. The meeting he found out about it was to take the label away. A lot of feelings can surround stuttering. You’ve got to process those as well to get to that “I don’t care” or at least “I care but it’s manageable” level.