The more you have avoided speaking the worse it has gotten. , Stuttering has a huge element of approach-avoidance conflict. Practice saying simple sentences at home—and say the entire sentence—regardless of whether you stutter or not. Practice stuttering ON PURPOSE. it’s weird but very effective. It gives you “permission” to stutter. There is hope. Learn about people who stuttered and how they overcame it. Often they learned to “stutter fluently” meaning yes, there is still a stutter but it is mild and they move right through it. They continue speaking regardless without avoiding anything.