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Existential Angst I'm writing this post for a little support if possible. I am 21 and for the past 2 years I have really taken a mental health toll due to existential angst about stuttering and fears and anxieties, even though I rarely stutter (so weird I know). I tried a therapy online, loved it, and learned a lot of good naturals ounding tchniques and have reduced my stuttering. I am more fluent then usual which is a relief but still suffer a lot mentally and internally. The past 2 years I have socially withdrawn really hard and my friends have said it's a concern. I see that some of the older and experienced stutterers on this forum say 'don't give up' 'don't let it affect your life' etc. I was just wondering, as someone who is teetering between acceptance and shame does it get better? I mean the mental side of things anyways. It's really became a problem just because I had a psychologist say I have severe anxiety over stuttering (I don't stutter that much haha). So strange. My friends don't understand either like last night I literally had a friend say "I swear I stutter more than you". I'm having such a hard time all of the sudden these past 2 years with self-consciousness about speech. I see that some people in this forum are experienced and accept it. And I see some people like me who struggle a lot. What is your experience? Were you down bad at some point in your life and then rose out of it? I'm not trying to be a negative guy or anything because I honestly really hate seeing negative posts but I just need some advice maybe on your experience with feelings of existential angst related to stuttering or even just some encouraging words lol. Thanks for reading.