So I guess the people here saying life has gotten better are all just liars out to make you feel bad? I suppose they magically woke up one day fluent and happy having put in zero effort. Cmon man. Its not guilt tripping to say life will get better. Maybe it makes you feel invalidated because you feel hopeless and misery loves company. People here in a stuttering support group are going to keep posting things of hope. You have a choice to read those posts and a choice to give the content of those posts a chance.