Thanks for the reply. Better late than never! I understand what you mean. Recent failures or successes do affect me. It's normal. Their effect has been heavily lessened, though. In the past I was much more emotional based on my outside interactions. Now, I don't really look into it much when I fail. Maybe a couple of minutes of self-doubt at most. I appreciate my successes much more. I believe this comes naturally when you begin becoming numb to stuttering and accepting it (and making it your reason to train to become the best speaker ever!). I never used to hold anger for anybody but my stutter. I didn't blame my teachers for putting me through the many embarrassing presentations. Now, I appreciate them much more and cherish the understanding that the showed me by their actions. I never openly talked about it with them, though maybe I should. Yup, you are right! I believe practicing the feared activity (presentations) is the only way to truly defeat that fear. And this approach works! Just today I volunteered to be the first to present in my German class. I did it without blinking an eye. I am currently reading business books, because that is my current passion and my major in university. What is the best book you have read on stuttering? Have a great day!