Just saw your post, and I was going to tell you that I think many ppl here are young males, many non-Americans. I’m an young Gen x female, fwiw. Very glad you are here! There are ways to trick your brain into accepting your dysfluencies, bc it can be very hard to just try to override your shame. First, consider 3 different types of stutters- 1. Repetitions/prolongations that are brief and easily transition to next sounds, no emotions involved. 2. Repetitions/prolongations with some shame, difficult getting to next sound. 3. Repetitions/prolongations have been mostly replaced with blocks, awkward secondary behaviors, shame/panic, lots of avoidance behaviors. Here’s what I did to get to step 1. Make eye contact, begin with a brief, controlled , voluntary repetition, speak on exhale, begin slowly and enunciate. There are podcasts that teach this, but that’s the gist. You can also test drive it by calling random stores, and making eye contact with yourself in a mirror. You’ve got the foundational understanding already!