Seeing that you started stuttering when you were 16, which is really late in life, I think that you should definitely aim for fluency. Unlike you, I grew up stuttering (mildly), but like you, I was fluent when I spoke alone to myself. So I agree with you that a significant portion of our stutter is psychological. Furthermore, as my own stutter has improved dramatically over the past 10 years (I’m 50), I say you have nothing to lose and everything to gain with your positive attitude. Everyone’s stutter is unique. What works for one person may not work at all for another so don’t expect the entire stuttering “community” to be 100% behind you. If you’re looking for some inspiration, check out Joe Biden’s speech on his experience growing up stuttering. If his speech isn’t considered fluent, then I don’t know what is. All that aside, I would be happy to chat with you whenever I can. I’m presently in Bangkok so I think our time zones are close enough. I suppose the way to go about arranging something would be for you to message me? As an interesting but related side note, ten years ago I attended a stuttering support group once or twice but quit immediately because I felt that being around fellow stutterers made me more self-conscious of my stutter and consequently worse. At that point in my life, my goal was to actively fix my stutter, and I decided that attending that group would be counterproductive for me. If you had asked me to talk with you back then, I would have ignored your request. But fast forward ten years, and now I’m eager to talk to someone who stutters to test my fluency. I suspect that when we speak, you may not even believe that I stutter(ed). Yes, I’m actually getting to the point where I don’t know whether to use present or past tense regarding my situation. I’m writing all this to give people HOPE because hope is a powerful tool, and I know it’s hard to muster up when you stutter. I don’t have any miracle cures for everyone. I have my theories as to what helped me, but they’re not easy fixes applicable to everyone. It’s taken me ten years to get to this point and my journey isn’t over, yet. But please believe me when I say that your stutter can improve and every day, week, month, year that you stutter less is a step towards freedom. It’s worth it.