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I don't think I would for two reasons: 1.) When I stopped practicing/using what I learned there, my disfluency was worse after having gone through the program than it was before the program. If I maintained the practice, I'd definitely be fluent, but since I gave it up I noticed a marked decrease in fluency. 2.) I've accepted it and I acknowledge it is part of who I am. I was fluent for 1-2 months and I felt uncomfortable without it. I'm fine with stuttering for the rest of my life, but I am not fine with it being this severe. If I could talk like I did when I was 13 I'd be perfectly happy. I still have some hope that I'll get back on a good streak. I know it's still in me because my fluency is largely dependent on who I am talking to- I read a book aloud last week and barely stuttered at all, yet I can barely greet some of my coworkers or my boss. I speak better around my parents, hometown friends and my girlfriend as well. Hollins worked, it really did. I cried during the last day when for the first time I was able to actually say EXACTLY what I wanted to say without skipping words or substituting them with something else. Once that high wore off, though, I just felt like a part of me was missing...for better or worse.