Real simple, get help. Get back in speech therapy. I've been doing it for months now after years and years of procrastination and it has helped tremendously. It's the best money you'll spend even if you don't have insurance. I tried self help, reading a book etc. Therapy was what made a real difference. My confidence has soared. And I have a strategy when I have tough words to overcome, which is the most important thing. Using buffer words is not a viable strategy. I am told all stutterers can speak fine when alone. I also used to and still sometimes do use all kind of buffer words. In the meantime, before you go to therapy, I'll share a few things which have helped me a lot. 1. Read something to start your day out loud. Read it slow and loud, like you're speaking in front of thousands of people for some grand occasion. Super exaggerated. 2. Speak crazy slow. It should feel really really weird particularly at first. Stutters talk too damn fast. As do most people actually. You really get people's attention if you talk loud clear and slow. Take a deep ish breath before speaking, get your composure and keep calm. 3. Easy onset. This is the cue that helps me. Exaggerate the first sound and speak it slow. If "b" gives you trouble, say bbbbbbutttter, not butter. Keeps things loose don't tense up. Practice these two things while doing your reading. Even though you don't stutter in public, exaggerate your strategies while reading and you will force them into your muscle memory and force you to talk differently and not stutter. Hang in there