How life treated me? Pretty well somehow. My stuttering was very strong throughout my teen years and as young adult. I still managed to always have good friends and do well academically. Thanks to my supportive family! I managed to get a pretty, smart and caring girlfriend, which I married. I managed to get my degree and a high paying job in which I strive and my stuttering is accepted. I have kid, a house, friends. Everything I could need. In recent years my stuttering became less. It’s not gone at all. Anyone that talks to me for 2 minutes definitely realizes it. Often already at the very first sentence I speak. I think the ultimate trick is to just not care too much. Don’t care about your stuttering. The less you care the less you stutter.