I have always stuttered. I struggle to say my own name most of the time, even more on my kids’ names. I hate talking on the phone. The other side is that I am an IT professional who regularly teaches software classes with up to 100 people and is my favorite part of what I do. I stutter through teaching, make no effort to cover it up, it’s who I am. My students, professionals themselves, take exit surveys on my classes and I always receive great marks. I remember feeling the same way as you when I was a teen. Things work themselves out, your stutter will do what it wants to, I have good days and bad days with it, but I’ve accepted it and not let it slow me down. Over 50% of straight couples meet online these days, even more for same sex couples. You can order pizza without saying a word. You can talk to a whole bunch of fellow stutterers here. It’s a good time for us. Let that work to your advantage. If you want to go into a career with little talking, they’re out there. You mention it in your post, like most of us, anxiety and heightened stress amplifies my stuttering like nothing else. Regular meditation has worked for me like nothing else has to lower that stress. Meditation is awkward at first and doesn’t seem like it does anything but over time it really does. Before I teach, I am disciplined enough now in meditation that I can close my eyes, take a deep breath, lower my heart rate, and start feeling centered and refreshed in seconds. I highly recommend the “Insight Timer” app. It’s free and has thousands of guided meditations. Find a couple guided meditations that lower your stress/anxiety and it will lessen your stutter over time.