I always thought stuttering was the only thing standing between me and the perfect life and the perfect self I used to imagine in my head.

I always thought stuttering was the only thing standing between me and the perfect life and the perfect self I used to imagine in my head. It isn't. The bad habits and destructive tendencies remain. And it is these that take a long time undoing. If you were lazy for years, you will keep being lazy after you overcome your stutter. If you *(insert whatever negative habits/traits you've gathered over the years)* for years, you will keep being/doing *(insert whatever negative habits/traits you've gathered over the years)* after you overcome your stutter. In fact, it might be even more difficult undoing these habits. Your fluency might then turn you more arrogant and entitled, getting you to think you don't need to work on these other areas you need to grow in. If a cure were to arrive tomorrow, it would be best if it found you having had the proper character development and ethic. That's how you would enjoy it to the fullest. Don't use stutter as an excuse not to live your life. Don't use stutter as an excuse not to take that next step forward. Build yourself up to as much as you can be without the fluency today.