Speech therapy taught me to how to modify my speech, but it wasn't until many years later that I learned not to beat up on myself when I had a block. That's where stuttering self-help groups come in. National Stuttering Project Chicagoland chapter. Also a safe place to stutter - some of us stutter more in group because we feel freer to stutter. If you compare stuttering with other disorders, stuttering isn't all that serious.
Some people have trouble walking, some people are hard of hearing, some people stutter.
Not a big deal. But there's a big difference in how stuttering is perceived. If you walk with an obvious limp, Boy Scouts help you across the street. If you're hard of hearing, most people will talk a little louder. But if you stutter, people assume that you're nervous, incompetent, or mentally ill.