I have voices in my head!

At the age of about fourteen I attempted to describe what it was like to have a stutter and about the ways in which it was affecting my life:

This may seem weird Dad but I have what I can only describe as voices in my head. They are constantly talking to me, trying to make me worry, trying to convince me that I am worthless and trying to convince me that I am going to stutter.

These voices/demons in my head are very powerful and are seemingly dictating my life at this point. I am unsure as to how to deal with them or control them. At times I think that I am going mad.

I am also fairly confident that if I can somehow remove these demons from my head that I will then be able to achieve fluency and overcome the stutter once and for all.

I am aware that it is impossible for you to fully comprehend what I am saying and that there is not a lot that you can do for me in the way of help. I am however very determined to eradicate this stutter and will only stop searching once I have found a cure. 

This was all discussed back in 1987! Eight years later in 1995 I did finally manage to achieve my dream of fluency.