I have never hear of "chronic disfluency disorder", and I am sorry you are afflicted by that. I do know a lot about speech therapy - I've been to two week intensive therapy programs and have read several books on therapy. You are the only stutterer I have met who stutters when he talks alone or to animals. You disorder seems to be at it's core different from the stuttering I deal with. I believe my stuttering is at its core an emotional disorder caused by avoidance behavior at a young age. In the past three months I have stopped avoiding most speaking situations - which in turn has lead me to live a more fulfilling life. I don't know why it took me years and years to make the psychological change - namely thinking about my stuttering in a positive light instead of making it the sole focus of all my attention. Do you think that *how you feel* about your stuttering would make any difference in how you speak? For example, if your stuttering didn't bother you at all would you make the same choices in who you talk to throughout a normal day?