>Thinking about what your mouth is doing is a misdirection. I agree completely! Because focusing on intention does not equal focusing on your mouth. I ask you to stand up from your chair and have the intention to move your legs 5 steps. Afterwards, did you notice that focusing on intention is not the same as awareness of how your leg is moving, in the same way how having intention to move our tongue during a speech block, does not equal - mentally observing the movements of our mouth. Additionally, [this](https://i.imgur.com/nElRklJ.png) diagram explains 'intention' and why even non-stutterers **need** intention to move their tongue during a dysfluency. Additionally, if you have the intention to stand up and move your legs, you notice that focusing on intention was effortless, natural and direct. Try to imitate this feeling of 'having intention to move your legs' in order to 'have intention to move your tongue' (without awareness on the movement) - of course you will feel anticipatory fear and the initial reaction is panic - if you learn curiousity and openess towards being aware of fear/panic then you build tolerance in order to have intention to move your tongue during a speech block. What is your opinion?