But what's the point of doing all of it? For instance, for stutterers, the end goal is that you are confident about it, learn that people are totally accepting of it, and you are able to stutter freely in all social situations. With blocking though, people are *not* going to be accepting of it. It's not because they think blocking is inherently bad, it's because they don't know what's going on. It's not like a stutter where it's clear you have a speech impediment; with blocking, it looks like you just stopped talking for no reason. I guess my point is that for a person with a stutter, being comfortable with it is a valid goal, because it would mean he can get through social situations without people thinking less of him. But for someone who blocks, *even* if he is comfortable with blocking, people will still be weirded out because it isn't obvious that they have an impediment. I feel like with stuttering the fear is irrational, but with blocking, it's completely valid, because people *will* think you're mentally disabled unless you explicitly tell them you have a speech impediment.