Thank you for your response. I forgot to say that I'm specifically referring to persistent developmental stuttering. I have tried [this ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/1aw3nmk/have_you_ever_tried_this_stutter_strategy_for/)strategy for more than a year. To my knowledge, we don't stutter when we are silent mouthing (as done in [this ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnZfZzXJKDg&t=50s&ab_channel=MichelleBundek)video), would you say that's a fair assessment, in that, do you also not have speech blocks when applying such silent mouthing? But, we suddenly start stuttering if we add our own voice (and thus, we stop with silent mouthing). So, in this viewpoint we can consider "our own voice" a trigger (as it seems to trigger stuttering) \[in research terminology it's called "auditory feedback" > perceived conflict > basal ganglia dysfunction (resulting in stuttering)\]. **Trigger: Our own voice.** According to research, most people don't stutter when they are alone. But, they suddenly start stuttering when we add another person (and thus, we stop being alone). This could imply that "perceiving another person" is a stutter trigger, or something like "if we realize that others can hear us" or "other people's judgement" triggers stuttering - at least, for those PWS that stutter less when they speak alone. **Trigger: perceiving another person.** etc etc etc I can literally give 100 more examples of what triggers us.. but the point that I am trying to convey is, most people who stutter (PWS) simply are not aware of what triggers their stuttering, would you agree with this? For example, an anticipated or feared word/letter can lead to (more) stuttering because we have associated this anticipation with the thought: "Stuttering will most likely happen". Let's call these "**situational or conditional triggers**". These triggers are at least, more noticeable. **Trigger: Stuttering will most likely happen.** But what about moments when we stutter but we are at that moment not aware of any trigger, does that immediately mean that there is no trigger? If so, why? If not, could it simply be a lack of mindfulness/observation (e.g., the trigger is very subconscious)? If not, could it be that we are in denial (which is the opposite of acceptance) of the triggers? For example, people who stutter usually perceive and label themselves as a stutterer.. which implies that the image that they have of themselves (or, of how they speak) is similar to that of a person who stutters. We likely didn't outright "choose" to perceive ourselves as stutterer, but gradually, after many stutter experiences, we simply created this stutter image of ourselves, wouldn't you say so? So, the point that I"m trying to make is, that PWS might have "learned" to develop the thought, that stuttering will happen anyway.. yes indeed, maybe less so on non-anticipated or non-feared words but we have convinced or taught ourselves subconsciously that stuttering is the way we speak. In other words, even if we would speak non-anticipated or non-feared words, we would still rely on the expectation or trigger: **Trigger: Stuttering can still happen in all situations.** Let's call this a **general trigger**. (Because it's not a trigger that we apply to specific conditions/situations such as, only a certain word/letter, rather we apply this trigger to our entire speech in general in all situations). In conclusion, if we continue analyzing our stuttering in this viewpoint, we are bound to make a huge list of 100s of triggers that we never knew we had.. we initially (before we "accepted the triggers") blamed our bioneurology, genetics or other things. I draw the conclusion that, if we start understanding the concept of the trigger mechanism, then we enable ourselves to address these triggers (aka accept or acknowledge the triggers) to desensitize the triggers and unlink the triggers from speech performance. This is just my own take on it.