How I taught myself to "stop" stuttering.

How I taught myself to "stop" stuttering. I am a 21 year old male and have been stuttering. badly, for as long as I can recall through school, work and social engagements. There have been times when this impediment has been entirely debilitating, and at times not so much. Growing up knowing that at seemingly any time I could spontaneously stop talking and struggle to emit any noise resembling an understandable word has been difficult to say the least, something that likely everyone on this sub would be familiar with. One day in High school I had to deliver a oral presentation for assessment, and I stuttered on probably every 3 or 4 words. It was supposed to be a 5 minute speech but went for 16. At one point the teacher made me take a break. As I'm sure many of you may have experienced there were laughs and comments etcetera. That was a tough day. I had a chat to my English teacher later that day and what was abundantly clear was there was nothing I could do. I however didn't accept that, and largely thought "fuck this shit" there has to be something I can do, because I never want that to happen again. So I researched, talked to people, experimented and made observations. I noticed several things. 1. I never stuttered when I was by myself. 2. Singing or melodic speech alleviated any stuttering. 3. "Stuttering" is a cruel word, its an extremely difficult word for stutterers (or maybe just me) to pronounce. I've stuttered more on that word than and other. 4. Certain sounds are more difficult to say. 5. There is a definite link to "excitment" and the frequency of stuttering 6. One of the most frequently advised methods of combating stuttering is "Projecting" - This is false and wrong. don't do it. It may help to an extent, but only because it involves something else. I took these, and more, and thought about how I could use them. As said above it seemed to me that certain sounds were the ones which caused me to stutter. These were C, D, S, T, X sounds and to less of an extent J, L sounds. All these sounds (at least in my Australian accent) are similar as they require the tongue to be, not only touching but pressed against against the top of the mouth relatively firmly. Seriously try these sounds and then try to force your tongue to move or make another sound. Its difficult and slow. It is my hypothesis that stuttering doesn't occur due to miswired or somehow misfiring synapses in the brain. It occurs because of the procedural sounds which you try to make. Specifically the tongue gets stuck or freezes after or during touching the top of the mouth and not being able to move down or back. The tongue is a muscle after all. It may only be able to make basic or singular movements for some people and the complex sounds we try to make overwhelm it, it cant keep up. Going from this I made adjustments to how I talk, at any given time I try to rest my tongue flat on the bottom of the mouth. This allows for movement and room to do so while making the sounds. In the English language nearly all sounds are made at the back of the throat, or with the tongue touching the back of the teeth or the top of the mouth, not the bottom. I talked slower and calmer. To allow the tongue time to move and shape for new sounds. But the absolute key thing, was to talk in a deeper tone. I cant stress how much this helped me, but i can tell you why. This forces you to make more sounds in the back of the throat away from the tongue. The flow of air is concentrated away from the tongue. This may seem simple, but give it a try. Don't force anything. Just talk in a lower tone when you feel like you may stutter. It has changed my life and DRASTICALLY reduced how much it happens for me. I can now go days or weeks. I often forget to even think about it. I still do it of course, but when I do I recall what I learnt. Slow down and talk in a deeper tone. Changing the word I was going to say to another, tricking the tongue into resetting the movements, is no longer necessary. Try it for yourself, Its certainly helped me.