technique - visualization (with love) for desensitization

technique - visualization (with love) for desensitization This is something I’ve been doing lately that has been helping to make blocks less severe. I’ve never heard it discussed online before, although I’m guessing I’m not the only person to think of this. Basically I frequently visualize the worst stuttering situation I can imagine - in order to desensitize myself to it…. so that when it actually happens, I don’t panic as much, and then it’s not as bad (because the panicking just makes the stuttering worse…) I picture myself having a really severe block, with somebody staring at me with a weird look on their face and I imagine all the terrible feelings, (I’m sure I don’t have to describe how it feels), but I imagine the feeling all through my body…. I actually put myself in the situation as much as possible. Then I practice relaxing, deep breathing, reminding myself that I’ll survive, life will go on, and wrapping myself in love — reminding myself that it’s not my fault, I’m doing my best, and so on. I’ve noticed that since doing this frequently for a few months, the blocks are not so bad when they actually happen. Eventually I started being able to remember this feeling of relaxation and love in the middle of a severe block, and it actually helps me get past the block quicker. Has anyone else done something like this?