>Every time you think "dont stutter" what happens? Do the feelings of stuttering go away? "Every time you think "dont stutter" what happens? Do the feelings of stuttering go away? " \-> If I distract myself from the trigger by focusing on the thought "I speak fluently". Then I don't stutter for a couple of sentences. The disadvantage is: it doesn't remove stuttering completely because after a couple of sentences I start to stutter again. Because I'm trying to hide my trigger (this stutter anticipation) temporarily without dealing with the trigger. Conclusion: changing the trigger by convincing 'I can speak fluently' is counter-productive in building resilience against the trigger. And since we can't eliminate triggers, trying to change (strong unconscious automatic) triggers from the instinct is futile.