I linked because of this quote [TW-stuttering]: >What happens when you get to someone you cannot talk to—that you don’t want to talk to, or you intend to talk to but can’t? The feeling is actually quite primal—you feel that you want to talk to the person in front of you, but you literally cannot—as if a force is stopping you. >As this happens, watch carefully as your failure walks away from you. Don’t hide from it. Observe the missed opportunity as it walks away and leaves you alone with your inadequacy. Don’t turn away. Feel the anxiety in your chest as you watch the opportunity vanish, forever. >What the flinch just did to you, it will do to your whole life, until you stop it. This quote seems to capture the stuttering experience even though the book has nothing to do with stuttering. This quote is from a section suggesting people go start conversations with random strangers to practice feeling uncomfortable.