How can pseudo-stuttering help improve stuttering? Answer: Firstly, non-stutterers speak whenever they have intention to say a word. In other words, they don't speak on the timing of triggers or fear. Instead, they speak on the timing of their own intention to say a word. There are two elements to maintain fluency: 1. focusing on maintaining the forward flow (e.g., by focusing on fluency laws, like prosody or rather by focusing on the timing of your intention to say a syllable) 2. resisting disruptions in the forward flow of speech There are 100s of strategies for element #1 and #2. One strategy for #2 '*resisting disruptions in the forward flow*' is **pseudo-stuttering or deliberate stuttering** on feared words without tension. Positive effects are: * desensitizing * reducing avoidance-behaviors * developing helpful beliefs/attitudes, such as '***stuttering and speech errors are not a problem or to be avoided***' * reducing strong emotions * reducing the need to repair errors * reducing unhelpful corrections * reducing panic responses like improving calm breathing * and resisting other disruptions in the [stutter cycle](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/12mr71i/what_improves_your_stuttering_the_most/) In addition to pseudo-stuttering, it may also be effective to deal with other aspects in the stutter cycle by: * allowing anticipatory fear and really experiencing anticipatory fear * with the goal of building tolerance and detaching importance * while always breathing calmly regardless * without doing avoidance-behaviors (like holding back speech or changing the [speech plan](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/11fn406/poll_do_you_understand_this_one_of_the_most/))