This is just like the post that sent me to that other author. Rather than engage in the conversation, I see it's easier to just point to something that helped you that you believed in. For one, "avoiding looking at the listener so you don’t have to see their face bc you are SURE they are negatively judging YOU" is meaningless to me and in fact I've experienced the exact opposite. Looking into their eyes let me carry on easier, looking down swirled the emotions of assuming the worst with nothing to distract or break me from it. I do remember other instances where they gave a confused look as I was experiencing the stoppage (blocking, stuttering, what ever you wanna call it but I'm starting to not like the word block anymore) but as soon as I was over it, they happily moved on with me. It came and went now and then and...actually that's it..."and?" So that helped grow my confidence that it's no big deal, I just had to see it with my own eyes because either way I'd be assuming the worst looking down. Maybe there's an argument to be made that it's easier but I like to feel the fear, doubt, and do it anyway. Our imagination is worse than the simple, meaningless reality. There are bigger pictures to consider. Why get dragged down over it missing the bigger picture.