That's an interesting perspective. What's worked best for me is harnessing courage to face feared speaking situations. Being proactive, on the attack. Not being reactive. A lot of my stuttering was caused by avoidance behavior. An example is I used to be afraid to talk on the phone. I forced myself to start making calls to strangers at department stores. Just asking simple questions at first. Stuttering my way through. I worked my way up to more complex calls, and now I speak on the phone daily and no longer avoid it like the plague. My speech improved dramatically in this speaking situation because I'm no longer constantly avoiding it, not giving it so much mental energy. Overcoming stuttering for me is more about letting go, as opposed to mental tricks. We already know how to speak fluently when we are alone We just need to expand this sphere of fluency and confidence into other aspects of life. There's no getting around the fact this will be scary and uncomfortable at first. But when you realize stuttering doesn't kill you, and you can improve, the improvement starts to snowball. Start small. Courage.