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**"i also don’t stutter when singing. (because it’s a song and there’s a rhythm?)"** I think stutterers stutter (more) when talking to people, because they evaluate (say: perceive / associate) a stutter. Of course, when we are singing we are not actively trying to get our message accross (or convince listeners) so we stop evaluating or at least it's less. When you speak in a non-English language, perhaps you already have a confident mindset so you don't get convinced by anti-confidence thoughts to choose to stop your tongue. **"i’ve just tried to get a gauge of what words i need to avoid, or just any sounds, anything like that"** I suggest to never avoid or escape. Because then you don't learn from it. **"then i try to get it all out before i start"** I suggest to never change the way you speak 'because you anticipate stuttering'. I suggest to never endorse/reinforce anticipation. - never apply it I suggest to learn that the 'anticipation of a stutter created by your instinct' is not: true, your true intentions, fearful or doesn't have a goal/meaning and learn that it's just a thought/feeling without meaning or judgement **Conclusion:** Now, what stutterers do, is they actively anticipate a stutter and react to this by stopping one's tongue, which creates a speech block. Basically what we do is, we choose to stop our tongue because we blame anticipatory anxiety. Therefore, my suggestion is, even if you feel/know that you will stutter, then don't touch this thought/feeling, just leave it be in your mind, don't try to change or remove this anticipatory thought or feeling, just leave it be in your mind while you don't choose to stop your tongue - don't care and don't mind that the anticipation thought and feeling is in your mind, don't mind experiencing the discomfort while you choose to move tongue. Even if the thought/feeling convinces you (to stop tongue) and even if are bothered by anticipation, learn to still choose to move tongue while experiencing this discomfort. **Question:** Try this for a couple of hours and then return feedback about how it went. Is that okay with you? **"i don’t have any trigger letters, sounds or words (although words that start with F are pretty problematic. i stutter the worse on them"** During a speech block (while you are stuck) ask yourself: 'why am I not choosing to move my tongue?'. Ask yourself this question 100 times in 100 different situations and then return feedback what your instinct replied. Make the subconscious > conscious and return feedback about what this subconscious thought/feeling was. Keep asking 'why' for example, if you reply with 'I choose to stop tongue because I anticipate stuttering' then ask 'why do I stop tongue because I anticipate stuttering?' and keep asking why to subsequent answers and return feedback in this post.