I’m a rip the bandaid type. So anytime I feel anxiety creep in I force myself to do it. Just yesterday I had to call a mechanic and ask a question about services offered. I rehearsed my wording, then just made the call. Unfortunately, I blocked, had hard repetitive sounds for a good 10 seconds before I blurted out “excuse me” in hopes of keeping the rep on the line. Thankfully, the rep was polite, waited, and after a minute I said 2-3 cohesive words that helped me gain more fluency. The rep understood, we went back and forth a few times to confirm and finished the call. I took a couple breaths to regroup and moved on with my day.