You stutter more if people can hear you. If 'people hearing you' is your trigger, then let's ask the question: Why does people hearing us trigger stuttering? (obviously, the answer is very unique to each person) I have a good example: * 20 students are in a classroom * Then one student randomly shouts "Garbage" in a full classroom * **Question**: Does this trigger you? It probably doesn't trigger you. But why? Well, it would likely trigger you, if you form is a story behind his shouting, such as: Story-telling to perceive the context: * you perceive his shouting in a certain **viewpoint**: In your view it seems that - the student means that you are garbage * you define certain **definitions** used in the context: Garbage in your definition is very offensive * you might **believe** that it's socially or morally acceptable to be triggered, if that happens * you **identify** with being a person who stutters so you become more intolerent to being triggered I'm sure that certified CBT and mindfulness therapists can come up with 100s more reasons that trigger us psychologically. **Stutter trigger:** The point I'm trying to make is, if we change our viewpoint, definitions (for example: 'it's not offensive or scary'), beliefs or change what we identify with - then, at least, we can decrease the intolerance towards the trigger of people hearing us. And the same goes for all other triggers: Certain words or sounds, or situations trigger stuttering. So we can apply this story-telling technique to other triggers also. So, most people who stutter might scan for triggers with the goal of becoming triggered by them, not to change their story-telling to become less triggered (to resolve the trigger), in my opinion. But most of us are not aware of this (or deny it). Fortunately, everyone with access to internet - can google how to address triggers (aka intrusive thoughts/feelings) .. and it's completely free thoughts?