That’s a great way of explaining it. A habit of rumination that puts us into the viscous cycle of fear -> stutter -> It’s also akin to OCD where a stuttering block is like a wall we try to get through and as stutters we compulsively try to push through it as hard as possible, but the harder we push the stronger the wall gets. What we still don’t know though is whether we have we have neurological differences because we stutter or if we stutter because of our neurology. The chicken and the egg problem. I still stutter but not that much anymore and with less tension. Coming to peace with it is really the only way out. When you stop fighting against it, it’ll loosen it’s grip on you. The tricky part is that you can’t will or force yourself to believe in something you don’t. Believe me I’ve tried haha. I would always try to induce a certain perspective so that I had less fear and then not stutter but that was never sustainable. And everyone’s journey in stopping the struggle/fight against it is different. I think it’s good to build awareness of what lies underneath the stutter/fear and take steps to change your relationship to it, but ultimately one has to be patient and trust that that day will come. Where it becomes a secondary issue and you don’t fight it anymore