>*If a stutterer can speak in front of himself comfortably and without stuttering (most of the time), why doesn't he do the same in front of people?* You suggest: "***If a stutterer can speak in front of himself comfortably and without stuttering (most of the time), why doesn't he do the same in front of people?***" **Answer**: [This](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353636923_THE_VARIABLE_RELEASE_THRESHOLD_VRT_HYPOTHESIS_OF_STUTTERING) research explains your answer 'the execution threshold' is too high when we speak to people. [This](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/xq5f4v/what_are_your_thoughts_on_this_research_choral/) research explains that, if we speak fluently when alone, we are still reinforcing overreliance on feedback (dominant right-hemisphere), whereas if we speak fluently during choral speech we don't do this (left-hemisphere dominance). In my opinion, this could imply that we are still 'trying to speak fluently by *excessively monitoring* and *applying unhelpful interventions*' when we are alone. **Conclusion**: In my opinion, it is therefore inefficient at best to aim for fluency like, when we speak fluently when alone. Likely, it won't lead to outgrowing stuttering as it maintains the stutter cycle because of the conditioned responses. **Question**: How should we remove control over adding control?