What I have found this really comes down to is understanding the difference between being alone vs with people. And the main difference is the external judgements. Think about it, how are you when you speak to a pet? Basically the same as by yourself right? That's because a dog can't judge you either (at least your stutter) So you feel no pressure/tension to perform. But what happens is when we have an unhealthy relationship with other people's judgements, we go into performance mode while speaking. We try to please them, prove ourselves, pretend, and perfect our speech. We don't allow ourselves to naturally go from thought->speaking it's more like thought->10 filters of "is this good enough?" "will this make me look cool?" "Will this make them like me?" "Will I stutter?" -> speaking. All the added doubt and insecurities add so much stress and tension to the body that we end up stuttering. The key is learning to value external judgements less and value your own internal judgements more and more (of course you may have to think of yourself differently if it's negative rn) Basically becoming more carefree. 🤟