Avoidance of anything you fear tends to reinforce the fear. For some people who stutter, fear of talking leads to anxiety, depression, or social isolation. There are other therapies for stuttering that go the opposite way, confronting and challenging unhelpful thoughts and fears, reducing avoidance behaviors, and promoting open expression even when stuttering is present. Reducing the fear reduces the struggle; relaxed stuttering is more physically comfortable, less mentally taxing, and does not interfere with communication. In fact you can be an excellent communicator and stutter. These therapies include ARTS®, the Blank Center model, CBT and its varieties (SFBT, ACT, REBT), and Palin Parent-Child Interaction Therapy.