Yes, that is exactly what I mean! You put my thoughts into words better than I could. The mind is an extremely powerful tool and it has the potential to achieve things and teach itself ways of thinking it could never have imagined before. This same principle can most definitely be applied to controlling or dealing with a stutter. I am one of those who experience muscle tightness when in an anxious state, so I experience blocks rather than repetitions. When I'm alone, I can both speak and read fluently, who's to say I can't achieve the exact same thing when talking in front of an audience? I believe in researching the mind and finding an answer, no matter how "deeply buried" it may be.