I repeat ten affirmations, 20 times each, at least once per day. I used to do twice a day. I use the set in Lee Lovett's book, but I've also used other ones like, ''I own my own power,'' ''I can do anything I set my mind to,'' ''my mind is a mind of calm,'' etc. I also did Zig Zigler's affirmation paragraph morning and night for a few months. That one is good, and I think 10s of thousands of people have used Zig's stuff over the years. I also have a bunch of them recorded and I listen to them 2-3x daily. For me, it was important to start saying them with conviction, rather than just saying the words. Though, initially, I just trudged through the process because I though affirmations were some new age bullshit. I did not buy in, but I figured what the hell? Now I realize that the world is constantly trying to pull and push my mental state and I am much more selective about what I expose myself to because I appreciate how susceptible I am to being influenced. It's also pretty cool to me that I see now that I can select the type of mindset that I want and work toward having it. That, for me, is a pretty revolutionary idea. But then again, so many people have been saying this stuff forever - not about stuttering but about the importance of self-talk. I guess I never took them seriously. I do now. Some of the things I found out about myself (in no particular order): I am basically an empath - I will feel worse about someone else's situation than they do themselves; I am super judgemental about others (and therefore about myself); stuttering in part helps me lower myself to either avoid confrontation, make people 'go easy' on me, or a variety of other things; my thoughts can be changed by purposeful practice of affirmations; fluency is scary because it means I have to live up to my potential; I was hugely arrogant and egotistical with no self-confidence; I am very good making excuses to not do the work that makes me get better; and finally, that I was not self-composed at all - the world could push and pull my mental state just by a look, tone of voice, a question, rushing me, etc.