Whilst the fight or flight responses were almost identical, I feel like I experienced both separately. So I didnt notice any correlation between PA improvement and speech improvement. I was (and still largely am) a super covert stutterer. Unless I've told someone directly, I dont think anyone would ever notice it (but might notice the second order effects of tension, stress, avoiding speaking situations etc). I could (and still do) hide behind my tricks, perform my mental gymnastics etc. Unfortunately, you cant perform a trick to get yourself an erection 😂. What I found is that when I let myself relax in those intimate situations, stopped worrying about what the girl thought, talked about being anxious things started to work. And it became a positive cycle - I relaxed, things worked as they should, had a good experience -> less likely to be as stressed next time. I'm now happily married and its been years since I suffered with PA. The same is true of my speech - when I'm with friends / family / frankly anyone I dont have to introduce myself to, I have next to know speech anxiety and my stutter is largely non existent. So there are parallels for me in both the symptom (severe anxiety, fight or flight response) and the 'cure' (talking about it, being open / vulnerable, not being ashamed). Interestingly, until I read this post I never really linked the two in my head, but now I've spent time thinking about it, its really interesting to explore how its another example of the fight or flight response miss-firing. How I feel in response to someone asking me my name is almost identical to the feeling I had getting heavy with a girl. Apologies for the rambling post - still piecing this all together in my mind.