I could speak fluently for 6 days (So there is hope for you!)

I could speak fluently for 6 days (So there is hope for you!) Here's a bit of hope for my fello stutterers. I am a stutterer, and I get blocks very very regularly. But last year, I had a week of pure fluency. I could speak everything in my head, I was finally witty, I could tell my stories, I could input in my college project groups - the dream of any stutter. It was probably the best week of my life to be honest. How did I do it? (well, how do I think I did it) I realized that I have a lot of tension and pressure in my throat when I breathe (especially the exhale). I figured if I can retrain my body to forget what this resting pressure is, then it won't happen when i speak. So I consciously (with a lot of effort and focus) tried always have a smooth breath. this meant breathing from my diaphragm, and not letting pressure build up in my throat on the exhales. I imagined my breath like a sine wave. I never let this pressure build up. After 2-3 days of this focused, tension free breathing, I began being able to speak fluently. The stutter and blocks came back when I got a cold and couldn't control my breathing anymore, and I've been blocking again ever since. I got quite depressed afterwords and I think i didn't try this method again because it took so much concentration. I am going to try this again, but really try stick with it this time. I'll update yous with my progress. If you have any questions or input do comment, I'd love to hear your opinions and experiences! ​ UPDATE: It's been 5 days now of me doing this new smoother breathing. My blocks have decreased massively, and I'm avoiding far less speaking situations now. However, I have learnt something, and that is that I can still get anxious in group situations and on phonecalls (had a nightmare phone call to a secretary yesterday). For this reason I don't believe that breathing better alone will solve the stutter, but it can definitely help. My next target is to start attacking my fears and just stutter in front of strangers, to finally try desensitize myself. The idea is to become less self conscious. This will not be easy but it is the path I feel I've been avoiding my whole life. I wish you all the best of luck!