A great study by Yuko Yoshida: Benefits of Pseudostuttering: • Indirect self-disclosure (Van Riper, 1973). • Enabling people who stutter (PWS) to (Reitzes, 2005): 1) move forward through moments of stuttering 2) improve listening skills: enabling PWS to attend to conversations 3) stutter without shame: “If I am comfortable with it [stuttering] other people tend to be as well.” • Consequently, increasing self-acceptance as a PWS, leading to positive self-perceptions. Conclusion: The biggest impact of Pseudostuttering on PWS observed in this study appears to be the confrontation with “one’s own reactions” to his or her stuttering. Through this [confrontation — in the moment of stuttering], PWS are able to gain increased control of their speech in difficult speaking situations. Consequently, Pseudostuttering appears to enhance the sense of self-awareness, which may be the precursor to self-acceptance and positive self-perception, regardless of their level of disfluency. This may in fact be the ultimate goal for people who stutter: “I used to feel good only when I was fluent. By using voluntary stuttering I found that I am also a good person when I stutter” (Reitzes, 2005)