I see. I haven’t tried to impose such conditions on my speech, so I’m excited to see your results long term. How long have you been trying this approach? IMO it might also have something to do with one’s personality type but I’m not sure. About your point of stuttering more in situations where something is expected from you (like an office party): I think it does make me more anxious.. but as to what effect it has on stuttering, I am not sure. Sometimes it pushes me to stutter less and sometimes more. So in the end I am not sure if that mental state really has an effect of my stutter.