Last month, my dad had bad heartburn after a large birthday celebration. We gave him tums and water. Turns out, he was *actually* having a heart attack and if we went to hospital right away, there would have been less damage. (He’s recovering nicely now!!) A mn effective treatment for one person can be a harmful treatment for someone else. I think it comes down to there being different “intensities/types” of stuttering - once you get to the point of having hard blocks, the empty positivity becomes toxic. It is actually harmful bc you feel more hopeless. Talking lllllllike this wwwwwwith rrrrrrepetitions but rarely bbbbblocking is actually a less serious form of dysfluency. People at this stage are the ones who benefit from the posts mentioned above. When I had disabling blocks, being told “it doesn’t matter!” made me feel extra helpless. I did find immense help through the ideas of a SLP *who does/did stutters* and has a podcast. He suggests lots of hard, hard work - mostly doing the opposite of what you usually do