We might not stutter. When we substitute a word or distract ourselves by focusing on our breathing, or by focusing on what the other is saying, or when we convince ourselves that we do not care about others. In your own words. WHY?

We might not stutter. When we substitute a word or distract ourselves by focusing on our breathing, or by focusing on what the other is saying, or when we convince ourselves that we do not care about others. In your own words. WHY? In my opinion: Even if stuttering is genetic/neurological is most cases, we might not stutter if we distract ourselves from the evaluated stimuli. For example, by substituting a word resulting in our subconscious not evaluating the stimuli as negative "enough" for speech execution to proceed.. there is no error perceived by our subconscious to execute speech when we SUCCESSFULLY (i.e., effectively) address the stimulus-evaluation prior to a stuttering block. True? If this is true. Then how many people in the stuttering community seem to confuse neurogenic stuttering (completely unpredictable) with an evaluation–response mechanism? They are too quickly to blame neurological factors "it's unpredictable" while in actuality it's more akin to a mechanism (evaluation-response mechamism) they are simply not aware of. Maybe a good strategy could be. Strategy: Find out why, in some situations PWS (people who stutter) can execute the speech plan while in others they continue stuttering. Reverse-engineer the process — keep asking questions until you uncover deeper answers instead of defaulting to “it’s unpredictable” or “it’s neurological.” Blaming shouldn’t stop us from investigating what fuels and drives the subconscious mechanisms that prevent us from achieving stuttering remission or subconscious fluency. Don't rely on others for this and go from the assumption that everything you currently know is wrong and start exploring from scratch. !\~\~\~\~ In my opinion: It's not about gaining confidence, or having confident beliefs/feelings, or breathing calmly. It's not about anything that you currently believe is "HELPFUL". Start assuming everything you currently know is wrong, and start reverse-engineering WHY you sometimes speak fluently - even if it's only one syllable. And WHY you sometimes are unable to execute the speech plan in those "unpredictable-seemingly" situations. Keep asking yourself questions, such as, am I telling myself to start speaking with the assumption that my subconscious will automatically execute speech? (I'm not referring to confidence, or a belief because those are unhelpful as they reinforce controlled fluency over subconscious fluency). (Prior to a stuttering block) What is your subconscious evaluating specifically to execute speech? For example: What is your subconscious relying on (like emotions, somatosensory feedback, beliefs, techniques etc) to execute speech? What NEED is your subconscious relying one? (such as, NEEDING to reduce or increase confidence, tension, anxiety, calmness and 100s of other things) to execute speech. In other words. Why is your subconscious waiting out speech execution? (think in terms of needs/demands/requirements/beliefs/expectations.. translate your answers you came up with into this framework)? What exactly guarantees your unique stuttering? **Conclusion:** So. You can do all the "wrong" things and still speak subconsciously fluent, as long as you instruct and successfully address the panic response that guarantees your stuttering. For example, you can be totally tired, exhausted, out of breath, tense, anxious, and lacking confidence (all the "wrong" things), and still speak subconsciously fluent without needing to reduce these "wrong" things — because all those are not the panic response itself; they are simply evaluations of stimuli that do not guarantee stuttering. In other words, we don't need to substitute words, or distract ourselves by being convinced that we don't care about others (this is the incorrect way as it reinforces controlled fluency over subconscious fluency). By "panic response to execute speech" I am NOT referring to anything breath-related, muscle-related, or tension-related (because those do not GUARANTEE stuttering). Nor am I referring to the halting of the speech muscles (freezing of articulators) — because that is simply the outward manifestation, not the panic response itself. Nor am I referring to the feeling of stress, panic, or anxiety — because those are evaluations of stimuli that our subconscious appraises (These stimuli do NOT guarantee stuttering) whereas a panic response to execute speech DOES guarantee stuttering.