A few things today:
First:
I wrote a lengthy guest post over at westutterandwedontcare. It’s about the worst stuttering experience I’ve ever had. So if you’re having a lousy day, by all means, compare and contrast!
Here’s a little bit from the story:
The organizer then said he’d introduce the speakers, and started to give a short background on each of them. So this is what they meant by introductions. I leaned back in my chair and took another sip of soda. I had gotten away with one. Just as I started to think about other things, the organizer asked that the finance people at the plants stand up and introduce themselves. A microphone was being passed around.
I started to worry.
You can read the rest of the story here.
Second:
Another thought exercise and/or experiment — what would our speech be like if we were told it’s not that bad? We’re hardest on ourselves, but what if someone recorded us, reviewed it, then told us it’s not as bad compared to someone who’s fluent? (Note — I do mean in a deceptive way). If we didn’t know it, would that boost our confidence and help our speech? Would that help break down negative associations we have with speaking?
A little more — let’s say they recorded us giving a short speech. And they also recorded some fluent people who are maybe not as confident or are afraid of public speaking. Then we sit down with the videos. We are only shown the fluent parts of our speech (maybe a stutter here and there) and for those who are fluent, we are shown only the bad parts. If we are “trained” in this way, would that help us out over the long run?
Third:
There’s this story about writing every day and its benefits. As someone who tries to journal every day, I can certainly attest to having my head organized a little better, and feeling better overall.
Reflective writing, particularly in a journal, has been shown to have health benefits both physical and emotional, like increasing control and creativity, decreasing anxiety, depression, and rage.
I usually scribble down things about work (lists, phone numbers, meeting notes) but also longer thoughts on stuttering, including good experiences and bad ones. I’d be interested to know if others are doing the same thing — what are you focusing on when you write about your stutter in a journal?
Hello. I stutter. 
I have to admit that I am brand new to this whole ‘Directly consider your stutter’ thing. I journal, and have for some time, but never about my stutter. I suppose I should give that a shot!
As far as seeing any improvement when people say “it isn’t that bad” or “I didn’t even notice until you told me.” I don’t notice any improvement. In the worst cases I feel slightly belittled and that makes it worse.
My semi-recent discovery is that I focus too much on my stutter. I realize that in most cases the content of what I want to say is important enough that it is worth stuttering through. When I allow that awareness to sink in (seldom happens) then my stuttering dramatically decreases. Funny how that works.