Reddit reviews Understanding and Controlling Stuttering A Comprehensive New Approach Based on the Valsalva Hypothesis - The Revised and Expanded 3rd Edition

Your trick is similar to a strategy used in the valsalva hypothesis book: http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Controlling-Stuttering-Comprehensive-Hypothesis/dp/1929773242/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1448938820&sr=8-8&keywords=stuttering

The author likens speaking to a proper golf swing in that you have to 'swing through' to reach your target (usually the vowel sound in a word) instead of using effort to try to push through the block.

It never did anything for me either. I spent years agonizing over trying to find a 'cure' or at least some help, and then I came to the realization that it wasn't going to go away. We're stuck with this affliction so we have to learn how to cope with it.

This book along with this publication from the Stuttering Foundation have helped me more than any speech therapist, medication, or psychiatrist ever have.

try reading this:
http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Controlling-Stuttering-Comprehensive-Hypothesis/dp/1929773242

-a fellow not-so-slight stutterrer :)

Haha I love it when people state things like that, well I'm more science oriented and love to understand the physiological aspects of how the functioning brain causes all of these disorders so I wouldn't blindly guide you. Like I said, millions of different ways and those "miracle cures" might have actually worked for a few people. You just have to find your personal way of dealing with it. Just give me a few minutes and I'll find a good book for you!

Edit: This book seems to be pretty thorough from what I can see, maybe a little long but if you really want to work at it then it's definitely for you. I'll try to look for a downloadable copy now.

Edit 2: Here's a pdf powerpoint presentation on it for a quick understanding.