Internal Rules- Examine them and Break Free

<p>People who stutter often have &quot;internal rules.&quot; An example that pertains to voicemail on a phone would be: &quot;I can&#39;t leave a stutter on someone&#39;s voicemail!&quot; Or, &quot;my personal greeting cannot have a stutter!&quot; Another, &quot;during an interview I cannot have blocks!...if I do, I won&#39;t be hired...little stutters are OK but not blocks!&quot; A rule book for stuttering doesn&#39;t exist, does it. We can feel so sure about these irrational beliefs. Personalizing and/or projecting are the real culprits behind internal rules. </p>