Why is it that we know that something like Shy Bladder Syndrome is essentially psychological??

The person with the disorder associates urinating in public with anxiety/fear.

They can probably urinate at home just fine. They can most likely urinate in an empty public restroom alone (I do not know this for fact- so if I am wrong please correct me). Although when people are around their bladder muslces contract and simply do not let any urine through.

Doesn’t stuttering sound like just about the same thing? We can usually talk just fine to people we are comfortable with. Reading aloud completely by ourselves feels great (because we’re fluent). There are many situations in fact where many of us DO NOT stutter. However, bring in someone that might judge you and watch out. Or if you are viewing yourself in a negitive light, you may even be judging yourself so to speak and adding to the fear that your stutter needs to survive.

My other thought is this- Humans are creatures of habit. I started thinking today that I probably sometimes stutter around people I am very comfortable around because it’s habit on those certain words or sound. I have almost trained my body to do it. I think the first step is taking care of the way we view the communication situation and the fear/anxiety we attribute to it and then the habit part will probably fade away on its own.

Okay, now I really am going to bed! Goodnight everyone and thank you so much for reading! :)