i was like this. in fact am still like this. am 21. had to get over it during the interviews and group discussions. But after getting job, have again turned onto myself. my parents keep calling, but i dont talk. end of the day i have 70+ missed calls. then i call them and talk for 3 or 4 min. didn't know about mutism until i saw Touch tv series. while writing diary/blog i write long long pages but difficult to speak a word. Lot of things i can imagine but i dont know how and who to share with.
i think i have this. i have all the symtoms. i was never told i had it. but i didn't talk at school at all to anyone, even my sister. but at home i could, i'm cyber schooled now, i could not take that hell. kids asked me all the time why i couldn't talk, never answed. i wanted to, soooo bad, but my neck would feel swollen and i was scared. i still want to go to a new public school though, give it a try. start fresh, but i will never go back to my old school.
My little girl is a reluctant talker she is only 4 the speech therapist said that it could turn into selective mutism when she is older. I just hope it doesn't so much, I'm worried that it will.She has just started going into the big play ground with all the older kids now she is scared of going to school. I feel so helpless just hope she gets better.
I have Selective Mutism. Never even talked to my mom. When i got older we went out in public and i hid behind her. I still feel like I wanna hide behind her. Im almost 15. People dont understand me and why I'm not like them. :/ </3 Its hard going trough life with this and having it everyday and every minute </3
I've had this ever since 1st grade and I'm almost 14 now. I can't talk at all in school unless I'm spoken to. I've always thought I was shy all this time until just a few months ago when I looked it up. Luckily I've never been bullied, but it's still very hard being left out and feeling invisible. There's a few people who don't ignore me completely though and accept me anyway. Dealing with SM is tough, but I'll get through this one day :)
I had this since i could talk up until around the age of 11-12. I only talked to my sisters, not even my own parents. Teachers used to verbally abuse me and make me cry in class because i wouldn't speak. Selective mutism wasn't even heard of then and was very rare. I still struggle with minor anxiety problems but I'm proud to not be a mute anymore. People still call me shy and weird but they have no idea what I used to be like and how far I've come.
i'm a 22 year old adult that has sort of always been like this. Everything in life you do in life you have to talk to people. I have functioned normally but life has always been pretty miserable. Everyone always thinks your a wierdo and you never feel part of anything so you have long periods of isolated self loathing depression. Drinking cures it temporarily but makes it worse if you rely on it for everything and you do and say things you wouldn't normally
This is exactly my problem! In school I always was extremely shy. I would only reply in class when I was spoken to & would only feel comfortable talking to some teachers. I hardly ever asked questions & when I did, I would have to go to their desk and quietly ask him/her. I always stood motionless & without emotion at school & I spent probably 7 years with counselors never knowing what condition I have. It just took me 5 minutes researching on the internet & now I know after all this time!
Does anybody know what part time jobs I could apply for as a person with selective mutism? I'm a 17 yr old girl (18 in a month) and I go to college during the week. Thank you~
I feel ashamed to admit it, but I'm a 20 year old adult male, and I think I have a mild version of this, when I'm out in a group of friends, everyone is talking and I am completely silent for hours, it feels like it is a physical impossibility to talk, the time I'm able to talk is when someone asks me a direct question I'm able to answer but I can't make eye contact. When I am at home, I talk perfectly like the girl on the video, and I can talk to many people 1-on-1,but never in a group
im 14 years old and i have had sm since i was 4 i only whisper to people but what i hate is that i wish i could tell my friends things but the words just wont come out. :(
I have a 6 year old daughter that has similar problems. She is a chatterbox at home and certain places, but closes up at school and with certain people, including family members. The only difference is she will whisper to her teachers and friends, but refuses to speak out loud. We have agreed to give her "rewards" if she will just start off with telling her teacher bye in a normal voice. After watching this video, we may be going to wrong way with it.
It´s not a childhood condition,as if it is a disease or something,it´s not shyness either.It is not a teenage anxiety.It is something I had...and to be honest...I could never go onstage before a zillion people like Carlos Santana----I would shit my pants and barf my beanies(I have 2)
I'm about to go to high school next year and the more I think about it, the more nervous I get. It's not like I'm not able to talk at all outside home. Mostly it's at school and to peers (I'm just fine with adults). I've been like this since middle school. It's not like I can't talk to them at all but it's very, very hard. Like my stomach hurts and I can't breathe. Sometimes I feel it's just easier to be quiet. Am I just shy?
I'm 18, and I suffered with selective mutism from the time I could first remeber to the age 16, and I am finally starting to get over it, I had very little friends in secondary school, there is this massive incomprehendable feeling of awkardness and anxiety that the normal person can not even begin to imagine when trying to talk to people. There's only certain people I could talk too, and even now I suffer from it occasionally, it's crazy, it's like your lost for words.
I'm 16 and I have had selective mutism sense I was about 7. I hate going to school because I'm afraid to talk. The only time i'm not afraid to speak in public is when my sisters or mom is with me.
Good video, I have it and just recently figured it out...so its really good to know theres a name for it other than "shyness", cuz when someone says you're shy it makes you feel like you can help it, but you actually can't and it gets really frustrating. I have a video about it too on my channel!
Oh wow my brother so has this ever since he was a baby til now (20) hes still the same. My parents hav taken him 2 4 Psychiatrists and none evn thought of this. Not evn the doctors.
@SeerTroop this shows how incompetent so many doctors and psychiatrists are. The internet will save your brother, it's not too late. go to selective mustism dot org
i think i have this i was very quite in school never had many friends even in highschool i would go out in the swamps by myself and even stay out past night just listening spent a lot of time to myself never really hung out with others i kinda wish i wasnt so shy but also think it is good also cause i think it has made me more independent im in my early 30s and i still dont talk to people much belive it or not im married and my wife never shuts up i believe selective mutism can be a blessing
u seem so happy u have this !!! i have hardly any frends im in lurrning support i used to get bullied and harassed i have now in the past 6 months resulted to self harm the odds that ill recuver before i reach adult hood are low and its all because of this freaking disorder !!!!! so i hope that makes u happy
since i was very young, i chose not to talk. i didn't speak up in school and at home i only spoke a little. my parents thought i was shy and too quiet. they've noticed that it takes me a while to talk so i've gotten speech therapy and i'm going to get it again next year. i'm a freshman in high school with dyslexia and selective mutism. i just express my feelings through writing songs and poems. i'm trying to get better though.
hey i think i might have this, i have friends. not a lot though. im very shy, but i know other shy people and they are different than me. i always thought i was just very shy but i think i might have this. and it sucks because kids think im stuck up because i struggle to talk to them. i can talk to the few friends i have thats about it. anyone care to respond.
I just created a page on Facebook called For Teens With Selective Mutism (SM) and it's for teens ages 13-19 and their families, but if you have younger children, its ok. There you can socialize with others and get advice from me and any questions you have I'll answer too! Join today!
my 17 year old sister has selective mutsim , she talk an talks she doen`st stop talking shes the loudest in the house , it drives me crazy then she shuts down in social situations , and acts all disabled , i hate it how everyone thinks she has autsim and she can`t talk , she can what can i do to help her any advice
I had SM but luckily I have finally fully grown out of it, I know exactly how you lot feel and its horrible but trust me it is possible to overcome Sm. :P
I use to have sm but overcame it. I still can't get comfortable enough to have a good conversation with strangers. I just go blank when I'm talking and end up saying nothing.
@alistilla2 Don't talk like that as if you know what people with this disorder are going through. We're not faking, we're not pretending we can't talk. We just CAN'T in certain situations. It totally controls our lives, it's hell. Wanting to speak, screaming the words in your head, but having nothing come out is a terrible feeling. Thanks for being ignorant, asshole.
My brother and I - all 3 of us had selective Mutism and to this day I have never heard of another case- I have never been able to explain it other than an extreme case of shyness for absolutely no reason- when the specialists saw us he said we were the first cases in 60 years! I'm now almost thirty and still don't understand the origin o the problem- I was shy for most of my life and one day decided to break through the barriers and just let loose- I can't shut up now:))))
I recently found out that a kid has selective mutism at school. Man, it's really bad. The most he'll do is laugh, won't even say a word to anyone, not even to the teachers. I feel sorry for him. He's a jerk, though. He threw a bug at my face :(
In some ways I feel 4 the families, children or anyone who would have to go through this problem. But I can't help but wonder If this is not an act of genius! Not having to deal with stupid people! Waste their time to interact with whom they choose but of course if its some kind of anxiety they may not be able to control it. But according to what this video states thay dont really know the cause except that it is genetic, in family history, Thats what I should do when dealing with retards
Thank you so much for posting this video. There's a girl I used to know who had this and no one seemed to be able to explain it in a way that made sense and that I could understand. This clip has helped me to have a much greater understanding of it, and, hopefully, it's educated many on this. Thanks! :)
I had this as a child, mostly in school. When I was called on in class, all I could do was whisper. It was weird, and noone knew what my problem was!! Teachers would talk to my Mom, and she'd tell them that they can't get me to shut up at home!! lmao I was loud and outspoken at home. Sooo weird, I do wonder what causes it.
oh wow!! there was a girl in my 3rd grade class who wouldnt speak and the teachers wernt mean but there were like, come on you have to speak sometime or another.
Now I can say that I've almost fully overcame this by addressing it in healthy ways using consistent exercise and meditation, which lowers the anxiety and increased my confidence and allows me to socialize with people at ease. The video is correct, the key is to do it in small steps and work your way up, however you need to keep the momentum going because it is easy to relapse. If your child has this, get him or her help now.
I had this as a kid, and looking at how that girl behaves reminds me exactly how I was at 7. I'm 24 now, and I pretty much had this until I was 18 where I started working and finally socializing with people. Since then I'd have months of constant daily interaction without any fear and then I'd relapse and I'd have months of social isolation. During my early twenties I coped with the extreme anxiety in harmful ways, which hampered my progress with work and school.
i have selective mutism i talk to alot of people but my mums sister trys to forse me to speak everytime i see her like come to my house i start crying coz i know shes gonna try and make me speak to her nobody gets how it feels
I suffer from this. I was diagnosed at age 5. It truly sucks. I have very few friends because of it. At home I'm loud. At school, I can't talk to teachers and some people my age. I respond to questions, but I ask no questions. I can't even speak to some family members because of it. I want to speak, but I can't. It's like I lose to the ability to speak. I get so nervous that I can't. I'm bullied at school because of this and people take advantage of it because they know I won't defend myself
I think this is being way too over diagnosed just as autism, Asperger's, etc. I had severe selective mutism and can tell you nothing Dr.Elisa Shipon-Blum said comes close to what I experienced. And I would've died before I would've described to anyone what was going on inside myself. In fact, if anything, I most likely would have denied having any problem at all.
What I needed was privacy and one on one contact with gentle trustworthy people.
What might have helped me is if everyone would've shut up a bit. In my opinion the chaos and over stimulating effect from what is to me over socialization in the school setting was far more than I could take. What is wrong with that?
Be gentle with these children. Show them little by little that they can trust people. Of course, who's to say that's true?
As for the treatment shown in this video well, it might have shut me down for good.
can this develop a little later in life like say middle school which is when i stopped speaking in public because of the anxiety i had being verbally bullied through school. I'm diagnosed with Avoidant Personality Disorder a form of social anxiety but i still get the knot in my stomach where i'm unable to speak to someone unless i'm at home or near my mom?
i have had selective mutism for 15 years i still have moments where its hard you can get over it and without help like me but you have to want it i wanted to be an actress so i learnd ways to make it easier
i have selective mutism.. i just want to talk but it feels like something stops me from talking .. like my voice box just doesnt wanna talk... its so annoying i just cant talk!!! i have no friends because of it.. everyone gives me dirty looks.. my teacher calls me rude.. im in year 9 and i just cant talk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :'(
i just cant believe the number of things that she has said that are wrong. sm isn't widely studied but she contradicted so many facts about it. She says that it will appear when first introduced to social situations, it can happen later in childhood during a traumatic social experience. Also, not all people with sm have a case as severe as hers. she made it sound like everyone with sm will refuse to say anything. the only one who had correct info was the doctor.
they yelled at their child for not talking in school? even though they did not know she had sm that seems a little extreme. i wonder if they had originally talked to her and asked her why she didn't talk.
i have had selective musism since grade 3 when a teacher humiliated me in front of the whole class. everyone just said i was shy and rude which made things worse. i resent her comment that they may cope differently and become miderable... its scared, not miserable, theres a difference.
I used to have selective mutism when I was younger... I had it for two years.. when I moved I finally got to speak to people .. I don't know how... I just did... it has now been 7 years sence I had selective mutism :)
@deanclkclk I don't think you quite understand. See, this isn't "normal" shyness -- not speaking to strangers, blushing, etc. This is just plain SILENCE that is forced on you and you CAN'T control it. I, along with others, have suffered with this disorder, and I don't like it to be said that I'm overreacting to it. Please don't just assume things.
i got finally got the courage to ask for help...i couldn't speak, and wanted to cry. i just pulled my mom over to the computer and made her read it. she said i can see a doctor..
im happy and sad now. this hurts to much to be like this forever.
Selective is not being able to speak. If you don't suffer from this then don't comment on it. It feels like your mouth is glued shut. You cant ask for help even if you want to.
yep i useed to have SM and its getting better now. yeah if you dont suffer from it you wont know what its like to have it. like you siad it feels like your mouth is glued shut. its not becasue you cant speak its becasue your afraid to
personaly i just did it on my own. by getting used to one or two people around me. i mean its still there i still have trouble speaking up to answer some questions and doing presentations in front of the class. but it helped for me by getting used to a couple of people at a time to the point where it was pretty easy to speak to them.
you dont know unless you have it. we can choose to speak or not to speak but in many cases where afraid to speak its and ANXIETY disorder means fear to
If you don't have selective mutism, you wouldn't understand why it's so difficult to speak in certain situations. Do you think people with sm would choose not to speak when they could? Of course not. Being silent makes every day things like going to school a hundred time harder.
my advice to you is try. try to speak when you can you may not be able to say but one word but hey its progress. just have hope. believe. for years i had people saying you need to talk but that doesnt help it just makes it worse. i got over it on my own buy trying. and its still not completly over but hey ive made alot progress from where ive been.
Try to get your parents to see a doctor so they can refer you to someone who deals with anxiety. I now see a counsellor, and though I still don't speak at school, I'm making progress with speaking to her and in other situation. =3
i suffer from horrible anxiety and i find myself unable to talk in public area's, at school its horrible and the car windows/doors must be closed at all times, the radio must be off when i walk into school, i also have an A.S.D and anxiety and an A.S.D make communication all the more difficult.
@penguingirl24 I was like that. But I didn't know why and no one really knew what selective mutism was. I'm 15 now and it is kind of better now. I'm ok with 3-4 of my friends and if a teacher asks me a question I usually quietly mumble an answer. But I don't know how to get over it. Because we start 6th form next year we have to do interviews and stuff and then with stuff for university, but I don't know what to do about it and how I can make it better.
@michaeljackson24681 Well at least you'll always have family. Friends come and go. You won't go through all the drama and fights. I guess this just comes to show that EVERYONE has problems growing up. Whether you're a quiet person or not.
Had this for as long as i could talk. 16 now. sure i talk around my family, but its difficult to talk around friends. especially in schools or to my family in a public place. ended up dropping out of mainstream school from the stress of social situations everyday so i go to a different, smaller school now. i dont talk there but i dont have to do group work at least.
ive always got used to being sat in my room and playing guitar and coming down and talking 2 my parents briefly and i find it hard putting points across or joining in activites in school or with mates. and yet in other situations i feel i can argue my point my mum said i might have sm i researched it and i fit alot of the symptoms im scared :(
Babes, don't be scared. You know what it could be so you've made a start. You're also able to express yourself in writing so you're not trapped "inside". I think my 3 year old has the same thing and we're looking into it now. I wish you luck.
I think I've got selective mutism. I've been feeling extremely shy and unable to talk to anyone outside my home voluntarily since I first started school. Even when I started secondary school I didn't reply to anyone. During secondary school, I've got better at talking to people, but I still find it really hard. I feel like I clam up inside. I'm starting college later this year and I'm really scared that I won't make any friends. Does anyone know what I can do to get rid of this extreme anxiety?
@TheFalseHope Yeah, same here. my dad thinks of it as me being shy my whole life. if thats so how come i cant even talk to my own grandparents. schools see it as stubborness. oh well.
having chiildren who have anxiety issues, I must say the worst thing Ive found in public, is people thinking theyre rude because they dont say please and thankyou. thankfully I now live in a small town, where the local butcher and other shops know my son cant talk.
Anyone know about kids who dont speak anywhere? my son is 5 and barely speaks. he says an average of 1 or 2 words a day. he has never spoken outside of our house, and barely speaks inside our house. he has never said more than one word at a time. Hes not autistic and doesnt have selective mustism he has everyone stumped, please leave a message on my page if youve ever heard of this.
I have a 10 year old boy with Selective Mutism. School is very hard for him but he does extremely well with his grades. He plays competitive hockey and loves it. He's a complete different person when he has his gear on. We try to expose him to as many sociail situations as possible without forcing him to speak. Try to give your sons teachers and coaches as much info as possible up front about his situation because most people have never heard of it. Good luck.
Because the definition of someone with Selective mutism is that they can and do speak normally to family but cannot talk at all outside their house. my son is more elective mutism or almost mute. he barely speaks to anyone anywhere
thanksfor the update, my son starts school next month, and has been at creche for 2 years, and still has never spoken to them, he doesnt talk at home much either, and specalists are stumped.
i am currently 17 years of age since november. i have had selective mutism my whole life, as well as my 19 year old sister. its really touch to deal with. i get asked all the time at school if i am stupid and why i dont talk and i just look away. my sister is worse. she in situations, does not talk to my mom. she will talk to me, my dad,my grandpa and grandpa and a few friends and thats it. some people she will talk to people on the phone but not in person. i am going to try to cure us both!
I used to have selective mutism from age 3 till age 11 it was hard and i still don't like social situations today, i'm currently 15 and have been talking 4 years and a half, its still really hard - but i'm getting there.
I had it as a child. Then it slowly reduced but I then got social anxiety when i reach teenage and i still got Social anxiety :S and I am 25 now.. peace
Not that bad.. my mistake I never went to any therapy till today and that is because I was confused and scared because i didnt know anything why I am like this all my life.. but now I am senior in university with my social anxiety! lol O.o" I just made a decision to go to a doctor the coming summer cause my family sucks no one helped me except god made me survive. I am pretty sure, soon I wil be fine. :-)
I had this as a child. Amazing how so many teachers are not understanding about this disorder. I still remember my third grade teacher screaming at me because "I didn't talk".
i had this as a kid, but i had two of the best therapists ever! i now only suffer from some of the symptoms, and i'm slowly getting over them. i still hate talking in social situations and i cannot make eye contact
I am a student teacher, and I have two selective mutes in my practicum class. One is getting better (I think,) but the other isn't getting any help or treatment. Is there anything I can do for her?
I had a sort of mute period in Junior Year of high school, in certain places like this girl.
And yes.. It sucked.
It wasn't the not talking, which was easy, but when you needed to say something and desperately didn't want to have to, that's the part that sucked big time..
I am 20 & have had SM since kindergarten. I suffer pretty much every day & also have a variety of other mental problems as well! I feel like a loser & really alone since it doesn't seem like too many people have this(or at least into adulthood). I feel soo trapped coz I want to be the complete opposite of what I am but that side of me just can't seem to blossom out- plus everyone else just thinks I am shy & actually laughs when I say I have SM,or that I am using it as an excuse :(
I sat watching this in tears. I am sure this is what my daughter suffers from. She is so talkative (at home!) and smart and I am so scared for her that she is suffering this way. We have already had some sessions with a social worker to help her with her anxiety - and these have helped somewhat - but I can't help but think that the social worker missed the signs of selective mutism. Back to the drawing board!!
im 16 and i just now got over selective mutism my doctor is scared it will come back so im scared as well i know how it feels to want to talk but you cant its no fun
well i take lexapro everyday and that helps a lot and i finally thought that i just have to force myself to talk even if i dont want to then there isnt the questions you get like why arent you talking
i used to have selective mutism, but fortunately I grew out of it a fairly young age compared to most people I've heard who have it. I moved to another city when I went into 2nd grade and i almost felt like since nobody knows that I wouldn't talk, I got myself to talk. still very shy, mainly because I didn't know anyone, but sometimes I think that maybe the move helped me get over it somehow
i was like this. in fact am still like this. am 21. had to get over it during the interviews and group discussions. But after getting job, have again turned onto myself. my parents keep calling, but i dont talk. end of the day i have 70+ missed calls. then i call them and talk for 3 or 4 min. didn't know about mutism until i saw Touch tv series. while writing diary/blog i write long long pages but difficult to speak a word. Lot of things i can imagine but i dont know how and who to share with.
debasis22 1 day ago
i think i have this. i have all the symtoms. i was never told i had it. but i didn't talk at school at all to anyone, even my sister. but at home i could, i'm cyber schooled now, i could not take that hell. kids asked me all the time why i couldn't talk, never answed. i wanted to, soooo bad, but my neck would feel swollen and i was scared. i still want to go to a new public school though, give it a try. start fresh, but i will never go back to my old school.
KendallKittridge 1 week ago
My little girl is a reluctant talker she is only 4 the speech therapist said that it could turn into selective mutism when she is older. I just hope it doesn't so much, I'm worried that it will.She has just started going into the big play ground with all the older kids now she is scared of going to school. I feel so helpless just hope she gets better.
Codlipps 1 week ago
but I have heard that Selective Mutism sufferers have above average intelligence.
33serenade 3 weeks ago
I have Selective Mutism. Never even talked to my mom. When i got older we went out in public and i hid behind her. I still feel like I wanna hide behind her. Im almost 15. People dont understand me and why I'm not like them. :/ </3 Its hard going trough life with this and having it everyday and every minute </3
xxMyKissIsDeadlyxx 1 month ago
I've had this ever since 1st grade and I'm almost 14 now. I can't talk at all in school unless I'm spoken to. I've always thought I was shy all this time until just a few months ago when I looked it up. Luckily I've never been bullied, but it's still very hard being left out and feeling invisible. There's a few people who don't ignore me completely though and accept me anyway. Dealing with SM is tough, but I'll get through this one day :)
AwesomeChelsea98 1 month ago
I had this since i could talk up until around the age of 11-12. I only talked to my sisters, not even my own parents. Teachers used to verbally abuse me and make me cry in class because i wouldn't speak. Selective mutism wasn't even heard of then and was very rare. I still struggle with minor anxiety problems but I'm proud to not be a mute anymore. People still call me shy and weird but they have no idea what I used to be like and how far I've come.
lovecitrine 1 month ago
i'm a 22 year old adult that has sort of always been like this. Everything in life you do in life you have to talk to people. I have functioned normally but life has always been pretty miserable. Everyone always thinks your a wierdo and you never feel part of anything so you have long periods of isolated self loathing depression. Drinking cures it temporarily but makes it worse if you rely on it for everything and you do and say things you wouldn't normally
parkerboggs89 2 months ago 5
I look at this little girl and see myself. I wish I could have known sooner. I was way worse than her. It's debilitating.
CynicalBlondeChick 2 months ago 4
This is exactly my problem! In school I always was extremely shy. I would only reply in class when I was spoken to & would only feel comfortable talking to some teachers. I hardly ever asked questions & when I did, I would have to go to their desk and quietly ask him/her. I always stood motionless & without emotion at school & I spent probably 7 years with counselors never knowing what condition I have. It just took me 5 minutes researching on the internet & now I know after all this time!
realvideohype 3 months ago
stop torturing this little girl by asking her questions in class!
cxpm777 3 months ago
Does anybody know what part time jobs I could apply for as a person with selective mutism? I'm a 17 yr old girl (18 in a month) and I go to college during the week. Thank you~
InThe11thDimension 3 months ago
@InThe11thDimension How about the library?
ShinobiSasukeUchiha 2 months ago
I feel ashamed to admit it, but I'm a 20 year old adult male, and I think I have a mild version of this, when I'm out in a group of friends, everyone is talking and I am completely silent for hours, it feels like it is a physical impossibility to talk, the time I'm able to talk is when someone asks me a direct question I'm able to answer but I can't make eye contact. When I am at home, I talk perfectly like the girl on the video, and I can talk to many people 1-on-1,but never in a group
ttf6000 3 months ago 4
I have this... hate it... Had it sense I was four and I'm 13 now... ugh...
cassidyoluv 3 months ago 2
im 14 years old and i have had sm since i was 4 i only whisper to people but what i hate is that i wish i could tell my friends things but the words just wont come out. :(
sekaisworld 4 months ago
I have a 6 year old daughter that has similar problems. She is a chatterbox at home and certain places, but closes up at school and with certain people, including family members. The only difference is she will whisper to her teachers and friends, but refuses to speak out loud. We have agreed to give her "rewards" if she will just start off with telling her teacher bye in a normal voice. After watching this video, we may be going to wrong way with it.
ethhhhp 4 months ago
i have SM. Im 11 and is a boy
123bendik123 4 months ago
It's not any place outside home.
SixOutOfAHundred 4 months ago
It´s not a childhood condition,as if it is a disease or something,it´s not shyness either.It is not a teenage anxiety.It is something I had...and to be honest...I could never go onstage before a zillion people like Carlos Santana----I would shit my pants and barf my beanies(I have 2)
69MC97gc 5 months ago
I'm about to go to high school next year and the more I think about it, the more nervous I get. It's not like I'm not able to talk at all outside home. Mostly it's at school and to peers (I'm just fine with adults). I've been like this since middle school. It's not like I can't talk to them at all but it's very, very hard. Like my stomach hurts and I can't breathe. Sometimes I feel it's just easier to be quiet. Am I just shy?
bookcreator 5 months ago
I'm 18, and I suffered with selective mutism from the time I could first remeber to the age 16, and I am finally starting to get over it, I had very little friends in secondary school, there is this massive incomprehendable feeling of awkardness and anxiety that the normal person can not even begin to imagine when trying to talk to people. There's only certain people I could talk too, and even now I suffer from it occasionally, it's crazy, it's like your lost for words.
MarvelLegendsXI 5 months ago
I'm 16 and I have had selective mutism sense I was about 7. I hate going to school because I'm afraid to talk. The only time i'm not afraid to speak in public is when my sisters or mom is with me.
evilkaylee 6 months ago
I am turning 14 this year and only have one because of this. I rarely speak to my family, it hurts me. :'(
mroreogal 6 months ago
@alistilla2 Shut the hell up.
iiTzAmberMarie 6 months ago
Good video, I have it and just recently figured it out...so its really good to know theres a name for it other than "shyness", cuz when someone says you're shy it makes you feel like you can help it, but you actually can't and it gets really frustrating. I have a video about it too on my channel!
tumblingislife427 7 months ago
I am 19 and I still have SM. The odds of hurting myself are great at this point
FluffyPorcupines 7 months ago
I think I might have SM, but I don't know.... is there a test I can take or something?
WhatsTheirFaces123 7 months ago
Oh wow my brother so has this ever since he was a baby til now (20) hes still the same. My parents hav taken him 2 4 Psychiatrists and none evn thought of this. Not evn the doctors.
SeerTroop 7 months ago
@SeerTroop this shows how incompetent so many doctors and psychiatrists are. The internet will save your brother, it's not too late. go to selective mustism dot org
mellkiades 4 months ago
i think i have this i was very quite in school never had many friends even in highschool i would go out in the swamps by myself and even stay out past night just listening spent a lot of time to myself never really hung out with others i kinda wish i wasnt so shy but also think it is good also cause i think it has made me more independent im in my early 30s and i still dont talk to people much belive it or not im married and my wife never shuts up i believe selective mutism can be a blessing
basshunter477 7 months ago
u seem so happy u have this !!! i have hardly any frends im in lurrning support i used to get bullied and harassed i have now in the past 6 months resulted to self harm the odds that ill recuver before i reach adult hood are low and its all because of this freaking disorder !!!!! so i hope that makes u happy
LILCLUVMUSIC 7 months ago
@LILCLUVMUSIC this disorder can be a blessing
basshunter477 7 months ago
i think i have this :S
HectorL360 7 months ago
since i was very young, i chose not to talk. i didn't speak up in school and at home i only spoke a little. my parents thought i was shy and too quiet. they've noticed that it takes me a while to talk so i've gotten speech therapy and i'm going to get it again next year. i'm a freshman in high school with dyslexia and selective mutism. i just express my feelings through writing songs and poems. i'm trying to get better though.
SaveMotherEarth16 7 months ago
Dr. Elisa Shipon- Blum helped me over come my selective mutism .
TheCrazybeautiful22 8 months ago
hey i think i might have this, i have friends. not a lot though. im very shy, but i know other shy people and they are different than me. i always thought i was just very shy but i think i might have this. and it sucks because kids think im stuck up because i struggle to talk to them. i can talk to the few friends i have thats about it. anyone care to respond.
paulinotou 8 months ago
I think i have this :\
rachethom 9 months ago
I just created a page on Facebook called For Teens With Selective Mutism (SM) and it's for teens ages 13-19 and their families, but if you have younger children, its ok. There you can socialize with others and get advice from me and any questions you have I'll answer too! Join today!
BaileyM1997 9 months ago
Thats meeee !
I wass sooo cuteee !
Morgggg100 10 months ago
Thats meee !
Morgggg100 10 months ago
THATS MEE !!
Im 13 now , and yeah i tlk too ppl outta school not in school.
Morgggg100 10 months ago
That is mee !
I talk too some people out of school now but not in schol..
Soo yeahh
Morgggg100 10 months ago
I had thiss.....talked when i was in third grade. I just told my teacher to tell other po=eople not tell make a big deal out of it
taylorswiftfan690 10 months ago
my 17 year old sister has selective mutsim , she talk an talks she doen`st stop talking shes the loudest in the house , it drives me crazy then she shuts down in social situations , and acts all disabled , i hate it how everyone thinks she has autsim and she can`t talk , she can what can i do to help her any advice
tara6692 10 months ago
I had SM but luckily I have finally fully grown out of it, I know exactly how you lot feel and its horrible but trust me it is possible to overcome Sm. :P
AndrewG1000043 10 months ago
I use to have sm but overcame it. I still can't get comfortable enough to have a good conversation with strangers. I just go blank when I'm talking and end up saying nothing.
lucyheu 10 months ago
I was a sm as a child but overcame it. I still can't get comfortable enough to have a good conversation with strangers. But I'm improving.
lucyheu 10 months ago
He called it 'a childhood disorder'. Meaning what? We don't stay children forever. :/
ArielAguayo 10 months ago
He called it 'a childhood disorder'. That's not right. I'm 17, a kidult (I just made that word up). -_-
I know people don't understand, but c'mon. Get your news right. :O
Not 'a childhood disorder'.
Hmm unless he meant it starts during childhood and affects children... I don't know these things, I have AS too >__<
ArielAguayo 10 months ago
@alistilla2 Don't talk like that as if you know what people with this disorder are going through. We're not faking, we're not pretending we can't talk. We just CAN'T in certain situations. It totally controls our lives, it's hell. Wanting to speak, screaming the words in your head, but having nothing come out is a terrible feeling. Thanks for being ignorant, asshole.
nothanksbby 10 months ago 13
My brother and I - all 3 of us had selective Mutism and to this day I have never heard of another case- I have never been able to explain it other than an extreme case of shyness for absolutely no reason- when the specialists saw us he said we were the first cases in 60 years! I'm now almost thirty and still don't understand the origin o the problem- I was shy for most of my life and one day decided to break through the barriers and just let loose- I can't shut up now:))))
dlara81 10 months ago
I recently found out that a kid has selective mutism at school. Man, it's really bad. The most he'll do is laugh, won't even say a word to anyone, not even to the teachers. I feel sorry for him. He's a jerk, though. He threw a bug at my face :(
sk8terkid4life 1 year ago
In some ways I feel 4 the families, children or anyone who would have to go through this problem. But I can't help but wonder If this is not an act of genius! Not having to deal with stupid people! Waste their time to interact with whom they choose but of course if its some kind of anxiety they may not be able to control it. But according to what this video states thay dont really know the cause except that it is genetic, in family history, Thats what I should do when dealing with retards
marina8087 1 year ago
Thank you so much for posting this video. There's a girl I used to know who had this and no one seemed to be able to explain it in a way that made sense and that I could understand. This clip has helped me to have a much greater understanding of it, and, hopefully, it's educated many on this. Thanks! :)
sandyclaws29 1 year ago
out of more than 30 thousand views ONE person Dislikes this video.
Linkvier 1 year ago
I had this as a child, mostly in school. When I was called on in class, all I could do was whisper. It was weird, and noone knew what my problem was!! Teachers would talk to my Mom, and she'd tell them that they can't get me to shut up at home!! lmao I was loud and outspoken at home. Sooo weird, I do wonder what causes it.
Sunshyne276 1 year ago 3
Always Look On The Bright Side of Life...
ShotGunAnd 1 year ago
Mutismus ist einfach schrecklich...
NyappyKanon666 1 year ago
oh wow!! there was a girl in my 3rd grade class who wouldnt speak and the teachers wernt mean but there were like, come on you have to speak sometime or another.
but she would speak at home!
now i feel so bad for her!!!
IsThisTourettes 1 year ago
TALK TALK AND I LOVE TO TALK ALOT
Julenette 1 year ago
@Julenette uh........okay?
If you'er trying to rub it in our faces, FUCK YOU.
casienjake 1 year ago 100
@Julenette Meh too :)
undisputed4life 11 months ago
@Julenette idiot..
xxjazzie98xx 7 months ago
Now I can say that I've almost fully overcame this by addressing it in healthy ways using consistent exercise and meditation, which lowers the anxiety and increased my confidence and allows me to socialize with people at ease. The video is correct, the key is to do it in small steps and work your way up, however you need to keep the momentum going because it is easy to relapse. If your child has this, get him or her help now.
1RiotKing 1 year ago
I had this as a kid, and looking at how that girl behaves reminds me exactly how I was at 7. I'm 24 now, and I pretty much had this until I was 18 where I started working and finally socializing with people. Since then I'd have months of constant daily interaction without any fear and then I'd relapse and I'd have months of social isolation. During my early twenties I coped with the extreme anxiety in harmful ways, which hampered my progress with work and school.
1RiotKing 1 year ago
I have selective mutism. I'm on the road to recovery :-) message me if you want some help, advice or just want to have a conversation with me.
xxxxSnowman 1 year ago
@xxxxSnowman thtas mee
Morgggg100 10 months ago
i have selective mutism i talk to alot of people but my mums sister trys to forse me to speak everytime i see her like come to my house i start crying coz i know shes gonna try and make me speak to her nobody gets how it feels
:(:(:(
supermcrluva 1 year ago
lol i like the description
TheeCoolOne 1 year ago
100'000+ MUTANTS? HOLY FUCK!
WheelchairAccessible 1 year ago
I suffer from this. I was diagnosed at age 5. It truly sucks. I have very few friends because of it. At home I'm loud. At school, I can't talk to teachers and some people my age. I respond to questions, but I ask no questions. I can't even speak to some family members because of it. I want to speak, but I can't. It's like I lose to the ability to speak. I get so nervous that I can't. I'm bullied at school because of this and people take advantage of it because they know I won't defend myself
Bubbles5741 1 year ago 3
It really does suck im going into middle school with this symptom
FatDancingHippo 1 year ago
I think this is being way too over diagnosed just as autism, Asperger's, etc. I had severe selective mutism and can tell you nothing Dr.Elisa Shipon-Blum said comes close to what I experienced. And I would've died before I would've described to anyone what was going on inside myself. In fact, if anything, I most likely would have denied having any problem at all.
What I needed was privacy and one on one contact with gentle trustworthy people.
SkyPie3 1 year ago
What might have helped me is if everyone would've shut up a bit. In my opinion the chaos and over stimulating effect from what is to me over socialization in the school setting was far more than I could take. What is wrong with that?
Be gentle with these children. Show them little by little that they can trust people. Of course, who's to say that's true?
As for the treatment shown in this video well, it might have shut me down for good.
SkyPie3 1 year ago
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SkyPie3 1 year ago
"DONT TAKE IT APART IF U DONT KNOW HOW TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER!"
lol, i laughed at that.
milesprower0 1 year ago 20
can this develop a little later in life like say middle school which is when i stopped speaking in public because of the anxiety i had being verbally bullied through school. I'm diagnosed with Avoidant Personality Disorder a form of social anxiety but i still get the knot in my stomach where i'm unable to speak to someone unless i'm at home or near my mom?
bigninja27 1 year ago
selective mutism
candyalien86 1 year ago
I have that
cuteecheta 1 year ago
i have had selective mutism for 15 years i still have moments where its hard you can get over it and without help like me but you have to want it i wanted to be an actress so i learnd ways to make it easier
kidzombie 1 year ago 2
Very excited to say I outgrew SM. It still haunts me from time to time, but honestly? It's almost "awgone!"
prankisteen 1 year ago
I have selectivve mutism :[
Caisi1999 1 year ago
I have selective mutism :[
Caisi1999 1 year ago
these people give all sorts of things names and call them disorders.
this world has many types of people who get along with different people.
Giving them drugs and telling them what to do and treating them like problems will make it worse!
junpower010 1 year ago
@junpower010
I have to agree there.
So many kids are misdiagnosed and place on ritalin or adderall.
68NYC 1 year ago
This poor girl suffering in public schools, I hope her parents consider homeschooling her.
Emberanne 1 year ago
i have selective mutism.. i just want to talk but it feels like something stops me from talking .. like my voice box just doesnt wanna talk... its so annoying i just cant talk!!! i have no friends because of it.. everyone gives me dirty looks.. my teacher calls me rude.. im in year 9 and i just cant talk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :'(
michaeljackson24681 1 year ago
I use to have it when i was a kid. But it went away when I started to do drugs and alcohol (no joke).
AntiReality5 1 year ago
@AntiReality5
now thats not good advice :S
candyalien86 1 year ago
i just cant believe the number of things that she has said that are wrong. sm isn't widely studied but she contradicted so many facts about it. She says that it will appear when first introduced to social situations, it can happen later in childhood during a traumatic social experience. Also, not all people with sm have a case as severe as hers. she made it sound like everyone with sm will refuse to say anything. the only one who had correct info was the doctor.
Jessica164 1 year ago
they yelled at their child for not talking in school? even though they did not know she had sm that seems a little extreme. i wonder if they had originally talked to her and asked her why she didn't talk.
i have had selective musism since grade 3 when a teacher humiliated me in front of the whole class. everyone just said i was shy and rude which made things worse. i resent her comment that they may cope differently and become miderable... its scared, not miserable, theres a difference.
Jessica164 1 year ago
I used to have selective mutism when I was younger... I had it for two years.. when I moved I finally got to speak to people .. I don't know how... I just did... it has now been 7 years sence I had selective mutism :)
TotallyMegan1 1 year ago
I'm happy about this video. It shocks me though that SM is twice as common as autism. O_O
MistressMisaP 1 year ago
@deanclkclk I don't think you quite understand. See, this isn't "normal" shyness -- not speaking to strangers, blushing, etc. This is just plain SILENCE that is forced on you and you CAN'T control it. I, along with others, have suffered with this disorder, and I don't like it to be said that I'm overreacting to it. Please don't just assume things.
MistressMisaP 1 year ago 8
@MistressMisaP
Yeah,
people like him really piss me the fuck off.
casienjake 1 year ago
I also had the time, in my childhood .....
MrCloudfan 1 year ago
I taught a little girl horseback riding lessons who had it. She was wonderful, but I could just see the internal struggle.
armageddonff 1 year ago
This video was posted exactly one year before I got selective mutism.
prankisteen 1 year ago
i got finally got the courage to ask for help...i couldn't speak, and wanted to cry. i just pulled my mom over to the computer and made her read it. she said i can see a doctor..
im happy and sad now. this hurts to much to be like this forever.
TheFalseHope 1 year ago 3
Selective is not being able to speak. If you don't suffer from this then don't comment on it. It feels like your mouth is glued shut. You cant ask for help even if you want to.
TheFalseHope 1 year ago 2
yep i useed to have SM and its getting better now. yeah if you dont suffer from it you wont know what its like to have it. like you siad it feels like your mouth is glued shut. its not becasue you cant speak its becasue your afraid to
TheRealTDITilly 1 year ago
Hi. What did you do to get better? I'm terrified of speaking. I can't talk when I want to, and I can never think of anything to say.
TheFalseHope 1 year ago
personaly i just did it on my own. by getting used to one or two people around me. i mean its still there i still have trouble speaking up to answer some questions and doing presentations in front of the class. but it helped for me by getting used to a couple of people at a time to the point where it was pretty easy to speak to them.
TheRealTDITilly 1 year ago
if they can selectively chose not to speak they can selectively chose TO speak!
i think this is bull...everyone has to do things they don't like to..we all did as kids. buck up and deal with it.
jenniferrut 1 year ago
You are so ignorant and stupid.
TheFalseHope 1 year ago
Not so...I can speak when I want to!
jenniferrut 1 year ago
you dont know unless you have it. we can choose to speak or not to speak but in many cases where afraid to speak its and ANXIETY disorder means fear to
TheRealTDITilly 1 year ago
If you don't have selective mutism, you wouldn't understand why it's so difficult to speak in certain situations. Do you think people with sm would choose not to speak when they could? Of course not. Being silent makes every day things like going to school a hundred time harder.
KittChiWolf 1 year ago
i have sm:(
megashykid 1 year ago
i have selective mutism :'(
I dont talk to anyone anywhere at all :(
Couldnt someone help me?
Its been 3 years and im 13 im getting fustrated now i really need help to talk.
Please help.
xxxxSnowman 1 year ago
my advice to you is try. try to speak when you can you may not be able to say but one word but hey its progress. just have hope. believe. for years i had people saying you need to talk but that doesnt help it just makes it worse. i got over it on my own buy trying. and its still not completly over but hey ive made alot progress from where ive been.
TheRealTDITilly 1 year ago
Try to get your parents to see a doctor so they can refer you to someone who deals with anxiety. I now see a counsellor, and though I still don't speak at school, I'm making progress with speaking to her and in other situation. =3
KittChiWolf 1 year ago
i suffer from horrible anxiety and i find myself unable to talk in public area's, at school its horrible and the car windows/doors must be closed at all times, the radio must be off when i walk into school, i also have an A.S.D and anxiety and an A.S.D make communication all the more difficult.
lolgirly100 2 years ago
@penguingirl24 I was like that. But I didn't know why and no one really knew what selective mutism was. I'm 15 now and it is kind of better now. I'm ok with 3-4 of my friends and if a teacher asks me a question I usually quietly mumble an answer. But I don't know how to get over it. Because we start 6th form next year we have to do interviews and stuff and then with stuff for university, but I don't know what to do about it and how I can make it better.
SparklingLightt 2 years ago
1:47 - MAN THE HARPOONS!
TheoneParky 2 years ago
i have selective mutism and i have never spoke to anybody at school and i still dont
michaeljackson24681 2 years ago
and i am 13 and still not over it ...
something stops me from talking and i dont no what it is :'(
and i have no friends because of it
i only speak to my family but nobody else
michaeljackson24681 2 years ago 19
@michaeljackson24681 Well at least you'll always have family. Friends come and go. You won't go through all the drama and fights. I guess this just comes to show that EVERYONE has problems growing up. Whether you're a quiet person or not.
10thStreetBlvd 7 months ago
Had this for as long as i could talk. 16 now. sure i talk around my family, but its difficult to talk around friends. especially in schools or to my family in a public place. ended up dropping out of mainstream school from the stress of social situations everyday so i go to a different, smaller school now. i dont talk there but i dont have to do group work at least.
Wtflolyay 2 years ago
ive always got used to being sat in my room and playing guitar and coming down and talking 2 my parents briefly and i find it hard putting points across or joining in activites in school or with mates. and yet in other situations i feel i can argue my point my mum said i might have sm i researched it and i fit alot of the symptoms im scared :(
sourpips 2 years ago
Babes, don't be scared. You know what it could be so you've made a start. You're also able to express yourself in writing so you're not trapped "inside". I think my 3 year old has the same thing and we're looking into it now. I wish you luck.
diamondogz 2 years ago
I think I've got selective mutism. I've been feeling extremely shy and unable to talk to anyone outside my home voluntarily since I first started school. Even when I started secondary school I didn't reply to anyone. During secondary school, I've got better at talking to people, but I still find it really hard. I feel like I clam up inside. I'm starting college later this year and I'm really scared that I won't make any friends. Does anyone know what I can do to get rid of this extreme anxiety?
SopphireGem 2 years ago
I'm 23. I don't speak to anyone except a few people. People always just passed it off as shyness.
Get your kids help while they are young. It only gets worse.
TheFalseHope 2 years ago 47
@TheFalseHope Yeah, same here. my dad thinks of it as me being shy my whole life. if thats so how come i cant even talk to my own grandparents. schools see it as stubborness. oh well.
Wtflolyay 2 years ago
Same here My dad thinks It's just shyness, and at school my english teacher sent me out the room because I was 'too lazy to speak'.
KittChiWolf 1 year ago
@TheFalseHope i know it sucks. im 20 and have the same symptom
cashfastonline 1 year ago
@TheFalseHope :(
kristicuk 1 year ago
I had this when I was younger.
GumChewShow 2 years ago
having chiildren who have anxiety issues, I must say the worst thing Ive found in public, is people thinking theyre rude because they dont say please and thankyou. thankfully I now live in a small town, where the local butcher and other shops know my son cant talk.
daninz77 2 years ago 3
Anyone know about kids who dont speak anywhere? my son is 5 and barely speaks. he says an average of 1 or 2 words a day. he has never spoken outside of our house, and barely speaks inside our house. he has never said more than one word at a time. Hes not autistic and doesnt have selective mustism he has everyone stumped, please leave a message on my page if youve ever heard of this.
daninz77 2 years ago
I have a 10 year old boy with Selective Mutism. School is very hard for him but he does extremely well with his grades. He plays competitive hockey and loves it. He's a complete different person when he has his gear on. We try to expose him to as many sociail situations as possible without forcing him to speak. Try to give your sons teachers and coaches as much info as possible up front about his situation because most people have never heard of it. Good luck.
JoelAir208 2 years ago 3
If he doesn't speak how do you know he doesn't have it?
NinjaPoohtan 2 years ago
Because the definition of someone with Selective mutism is that they can and do speak normally to family but cannot talk at all outside their house. my son is more elective mutism or almost mute. he barely speaks to anyone anywhere
daninz77 2 years ago
I've been diagnosed with selective mutism. It sucks and I hate how people say that it's caused by bad parenting. That's ridiculous.
KemikalPsykosis 2 years ago 3
somewhat like me
TheLaceyflyleaf 2 years ago
Wow, I haven't watched this video in years since it's aired. Morgan Galie is my little sister.
Let me tell you guys, she's been getting much better. She still can't speak in school, but she's come a -very- long way.
LeoieChan 2 years ago
thanksfor the update, my son starts school next month, and has been at creche for 2 years, and still has never spoken to them, he doesnt talk at home much either, and specalists are stumped.
daninz77 2 years ago
I wonder if sign language could help. Though the teachers would need to know it as well. But, to express themselves w/out using their voices....
ASL8306 2 years ago
tough*
Bethany123456789999 2 years ago
i am currently 17 years of age since november. i have had selective mutism my whole life, as well as my 19 year old sister. its really touch to deal with. i get asked all the time at school if i am stupid and why i dont talk and i just look away. my sister is worse. she in situations, does not talk to my mom. she will talk to me, my dad,my grandpa and grandpa and a few friends and thats it. some people she will talk to people on the phone but not in person. i am going to try to cure us both!
Bethany123456789999 2 years ago
wat is so dangerous about this selective mutism?
Aydee2020 2 years ago
this is just a result of bad parenting
rudeawakeningxxx 2 years ago
@rudeawakeningxxx Bad Parenting? LOL. No sweetie...anxiety can be genetic
michi7xoxo 2 years ago 3
I used to have selective mutism from age 3 till age 11 it was hard and i still don't like social situations today, i'm currently 15 and have been talking 4 years and a half, its still really hard - but i'm getting there.
craggy08 2 years ago
I had it as a child. Then it slowly reduced but I then got social anxiety when i reach teenage and i still got Social anxiety :S and I am 25 now.. peace
Ninppoo 2 years ago
How is it now?@Ninppoo
casienjake 2 years ago
Not that bad.. my mistake I never went to any therapy till today and that is because I was confused and scared because i didnt know anything why I am like this all my life.. but now I am senior in university with my social anxiety! lol O.o" I just made a decision to go to a doctor the coming summer cause my family sucks no one helped me except god made me survive. I am pretty sure, soon I wil be fine. :-)
Ninppoo 2 years ago
I have this :(
Hiedster321 2 years ago
DX
How old are you? @Hiedster321
casienjake 2 years ago
I had this as a child. Amazing how so many teachers are not understanding about this disorder. I still remember my third grade teacher screaming at me because "I didn't talk".
michi7xoxo 2 years ago 22
ya I think becoming a teacher should require a knowledge of common anxiety disorders
Thevideoclown 2 years ago 9
HELLLLL YEAH! @Thevideoclown
casienjake 2 years ago
It's bad when they don't and they see you as being different, so they try to "fix you."
They have no knowledge or qualification to act as a psychologist or therapist and they just end up making life more miserable for you.
stupidtakenusernames 2 years ago
I remember being bitched at as well :( @michi7xoxo
casienjake 2 years ago
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centervilletn 2 years ago
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centervilletn 2 years ago
What the fuck is wrong with you?@centervilletn
casienjake 2 years ago
i had this as a kid, but i had two of the best therapists ever! i now only suffer from some of the symptoms, and i'm slowly getting over them. i still hate talking in social situations and i cannot make eye contact
eeyoregal09 2 years ago 2
I have the best therapist ever as well x]]]] @eeyoregal09
casienjake 2 years ago
I have Selective Mutism but am kinda recovering now
puncbass 2 years ago
Me too xD@puncbass
casienjake 2 years ago
I am a student teacher, and I have two selective mutes in my practicum class. One is getting better (I think,) but the other isn't getting any help or treatment. Is there anything I can do for her?
Ceilidhdiva 2 years ago
I had a sort of mute period in Junior Year of high school, in certain places like this girl.
And yes.. It sucked.
It wasn't the not talking, which was easy, but when you needed to say something and desperately didn't want to have to, that's the part that sucked big time..
BlacklitFloater 2 years ago 3
Agreed :( @BlacklitFloater
casienjake 2 years ago
I am 20 & have had SM since kindergarten. I suffer pretty much every day & also have a variety of other mental problems as well! I feel like a loser & really alone since it doesn't seem like too many people have this(or at least into adulthood). I feel soo trapped coz I want to be the complete opposite of what I am but that side of me just can't seem to blossom out- plus everyone else just thinks I am shy & actually laughs when I say I have SM,or that I am using it as an excuse :(
jennbee08 2 years ago
Those people are FUCKED UP.@jennbee08
casienjake 2 years ago
I sat watching this in tears. I am sure this is what my daughter suffers from. She is so talkative (at home!) and smart and I am so scared for her that she is suffering this way. We have already had some sessions with a social worker to help her with her anxiety - and these have helped somewhat - but I can't help but think that the social worker missed the signs of selective mutism. Back to the drawing board!!
brumbysgirl 2 years ago
I cant help but cry EVERYTIME I watch this -.-
A social worker didnt do shit for me, now I have the best phycologist ever :D@brumbysgirl
casienjake 2 years ago
im 16 and i just now got over selective mutism my doctor is scared it will come back so im scared as well i know how it feels to want to talk but you cant its no fun
wheeliesbabe 2 years ago
How did you get over it?@wheeliesbabe
casienjake 2 years ago
well i take lexapro everyday and that helps a lot and i finally thought that i just have to force myself to talk even if i dont want to then there isnt the questions you get like why arent you talking
wheeliesbabe 2 years ago
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ikleshortyindiangirl 2 years ago
i used to have selective mutism, but fortunately I grew out of it a fairly young age compared to most people I've heard who have it. I moved to another city when I went into 2nd grade and i almost felt like since nobody knows that I wouldn't talk, I got myself to talk. still very shy, mainly because I didn't know anyone, but sometimes I think that maybe the move helped me get over it somehow
BreezyFilm 2 years ago
thats what i plan to do after i get more help.
it will be alot harder for me though since im in 10th grade :/
casienjake 2 years ago
omds i have selective mutism i hope me n everyone dat has dis gets ova dis as its frustratin n very annoyin n upsettin 2 hav it
ikleshortyindiangirl 2 years ago