Selective Mutism Awareness Month: Lasting Effects Pt. 1

Thank you Helyna8 for the topic suggestion!

I'm Sydney. I had SM from age 3-17. This is a video on some of the lasting effects SM had on me. I forgot to mention that simply speaking - getting the words out - was very hard for me in the beginning. I hope to make a part 2 to this video so I can talk about that more.

This video is for Selective Mutism Awareness Month. The video project is the brainchild of Helyna8 and iiTzAmberMarie. Their Facebook page for SM Awareness can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Selective-Mutism-Awareness/108293122524382

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Selective Mutism
• Awareness Month
• SM
• Elective Mutism
• Anxiety Disorder
• Social Phobia
• speaking
• talking
• lasting effects
• Sydney Turner
• overcoming
• voice
• small talk
• conversation
• anxiety
• small-talk
• October
• vlog
• project
• psychology
• childhood

[BaileyM1997]

Great video! Great to hear that your doing better! I'm 14 and I've had SM since I was 4. I've been wanting to do a video with me speaking too but I get so nervous! :(

I HATE parties too! If it's just a few friends I'm ok with it but when there's a lot of people, I get nervous and cry.

Anyways, I wish you luck with getting better and I'm sure you'll make friends soon! :)

[sarcasticwhiteboard]

@BaileyM1997 Thank you! I hope you're able to do a speaking video soon, but don't rush yourself. <3

[socratesmmxii]

i never leave comments on videos, but because sydney is awesome i'll make an exception. Awesome video, syd, I couldn't imagine myself being so collected and clear with the camera rolling :D

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@socratesmmxii :D :D :D :D :D I'm IMing you right now.

[mnsix]

Great video! I love the practical suggestion of just faking your way through it and how much that helped you. Thank you for posting your video!

[sarcasticwhiteboard]

@mnsix Aw, thank you for commenting! :D

[MarielLindsey]

I love you. You are amazing. Love you for doing this, for being yourself, honest and absolutely adorable and beautiful.

<3

M

[sarcasticwhiteboard]

@DedicatedToNicki Things are going okay. I've been trying to make some friends. I've been pretty busy with work, but things are slowing down. Maybe I'll join some clubs at school. Let me know if meetup works for you! I made a friend through that in the last place I lived.

[sarcasticwhiteboard]

@0Whydontutalk0 Haha! Aww, I think I did something similar in the beginning. I was very robotic. I never thought I'd feel as comfortable doing it as I am today. :)

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@Hybrydkyd2 Thank you, Kieran. ^_^ It means a lot to me that you can relate.

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@MarielLindsey Thank you so much Mari. I love you too. :D