News of Selective Mutism Forum

NEVER I hold back words, never!!! They don't arrive in my mind, nothing is in my mind in these moments, I haven't words, they don't exist, I don't know what I need to ask, it's a totally different concept.

I don't know what I have to express about myself.
If I have something in common with another person and I know that person well, instead I become excessively frank (too much) and chatterbox, so I ...

So I went to go see my therapist and I was talking to her. I told I got sent to the school counselor again for not answering questions my physics teacher asked. She asked why I didn't answer her and I said I couldn't. My throat felt closed and I opened my mouth but no words came out. I felt dizzy and I couldn't move. I couldn't even look at her eyes, and she yelled ...

I had selective mutism when I was a kid for 9-10 yrs and now I'm an adult and I don't know how it effected my childhood development, Im very sure it has a huge impact on how things turned out later in life. Even tho Im fully recovered now, I cant help but think my underdeveloped maturity levels is largely in part of having selective mutism during such crucial yrs of childhood development. Is there ...

Hi everyone, I'm 18 and I think I need some major help with my problem. I have read an article on MSN about selective mutism and I think I have it. I haven't been to a doctor yet, but there are ample examples that show me that I have this problem. For example, people say that I just don't talk at all, and this is true, because I am always afraid of what they will ...

Sorry this is so long but I could really use some input
I have a 5 year old, Blake, who has SM (I think?? ) I also have an almost 7 year old son and a 3 year old daughter. Blake is the most confusing child I have ever come across...he didn't start talking until 2. He has always been very shy and a mommy's boy. He started preK the day he turned 3 on ...

So basically, though I didn't know it until recently, throughout my whole life I've had selective mutism. It got worst in seventh grade; I didn't speak throughout the whole year and teachers thought I was purposely misbehaving. Then we moved to a new school, and I can answer questions with ease now. I still have it, since you would never see me typing this much tl'dr stuff outside of my comfort zone. I think my ...

Hi, selective mutism is a very big problem in the world. it affects a portion of us and many are suffering in silence.
does anyone know how it affects youths in general?

Hi,

I am a 30 year old female from Denmark. I got selective mutism. I am still struggling with it sometimes.
I would like a penpal preferably snailmail, but e-mail would be fine too.

Write me a message if you are interested.

Hi all! I just saw this forum today and thought I would ask.

My deal is this: I don't like to talk. Rather, I hate to talk. To anybody. Sometimes even online. It just makes me uncomfortable, and I don't like people knowing anything about me. A perfect day to me would be a day in which I wouldn't have to talk to anybody. When I was younger I was in the hospital and I ...

Hello,

I am new to this forum. My 8 yr old son was diagnosed with Selective Mutism at age 5. It seems his temper tantrums at home are getting worse. He hasn't progressed beyond whispering at school. He repeated 1st grade and is now in 2nd grade. He is at grade level with most things and participates in school and plays with the kids but when ever they have a break like we had over ...