Does anyone else have selective mutism?
Speech is hard for me in general, I have a stutter and a speech impediment. Sometimes that doesn't stop me from talking nonstop though. I just s-s-s-sound wike th-this. Lol. (It's okay, I can make fun of myself)
*Smirks*
Anyway, sometimes I shut down in social situations or otherwise and I go mute. This can last anywhere from a few minutes to a few days. It's usually a result of me feeling overwhelmed or humiliated.
I'm working on getting my master's in psychology, and in my abnormal psych class we were talking about social anxiety disorder and the topic of selective mutism came up. Apparently it's way more common in children than adults, but I developed selective mutism as an adolescent, not during my early childhood.
When I go mute I don't talk at all for a certain period of time, but I will communicate with noises like whimpering or squeaking (my fiance calls it "chirping" and he thinks it's cute when I chirp) I know this probably sounds totally bizarre and immature lol.
Has anyone else ever had any experience with selective mutism or known anyone who had it? I know it's caused by my social anxiety and probably has something to do with my C-PTSD, but I'm still in the process of trying to figure out why it happens and what I can do about it. It's really embarrassing when it happens in public or in front of people.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Speech is hard for me in general, I have a stutter and a speech impediment. Sometimes that doesn't stop me from talking nonstop though. I just s-s-s-sound wike th-this. Lol. (It's okay, I can make fun of myself)
*Smirks*Anyway, sometimes I shut down in social situations or otherwise and I go mute.
This can last anywhere from a few minutes to a few days. It's usually a result of me feeling overwhelmed or humiliated.I'm working on getting my master's in psychology, and in my abnormal psych class we were talking about social anxiety disorder and the topic of selective mutism came up. Apparently it's way more common in children than adults, but I developed selective mutism as an adolescent, not during my early childhood.
When I go mute I don't talk at all for a certain period of time, but I will communicate with noises like whimpering or squeaking (my fiance calls it "chirping" and he thinks it's cute when I chirp)
I know this probably sounds totally bizarre and immature lol.Has anyone else ever had any experience with selective mutism or known anyone who had it? I know it's caused by my social anxiety and probably has something to do with my C-PTSD, but I'm still in the process of trying to figure out why it happens and what I can do about it. It's really embarrassing when it happens in public or in front of people.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
