Author Topic: Selective Mutism  (Read 2259 times)

i mostly don't talk to people i don't know and i even find this stupid

I don't see why you would want to be purposely mute. I love talking to people :v

Oh loving yes. I hate talking.


Why do you hate talking?
I am a really socially awkward person, and talking usually gets me into all kinds of trouble. Also, I hate my voice.

What really? You don't talk to anybody other than your parents? Ever?

How are you ever going to survive in the future? You have to talk to people sometime
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

really though: i'm working on it really, really slowly
i'm still not able to actually talk to strangers but i'm starting to get more comfortable just being around them
like today i was buying a thing and i handed the person the money (well my mom was paying for it so i guess technically i didn't "buy" it but yknow)
and that doesn't sound like an accomplishment at all but it was for me, since i actually interacted with a complete stranger and i didn't panic
so if i keep doing small things like that where i interact with people in some way i'll eventually get more comfortable and hopefully i'll be able to talk to people by the time that i need to

i know some people say i shouldn't do that because it's too slow/they don't think it'll work and that i should just like. go on a stage and give a speech in front of 1000 people or something
but i do think i'm improving by just taking small steps

this post probably doesn't make any sense
i tried wording it differently but it didn't help any so i just gave up


Nah I understand (sorta.) But go make a speech? Whoever said that doesn't know what their talking about, doing a speech in front of people is intimidating for everyone, let alone if you never talk to strangers

But keep working at it, to never talk to strangers is something you just can't live with all your life

why would you just not talk

like really

it would really piss me off if someone i knew just decided not to talk for as long as possible
you're just making a loving inconvenience to everyone else richardwad

why would you just not talk

like really

it would really piss me off if someone i knew just decided not to talk for as long as possible
you're just making a loving inconvenience to everyone else richardwad
yeah don't ruin bluecacti's day starfishs

I am a really socially awkward person, and talking usually gets me into all kinds of trouble. Also, I hate my voice.
took the words straight from my face.

took the words straight from my face.

I'm actually debating whether or not I should be selectively mute.
For right now I haven't talked to anyone in 20 minutes.

I'm actually debating whether or not I should be selectively mute.
For right now I haven't talked to anyone in 20 minutes.
I feel like everyone around me was judge me even more if I did it.
Also I have terrible handwriting and can for the love of god not learn sign language.

I don't think being socially awkward is something to be proud of...


I feel like everyone around me was judge me even more if I did it.
Also I have terrible handwriting and can for the love of god not learn sign language.
I'm having the same thoughts right now.