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Recent content by Selectivemute122

  1. Selectivemute122

    Selective Mutism

    I think that gets the idea. The only difference is I experienced that most of my life. It's hard to think during that time because anything I can try to do will end up in yet another negative consequence and another and another until I just end up really doing nothing at all.
  2. Selectivemute122

    Selective Mutism

    Selective Mutism usually stems from social anxiety. It's a "coping mechanism" but a bad one. What you are describing, I wouldn't call selective mutism but it is true it's like you have something to say all the time and I agree with that. That's true when I'm not in an uncomfortable situation as...
  3. Selectivemute122

    Do You Hide Your Intelligence When You Meet "Normal" People?

    Not really. Then again how often do I meet random people? I usually just do the greeting thing and stop talking to them.
  4. Selectivemute122

    Selective Mutism

    Some people told me I should get a whiteboard. I think that would be hilarious. I usually use my phone to communicate, in the past I would write on paper and in books.
  5. Selectivemute122

    Selective Mutism

    Well I have not logged in several months. The good news is I hang out with my friends every once in a while now. The not news is I still don't talk. I don't know what my mindset was when I wrote this but now I don't feel bad. I have a strange desire to only talk when needed. I'd rather be silent...
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    Selective Mutism

    I was taught not to think out situations and to be more spontaneous. I used this technique for other parts of my life and I found it quite helpful. My voice changes a lot, they are called speech registers when you talk softly to a parent and deeply to someone younger. People at my school are...
  7. Selectivemute122

    Hello everyone

    I hate acting, I can't do it at all. I like to see overly dramatic people as good actors though.
  8. Selectivemute122

    Hello everyone

    I take those who have their "right" way to be the inflexible ones. I openly deny proper procedure. I recognize for example that a fork could be used to pick chicken out of soup when it seems proper for others to use a spoon. I do what works for me, there are definetly times though where a common...
  9. Selectivemute122

    Hello everyone

    What about just jumping into work without any prior thought? There may be a specific "way" of doing certain things that I ignore either because I don't know or I just go by what seems right to me.
  10. Selectivemute122

    Hello everyone

    I also have the tendecy to rip books out of people's hands to write to them. I quietly break little rules and no one ever notices. I'm not at all mean, despite my lack of concern for property rights.
  11. Selectivemute122

    Hello everyone

    I tend to work out certain problems visually, like moon phases I can just imagine the sun and the moon revolving. I have difficulty putting words into a vocabulary others understand, I tend to be slightly verbose, so I stop to think of a big word so I don't screw it up, it's a little slower than...
  12. Selectivemute122

    Hello everyone

    Selective Mutes who recover or who (comfortable) are home are usually loud and energetic like most kids. That isn't really the case for me though.
  13. Selectivemute122

    Hello everyone

    I am 15, I consider myself introverted and I normally don't say anything when I don't see anything worth saying in a situation even when I'm comfortable. For that reason I don't see myself turning into a loud talkative person (it's draining when comfortable, scary when I'm not uncomfortable). My...
  14. Selectivemute122

    Hello everyone

    You sure will, I will have many questions and ideas that I will post in other areas of the forum. This was a faster response than most forums I've joined.
  15. Selectivemute122

    Selective Mutism

    I don't talk at school and my psychologist has been giving me social anxiety techniques to reduce anxiety. I've made great progress in talking outside of school but for some reason overall I don't want to talk to people much anxiety or no anxiety. People I consider myself comfortable with like...
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