I Have Selective Mutism
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Complete Wed, Feb 18, 2015<5 mins
A poem I had written a few years ago about Selective Mutism (SM), which is an anxiety disorder that makes is very difficult, basically impossible, to speak in social situations. We can speak perfectly fine when comfortable (home, with family and close friends), but physically cannot in situations such as school or public because of excessive anxiety. Those with SM would love nothing more than to be able to speak freely outside their home, but the anxiety is too overwhelming :'(
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