Of course, this is just my description of what it feels like to me, there are tons of other ways people describe the feeling. Sometimes, after all that, all that would come out from my wavering mouth would be a small squeak, or maybe nothing at all, leading to a sigh. Whilst all of that is happening, there are a million words of what I want to say racing through my head in a matter of split seconds.ĭuring this, I feel a massive wave of humiliation washing over me. It feels like someone is trying to pull the tightest knot right in the middle of my throat. “From a personal point of view, selective mutism feels like I am being strangled from the inside out. Selective mutism, sometimes referred to as elective mutism, is a severe anxiety disorder where a person is physically unable to speak in certain situations. Milo, one of our student volunteers, talks about their experience of selective mutism and encourages others learn more about it.
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