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Thank you for sharing. Someone close to me had this and it's worrisome. It's helpful to hear your story.

I know it's 2024 and 11 years since you made this video, but it still relates greatly to me right now. Its really hard to deal with because I can't make a single friend or say a single word in school, I am only really able to talk to my parents. No one really understands you either being the only one in my family, to have it, it's really lonely because I don't have a single friend or anyone in this world that could relate to me at the moment. My mom wants to seek therapy, but my dad is saying that is wont work and all that nonsense because he said that he did therapy because he was shy. But being shy and being selective mute are two different things and it's ovbious you probably can't change being introverted or not in your life. I know treating selective mutism is possible, I notice when my sisters friends come over, I get a lot more comfortable with them and it's less hard to me to speak with my voice in front of them. But I really don't know how I am going to get through this with no one that can really relate to me. Anyone in 2024 that has had this and have any tips, I'm really in a point of my life where I feel a little depressed and just want a friend):

Thank you. I'm going to show this to my student. X

I hope you’re doing well now man

same shi happening to me rn it’s lik i can’t speak my throat ain’t letting me

I love your story! Thank you for sharing it.

Thankyou sweetheart. My son has low profile selective mutism. He's 7 years old. We live in the UK. I'm only starting to think how can I help him?

Never speaks Gets an award for it Goes onto the stage & tells people to shut up Don't elaborate more Leaves Chad!

Im someone who hates interacting with people, introverted, and has SM. All combined and I think people think Im cold and mean

I am a teacher and have a student in my class who is selective mute. This video has helped me to understand them a lot better. Thank you for sharing your story, and giving me some insight into how they may be feeling.

Thanks for sharing

You told them to shut up 🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍 Amazing! Thank you for sharing ❤️

Thanks for this, it's really interesting and informative

How are you doing now?

Thank you very much for your Courage and care. My brother is 60 years now and he hardly ever utters a word. I love him and always try to make him laugh, which he does and seems to like it. But I've never managed ti help him. I wish I could 😪

Hi Saki, thanks so much for this video. There seems to be a lot more successs stories from females so I so appreciate your story which I passed to my nephew from Denmark sho has had SM since birth. How are you these days? Please let us know any more tips or advice. Nathan is now 13. He started to talk to a teacher online. That was the first. He has a lot of input from psychologist to get this far. The main issue to date is that he doesn t try and only now at 12 yrs old is he becoming aware that he needs to talk.

I'm praying this will help. I feel like it's running my life. It's so painful.

thank you for spreading awareness on Selective Mutism . Everyone needs to have a voice ♡ I also make videos on mental health and Selective Mutism 💕

Suffering selective mutism for almost 15 years. pain

Thank You for this video! You are such a brave young man.

Thank you for sharing your experience, that's admirable.

why shud u get bullyed just for not talking. people who doesnt talk should just be ignored.

I've had this for 5 years now and I'm 18 now. But i have talked to everyone except my family. I havent said a word to them, but i text them a lot. I speak to other people and strangers normally but I don't have social anxity anymore. Does anyone have the same problem? I feel so lonely

That was an incredible story! I'm so proud of you!!!

What medication is good for this? Oh and more videos please! My daughter has this. She is 15 never talked in school.😞

Hello, Saki, Thank you you so much for doing this video. Do you have others? I have a 16 year son that was diagnosed with Selective Mutism about 3-4 years. My son is very smart when it comes to school. I'm getting desperate and want to get all the help for him. I'm concerned since in a few years he will be 18 years old and will have to be out there in real life. Many thanks ! You give me hope from hearing you speak on this video and to be honest I have listened to this video quite a few times now.

Ahmazing!! Way to go!!!

I've had it since first grade and I'm About to graduate and still haven't overcome it.

Thanks for sharing. My daughter has selective mutism and we're looking for strategies. She's seeing a counselor but hasn't made much progress. I will watch this with her.

This is inspiring to me. Thank u for sharing your story. I also have selective mutism.

Great advise..thank you!

Good job I think it is so wrong when people force people to not be them self’s. I am 28 now and only now getting the help I need

I have selective mutism

i have this disorder because i feel awkward and stupid of myself whenever i were to even try to talk and communicate with people.i always get afraid of being a doofus or idiot.

You said yours was pretty severe so I thought it would be like mine.. but then you said you’d talk to your parents.. I can’t even talk to my parents at all and I’m 17 but the weird thing is, I can talk to my best friend, and my online friends

I always wondered if this problem could be caused by some kind of short circuit in the brain. Does anyone else feel like that could be the case for them?

I donno what I have if it's called selective mutism or what it is, because I'm not afraid to talk but simply at times just cannot push words out of my mouth n I get caught n I embarrass myself in front of ppl, I'm very out going n I like being around ppl and always joining in but my problem stops me from communicating, if anyone knows what I might have plz let me know because no one can identify it, thanks everyone n any help will be much appreciated

Thanks.

I was a really confident child until once I did a presentation and I messed up a little bit and everyone laughed. That scarred me and I've found it difficult to talk to many people, I had an issue just recently with some of my "friends" and them bullying me about it

Are you greek living in US?

You're amazing :) I loved the story about the award :) :)

anyone have ideas on how to help young children with SM? This doesn't seem like it would be particularly helpful. Nothing real concrete. Not meant to be a criticism. I only listed for 16 minutes

I have it to 😭🐻

I find it very hard to speak in social situations because of severe bulling in school , my self esteem was destroyed I was dyslexic but no one knew what it was back then so I got mocked for 5 years every day by teachers and students I really dont know how I did not do away with my self Toxic shame is an awful thing..

I have selective Mutism and have come out my shell a lot and am enaged , like that boy I had friends they my ex friends now , I stopped talking when I was 5 didn't new I had Selective Mutism till I was in my 20s so didn't have support at eve school or college

You're awesome, thank you for sharing your story. You're going to help a lot of people

Thank you

I'm japanese girl , 15 years old. I will be a highschool student in April. I want to speak when I became high school student. I want to make many friends.

I have selective mutism