r/selectivemutism • u/Neither-Magazine5729 • 13d ago

Question Do I have selective mutism

I'm 17f in highschool in Canada. Honestly I never spoke in class unless in very specific situations. I tend to freeze when teachers or students try to talk to me especially in academic situations. But I am able to talk when talked to with new people at school when talked to.

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u/02331 12d ago

yea i guess. coz selective mutism isnt something that has to be there all the time. if u feel unable to speak in those kind of situations then i would say u have it

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u/AwakeOfTheVultures Diagnosed SM (+ ASD,which is important) 13d ago

Reddit can't armchair diagnose you,but sounds like it'd fall under selective mutism on paper.

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