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i hate not being able to speak sometimes. like idk how to explain to allistics that i physically cannot speak sometimes/in certain situations.
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Anonymous 1d

selective mutism

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Anonymous 1d

verbal shutdown? sensory paralysis?

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Anonymous 21h

maybe this is a bit different but when im overwhelmed or tired i feel like i "run out" of words and it takes so much more energy to speak

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Anonymous 14h

Yes this happens to me when I get severe anxiety I try to move my mouth but I feel like I can’t make noisy words

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1d

yes i suspect that’s what it is

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 21h

sometimes i feel like that and sometimes i also physically can’t speak

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