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  • About Me

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    severelyshy

    Female, 17
    61564, IL, USA
    Member since February 12, 2008

    • About Me

      I'm 15 years old and i have selective mutism. i love scary movies and comedies. i love reading and sometimes i write books, usually scary ones.i have 2 dogs, who i love very much, a hamster, who's completely nuts, and 2 guinea pigs who fight all the time and are very loud. i can't stand school, it's just to boring. i bowhunted last year, and now i'm going to try shotgun.

      I'm 15 years old and i have selective mutism. i love scary movies and comedies. i love reading and sometimes i write books, usually scary ones.i have 2 dogs, who i love very much, a hamster, who's completely nuts, and 2 guinea pigs who fight all the time and are very loud. i can't stand school, it's just to boring. i bowhunted last year, and now i'm going to try shotgun.

    • Interests

      playing with my animals, reading, writing, deer hunting, trying to beat my selective mutism, which has had complete control of my life since i was 3 years old.

      playing with my animals, reading, writing, deer hunting, trying to beat my selective mutism, which has

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  • Journal

    • Booksie

      Mood July 16, 2008 7:26pm

      I'm going to try being on here more. Yesterday my dad swam with me and Brody, that was very fun. We also gave the dogs a bath. Casey loved it but …

    • WEbook

      Mood July 9, 2008 8:43pm

      I haven't been on here much, mostly been on WEbook, an online publishing company that lets you write books and review other people's books. …

    • Journal Entry for May 4, 2008

      Mood May 4, 2008 1:45am

    • Journal Entry for May 4, 2008

      Mood May 4, 2008 1:44am

      wow, i haven't posted anything on here in a while. i've mostly been playing online horse games, stuff like that, so i haven't come here. …
    • thinking of ending it

      Mood April 7, 2008 9:01pm

      my mom and dad have really been hurting my feelings today. i've been thinking of killing myself. mom said i look like a " fuckin nasty …

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  • Goals

    Progress

    10 %

    Goal End Date is Feb 26, 08 643 days ago.
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    Progress

    15 %

    TIMES TALKED IN SCHOOL (DAYS)
    1
    Goal Completed on Feb 18, 08
    Goal Completed on Feb 15, 08
  • Support Groups

    • Close Panic Attacks

      I have panic attacks alot, because i have selective mutism. i feel trapped in my own body. I can't talk in school no matter how hard i try. I panic just going to a store.Please, someone help.

      Treatments

      Paxil Working / Worked
      I've taken paxil a little over a year, and it's been working. I hadn't ridden my bike in two years because of selective mutism, but then paxil helped me. The only bad thing about it is it makes me very tired, all day every day.
      Positive Thinking Considering
      It works a little. i sometimes just say " what's the worst that can happen? they're no better than you."
      Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
      My therapy is boring and i can't stand it, but it has helped a little. I used to hide behind a chair there, but i got used to Lori and now i can talk to her.Since i hate it there, i smart off to her alot, but at least i can talk instead of writing notes.
      Prozac Not Working
      All it did was make me mean.
    • Close Teen Anxiety

      i have anxiety all the time,mostly at school. my therapist just doesn't understand. i was 3 years old when i was diagnosed with selective mutism, which means i can't talk in certain social settings,and that makes my anxiety 10 times worse.

    • Open Pet Bereavement

      i'm going through it right now. my brother left my hamster's cage open and he escaped. we can't find him any where. he's been missing almost 3 days now, and so we're losing hope. we loved him.

    • Open Shyness

      i have a super severe case of shyness, called selective mutism(SM)

      Treatments

      DailyStrength Working / Worked
      this site has helped me so much.
      Pets Working / Worked
      i love my animals. they're my babies.
      Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
      little bit
      Self-esteem Somewhat Helpful
      a little
      Self-help Somewhat Helpful
      sometimes
      Socializing Working / Worked
    • Open Depression - Teen

      I'm so depressed all the time and i'm sick of it. i'm just so lonely and mad all the time

      Treatments

      Music Working / Worked
      i love music
      Paxil Working / Worked
      it's pretty much helped my depression and shyness.
      Pets Working / Worked
      my pets understand me. they're my babies.
      Positive Thinking Not Working
      it makes me mad
      Prozac Not Working
      it really screwed me up even more. it made me really mean to my family
      Psychotherapy Not Working
      it pisses me off at my therapist, who thinks she knows it all.
      Support from Friends & Family Not Working
      they don't understand.
      Talking Considering
      sometimes
      Writing Working / Worked
      i keep my journal on this website. sometimes i write books
    • Open Depression
      Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

      always feel like shit. lonely, mad, sad, just depressed all the time.

      Treatments

      Paxil Working / Worked
      it's helped alot.
      Prozac Not Working
      it made me mean
      Psychotherapy Somewhat Helpful
      i hate it, it really sucks
      Writing Working / Worked
      i write little books all the time
    • Open Anxiety

      i just have alot of anxiety and panic attacks.

      Treatments

      Paxil Working / Worked
      Positive Thinking Working / Worked
    • Open Phobia
      Type: Social Phobia

      i have a bad phobia of people. i freak when i'm around them and i can't eat or move much in public because i feel like everyone's watching me.

      Treatments

      Acceptance Working / Worked
      i'm not as scared, it's getting better. sometimes i just say"oh what the hell" and do whatever i want.
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