#lackofanimation

[myjourneywithselectivemutism]

People sometimes think I have a blank face

Today at a party someone asked me if I was ok because my face looked blank. The truth was that I was frozen and too afraid to show my emotions. I was paralyzed in fear and if I was happy or sad or angry you wouldn’t know because my face is paralyzed in fear and once again I couldn’t think. People often comment that it is so hard to read me. When I am with people I am comfortable with I feel so free and animated...