Tuesday March 24, 2026 | Going Viral | Selective mutism | 52-year-old

Here are the ideas what I want to write about.  

I lived over 50 years without knowing why my voice shutdown--and here is what I learned.

5 things people misunderstood about selective mutism in adults.

1) They think they know about selective mutism when clearly they do not.

2) They still do not understand anxiety attacks.

3) People tell me what selective mutism really is when clearly they do not have a clue what SM is.

4) They try to tell me what the definition of selective mutism is when clearly they do not know.

5) 

How I learned to speak up after decades of shutdowns?   Calm, Clear voice--that's your superpower!

Questions

This always happens. I do almost always have questions after I leave. I don't know why. I am just trying to gather the question.

Is muscle pain and symptom of an anxiety attack?  And I know that sciatica comes from being overweight, but can sciatica also be a symptom of anxiety?  I don't want to rule anything out.