masukomi<p>The main character in the book I'm writing has selective mutism. </p><p>In order to write much of her character, I just took my personal experiences and feelings, jacked them up to eleven, and did a little research to confirm things. </p><p>I don't have <a href="https://connectified.com/tags/selectivemutism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selectivemutism</span></a> but in the mornings I feel like I'm on the edge of it.</p><p>This morning I stumbled across the /r/selectivemutism subreddit and am kind-of blown away by how close my assumptions are to people's lived experiences. </p><p><a href="https://connectified.com/tags/mutism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mutism</span></a> <a href="https://connectified.com/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a></p>