u/EdgyNameWow

Hello!!

I'm very new to reddit and been enjoying exploring different communities and ofc also been hit with the fact that having a new account + no karma really locks you out of a lot of them

Along the way I unlocked some achievements and was wondering if they give karma or anything at all? Do people who check your profile also check your achievements?

Thank you kindly :D

(Sorry if the tag is wrong, I'm new to reddit)

I'm F and still a minor but I've had selective mutism for as long as I can think but it's so bad to the point I haven't said a word in .. I don't even know how long

Like I know I CAN talk and there's nothing wrong with me physically, but I haven't talked to any friends or family or myself

It literally feels impossible

When it first started, my parents took me to therapy but honestly not even for that long and we hardly made any progress, if at all. The problem is that my parents like .. pretty much "gaslit themselves" into just accepting I'm physically mute and that's what they tell others lol

I think they just cope that way because then they don't have to deal with the fact that something is wrong with me? (To be fair, my parents haven't been great..)

Anyway, I only have 2 more years of school left and I'm so scared of what to do now.

Like I need to be able to say stuff if I want a job or go to uni or anything

Obviously I tried looking into exercises myself but I just feel so stuck. I just never get anywhere and immediately just panic instead

It sounds so mean but I feel like everyone being so "accepting" is making me worse

Like nobody even expects me to talk anymore or pushes me to get better

I just feel really lost at this point and don't know what to do. I don't know why my parents take it so lightly. Even if they looked at therapy again, the waiting lists are horrible.

I'm just really curious if anyone has a similar situation or even gotten out of it

I'll take any advice at this point :)