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The Sarcastic Whiteboard Chronicles

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I started this blog during the last year of my struggle with Selective Mutism. I was diagnosed with SM at age 5 (though I stopped speaking around age 3) and did not overcome it until I was 17 and a half.

I took a break from updating due to many reasons, the most relevant being my difficulty expressing my feelings about SM, anxiety and speaking.

I'm back again to give it another go.

Added on: Dec 1st, 2007
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Sydney
Listed in: Personal Non-Fiction
Tags: humor sarcasm coping selective mutism social anxiety sydney turner

Recent Posts

12. A Parade of Social Awkwardness: Part Two >"Why Are You Laughing?"

Posted on Monday January 7th, 2008 at 10:23 in thinking, high school, weird, crazy, laughing, behavior, speaking, conversations, odd, explanations, inappropriate, selective mutism

Why are normally-functioning people so comfortable criticizing my actions and behavior? Honestly, what the fuck? I never ask "why do you talk so fucking much?". But every other minute around other people it's - "Why are you laughing, that's not funn...
11. Post the Eleventh

Posted on Monday December 31st, 2007 at 19:40

Remember how I reacted to my move from Massachusetts to Texas? Of course not, since you weren't there and probably weren't reading my blog then. But that's besides the point. I'm majorly lacking the skills necessary to adjusting to life in small town...
10. A Day In The Life of A Snowman In Louisiana

Posted on Tuesday December 25th, 2007 at 21:21 in moving, death, peace, christians, goodwill, coping, christmas, louisiana, culture shock, christmas spirit, refusal, adjusting

good·will \ˌgud-ˈwil\ 1 a: a kindly feeling of approval and support : benevolent interest or concernAt the risk of coming off as a politically incorrect tool, I'd like to start off by saying it is Christmas time. Christmas is the time for giving,...
9. I Loved You, So What

Posted on Monday November 19th, 2007 at 14:37 in buffy the vampire slayer, selective mutism, btvs, social anxiety, avoidance, alexander graham bell

Buffy: Obviously, my sex appeal is on the fritz today...- Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season 2: "Go Fish" Why is it that I feel like worthless scum after telephone conversations? Goddamnit, why did I say that? Who the fuck says that? They probably thin...
8. Today The Silent One Does Have Her Say

Posted on Thursday November 15th, 2007 at 21:02 in anxiety, insomnia, speaking, spice girls, caffeine, exhaustion, the departed, sick sisters, mutism

This is the second day that I have been stood-up by my cousin and her friend. They said they were coming over to watch The Departed. They didn't. Then They didn't again.I guess that whole idea of Sydney being able to maintain semi-normal relationship...
7. A Parade of Social Awkwardness > Part One: A Lesson In Responsibility

Posted on Saturday October 27th, 2007 at 19:13 in medication, hospital, asthma, sisters, hospitalization, responsibility, needles, immaturity, younger sibling, irresponsibility, misjudgement, older sibling

I am deathly afraid of needles.I am lying in a hospital bed with and IV in my right hand after having my blood drawn from my left arm and tomorrow a flu shot will be administered to me.This is all my fault.I am here because I have just been crowned t...