Ken Anderson 2906 May Street Eau Claire WI 54701 715-839-8470 [email protected]www.mayberryreflections.com
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I did some research this weekend about people who cannot speak. According
to my sources in the Learn a Month Magazine, and they are goooooood sources,
many adults who suffer from mutism experienced some form of emotional trauma
during childhood. So I am speculating that this was happened to our beloved
Mr. Schwump. Probably what happened was when ever the kids heard his last
name of Schwump they would tease him. Then perhaps he had a stuttering
problem back then and whenever he was asked to read aloud or speak in class
the kids would again tease him, and perhaps even his teacher would humiliate
him in some way. So he developed what is known as "selective mutism". I am
speaking from experience as I use to suffer from an extreme case of fear of
public speaking. Whenever I was asked to say something in front of a group
of people I would get so scared I would wet my pants and then I was so
terribly embarrassed it would bother me for weeks. I finally saw a
therapist and after years of treatment I finally overcame my problem. Oh I
still wet myself when I speak in front of groups, but it no longer
embarrasses me.
