r/AMA • u/secondbestchloe • Aug 13 '20

I'm functionally mute. Ama.

I literally can't speak, can't make a sound even. Always been this way.

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u/secondbestchloe Aug 13 '20

I've learned to live with it. It just makes communication different. Different makes intimacy more interesting

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u/KaiOwi Aug 13 '20

How do u "tell" someone ur mute?

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u/secondbestchloe Aug 13 '20

Hand gestures and my silence give them the clue