让我说声谢谢(LetMeSay“ThankYou”)

1、让我说声谢谢(LetMeSay“ThankYou”)让我说声谢谢(LetMeSay“ThankYou”)让我说声谢谢(LetMeSay“ThankYou”)为您收集整理让我说声谢谢(letmesaythankyou)irememberthefirsttimeigotonahorse.iwastwoyearsoldandwewerewatchingafriendofthefamilyride.mymomagreedtoletmetakeashortridearoundthearenawiththefriendandthatwasit!iwashorsecrazy.fromthenon,idrov

2、emyparentsinsanebeggingforahorse.wheneverisawahorse,iwouldbegevenharder.wheniwasfouryearsold,mylifeasiknowitnowbegan.ihaveselectivemutism.thisisararechildhooddisorderinwhichchildrenstopspeakingincertainsocialsituations,manytimesataroundtheageoffour.ispokenormallytomyparents,mybrotherandcertainotherp

3、eople,butwassilentatschoolandinsocialsituations.iwentdays,weeks,monthswithoutasoundatschool.atmost,imightquietlywhispertoafriend.wwwoften,childrenwithselectivemutismwillnotspeakinthepreseneeofothers;eventoapersontheynormallytalkto.thereisalotofwhisperinginears,sothatotherscannothear.wehavenormalorab

4、oveaverageiqsandusuallynospeechpathology.themostimportantfactorinthisdisorderis,wecannotspeak.wedonotdothispurposelyorwillfully,itfeelsimpossibletospeak.asyoucanimagine,manychildrenareblamed,punishedandtraumatized,especiallyatschool.thedisorderisbelievedtobeanxietyrelatedandtreatmentisdifficult,butn

5、otimpossible.wehavesomuchmoretolearn.myparentssearchedforacure.atthattime,wedidnotevenhaveanameforwhatihad.isufferedsilentlythroughschooluntiliwastenyearsoldwhenoneinalongstringofpsychologistshadanidea.havingdiscussedhisplanwithmyparentsbeforehand,onedayinmytherapysessioniwasaskedbythepsychologistwh

6、atiwantedmorethananythingintheworld.heexplainedthatiwasgoingtobegivenanopportunitytoworkforwhatiwanted.icouldn'tbelievemygoodluck,buticouldnotanswer.ijuststoodtherestrugglingtoverbalizewhatiwantedmorethananythingelseintheworld.finally,iwaspermittedtowhispertheanswerinmymother'sear.ahorse,was

7、allicouldsay.iwastogetapony,butbeforewecouldevenstartlooking,ihadtoliveuptomyendofthebargain.ihadtotrytotalk.ihadachartofweeklytasksihadtoaccomplish.ihadtoanswerthephonefivetimesperweek,somethingihadneverdonebefore.ihadtomakefivephonecallstomyfriends.ihadtosayonewordtomyteacheratschoolandthelistwent

8、on.forachildwithselectivemutism,sayingonewordtosomeonecanbelikeclimbingmounteverest.idideverythingthatwasaskedofmeandthedaycamewhenmyparentsfoundalocalridingstablethathadtheperfectpony.hisnamewassequoia,astronglittlechestnutwithsomeroaningandatinywhitespotonhisrump.hewasperfect,ofcourse,andifellinlo

9、veimmediately.weboardedhimattheridingstableandibegantakinglessons.iwantedtobethebesticouldbeandiswelledwithprideeverytimeigotonsequoia.ittrulywasadreamcometrue.ilearnedtobrushhim,saddlehim,pickhishoovesout.eachweekicouldnotwaitforsaturdayandmylesson,thenmyfreetimewithmysequoia.wheniwasinsequoia'

10、spresenee,iforgotallaboutmyproblemsandfeltstrongandsecure.asiseeit,horsesaresilenttoo,buttheyarefast,powerfulandfreeatthesametime.horsesgivemethestrengthilack.theygivemeareasontopushmyself,whenicanfindnoother,horseshavebeenpartofmylifeforwellovertwentyyearsnow,allthewhilehelpingmedealwithanisolating

11、,frighteningdisorder.whenthingsgetdifficult,astheystillsometimesdo,igotomyhorses.withthem,icanbesilent,buticanholdmyheadupandhavedignityandfreedom.byconnectingwiththem,ihavelearnedtoembracewhatiwasonceshunnedforandifoundmyvoice.wwwiamafullyparticipatingmemberofsocietythesedays.myhorsesandimadeitthroughamaster'sdegreeandthenlawschool.iamapracticingattorney,ievenmakecourtappearances.imayhavemadeitotherwise,buti'mnotsure.ifeeliowemylifetothehorseanditrytogiveitbacktothemeveryday.iamfortunatethaticanlookoutmybackdoorandseemyb