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Q&A Is muteness appearing without explicit reason acceptable?

I've seen so many books and movies with similar reasons for people to lose their ability to speak that, in a mere reader point of view, I would have no reason at all to doubt that it could happen. ...

posted 11y ago by Psicofrenia‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:02:47Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/8691
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Psicofrenia‭ · 2019-12-08T03:02:47Z (almost 5 years ago)
I've seen so many books and movies with similar reasons for people to lose their ability to speak that, in a mere reader point of view, I would have no reason at all to doubt that it could happen. I don't think many readers would doubt it could happen also.

But I think if you really want to know for sure, research is the way. There's a nice -- and helpful book -- titled [Writer's Guide to Psychology: How to Write Accurately About Psychological Disorders, Clinical Treatment & Human Behavior](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Writers-Guide-Psychology-Accurately-Psychological/dp/1884995683/) that I believe could do the trick.

> I have a psychology degree (although I graduated 1999) so I just wanted this as a backup. I found it would be perfectly accessible to the layman, making all mental health and psychological issues easy to understand and imagine. If you write about this subject, or are interested in brushing up skills to work as a carer in mental health, you could do worse than buying this book.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-08-23T14:24:38Z (about 11 years ago)
Original score: 3