This is the essay I submitted to the NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2015 Children’s Scholarship Award contest. I hope you enjoy it! Shtick is the Yiddish word for ‘weird habit.’ I am a… Continue Reading
I know I haven’t blogged in a while, but there has been a lot happening in my life and things have been pretty great. I want to update you all about something that has given me a lot of inspiration… Continue Reading
OK, so I promised I would write more about my experience with CBIT. CBIT is not a cure for TS, but is has helped me manage my tics a lot better. I have far fewer days that end in exhaustion… Continue Reading
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! What are you doing to celebrate? I’ll be spending Valentine’s Day with my amazing boyfriend who accepts me, tics and all. Although I haven’t been ticcing around him a lot (a combination of suppressing and the… Continue Reading
Last night the guy I have been going on dates with asked me if I would like to go out with him officially. I said yes! :) So now I can say that we’re officially going out and that for… Continue Reading
It hurts so much to be told by the ones who you love the most that your OCD isn’t real and you should just “get over it”. It hurts so much when I try to explain that OCD is just… Continue Reading
Thank you so much to those of you who commented on my post from the other day by coming over to my Facebook page and offering encouragement! Everyone who commented brought light to my day and encouraged me so much.… Continue Reading
I need some positivity and encouragement today, so if you could, I would really appreciate any comment on this post to let me know how this page has helped you or how I have helped you and your family. I… Continue Reading
This week is a strange one. I’ve never had a stranger out in public comment about my Tourette’s in my life and then suddenly it happens twice in one week. Craziness. I was getting food and did a facial tic… Continue Reading
I haven’t written about this on my blog yet, because truthfully I was unable to. It was a year ago that it happened, but I haven’t felt secure enough to write about it until now. It’s been a full year… Continue Reading