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2015 NJCTS Youth Scholarship Award Essay “Tourette Syndrome: An Artist’s Journey”

Posted on June 3, 2015 by EmilyB

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 →

Teens A Little Bit Different, College, Essays, Life, NJCTS, OCD, Scholarships
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A mentorship relationship has changed my life

Posted on April 16, 2015 by RuthieP

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 →

Teens A Little Bit Different, College, Dreams, Friends, Future, Hope, Life, Parents, Relationships, Success, Support, Tics
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How CBIT has helped me and my tics

Posted on February 25, 2015 by RuthieP

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 →

Teens A Little Bit Different, CBIT, Tics
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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2015 by RuthieP

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 →

Teens A Little Bit Different, CBIT, Relationships, Support, Suppression, Tics
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I SAID YES!

Posted on February 4, 2015 by RuthieP

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 →

Teens A Little Bit Different, Acceptance, Confidence, OCD, Relationships, SPD, Tics
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OCD IS REAL!!!

Posted on January 3, 2015 by RuthieP

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 →

Teens A Little Bit Different, OCD
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Thank you to everyone who offered me encouragement on my page

Posted on December 4, 2014 by RuthieP

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 →

Teens A Little Bit Different, OCD, Tics
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Need some encouragement today please

Posted on December 1, 2014 by RuthieP

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 →

Teens A Little Bit Different, Anxiety, College, Compulsive Behavior, Family Members, Future, Life, OCD, Opportunity, Stress, Thanksgiving
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An awkward public encounter

Posted on October 8, 2014 by RuthieP

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 →

Teens A Little Bit Different, Tics
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Being rejected by someone else with Tourette

Posted on September 16, 2014 by RuthieP

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 →

Teens A Little Bit Different, Acceptance, Camps, College, Confidence, Friends, Rejection, Sororities, Youth Ambassadors

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