Trying to stay optimistic
Hi everyone! I have had a great summer! Now, I am back to school — my final year. I am so excited and yet kind of scared. I can’t wait to venture out on my own and learn/discover new things,… Continue Reading
Hi everyone! I have had a great summer! Now, I am back to school — my final year. I am so excited and yet kind of scared. I can’t wait to venture out on my own and learn/discover new things,… Continue Reading
Sometimes I feel that my emotions aren’t real. I feel nervous about something or unhappy about something or stressed, but I feel like I try to block that emotion out and not feel it. I think I’m just so used… Continue Reading
This is the essay I submitted to the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) for their 2013 Children’s Scholarship Award contest. I hope you enjoy it! And here is my profile on the NJCTS website. Though we are… Continue Reading
So happy right now! I can’t really write about it in depth because I have to eat dinner in a few minutes, but my dad just told me some really great things. I pretty much haven’t talked to him about… Continue Reading
Sometimes I feel like I am the only one with TS. It popped up when I was 15, and it has gotten worse since. It isn’t so bad now, but I know it puts a strain on my family. It… Continue Reading
I was recently asked to talk about a person who I admire who has Tourette Syndrome. What better way to answer this question than with a blog post. So, who do I admire? Jennifer Zwilling — the creator of the… Continue Reading
Finally, my week of interning is behind me, and now it’s back to two days a week, which I can handle. I have to say, last week reminded me about how bad Tourette can be and how it still makes… Continue Reading
Recently I decided to tell my RA about my OCD and Tourette Syndrome over Facebook. I decided to tell her before I move into my dorm and before college starts for a lot of different reasons: I got access to my dorm… Continue Reading
Hi everyone! It turns out that summer has negatively affected how much I write. I have been trying to clear out room on my schedule to write. I recently watched a show called “True Life: Embarassing Medical Conditions.” Tourette Syndrome… Continue Reading