Category: Tourette Syndrome
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I’ve Lost my Smile!
This past week has given me many challenges, making the fight to stay chipper awfully difficult. I’m desperately awaiting the phone call from Rogers Memorial Hospital saying that they are ready for me. I have the next available bed (after some persistence from my mom) but this waiting game is…
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Strong People Have Mental Illness?
I have lived in the same town since the age of one. I love it here, and I love the mountains around me. Mountains are so beautiful; metaphorical mountains on the other hand are not. And when that metaphorical mountain is mental health, I imagine Hell has an entire mountain…
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1 Month Anniversary!!
Guys, it’s been one month since I started Chipper ChelseaKay!! I wanted to take this time to thank you all for the crazy amount of encouragement, support, and understanding you have given me! It’s hard to open up about a subject that has such a stigma and misunderstanding. Even today,…
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Where Have I Been?
During these last two weeks I have settled into a chair multiple times with my computer trying to write, but I was far too anxious. Finally on Tuesday I was able to write but it was filled with too much negativity making it quite upsetting to read. An hour after, I ended…
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The Time Capsule
A trip to the past is in store for today, our time machine? Just a simple memory from around the age of ten. Nights were always the worst. Being tired made it hard, and I already had a few episodes in school that morning. That morning wasn’t good at all.…
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Life’s Lightning
There is a point in time when life takes a strike and everything becomes real. The struggles I had before were just a distraction from real life. There comes a time when I need to rejoin society and pop the bubble I have been hiding in, and as scary as…
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5 Ways I Cope With Anxiety
If you’re reading this, you most likely struggle with some sort of anxiety. You know how hard it can be, I know how hard it can be, and we all know that it’s irrational to have so much anxiety over our triggers. I’m not a professional, but I’ve dealt with anxiety…
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Putting On My Big Girl Pants
These last few days I have been very determined to fight my OCD. I’ve been getting dressed, showering, and going out every day. These may seem like simple, mundane tasks to you, but to me they were at one point, nearly impossible. Finally after days of suffering though the anxiety that…
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Gosh Darn-It, It’s A Dammit Doll!
My amazing, understanding, loving, and caring “Aunt” Beth bought me this “Dammit Doll” that I recently saw on Facebook. I shared it and said it would be perfect to use for my OCD. Not even a week later, I came downstairs to this brown bag that says “Kick It’s Ass!”. Inside I…
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