Sammantha
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CW: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, homicidal urges, mentions of depression and anxiety. Disclaimer: I am not a mental health professional. The following explains my experience with OCD. When you hear the term “OCD”, you may think of lining everything up in order or keeping your room extremely clean. You may even picture Jack Nicholson’s character in […]
Grace H
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When people hear the word “disabled,” they typically think of people who are visibly disabled. However, people who are dealing with more invisible disabilities are often overlooked because of the assumption that they are not disabled. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), reauthorized in 2004, recognizes 14 disability categories. The first category is low-incidence […]
Jordan
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On December 4, 2010, my life changed forever. I went from being a happy and energetic 8-year-old girl to being completely drained, so much so that I would pass out on the floor of the mudroom after school because I didn’t have the energy to make it to my bed. I had no idea what […]