Different, But The Same

Hey everyone!

So, right now I am uploading a video onto YouTube. It is a Tourettes Q&A. The video name is “Tourette Syndrome Q&A”, so look it up! Also, follow me on Twitter at @itslifesatwitch, and like “Life’s A Twitch” on Facebook!(:

I would like to stress the fact that people with Tourette Syndrome are still people too. I have a pretty much ordinary teenage life, except I have a few things about me that make me very different from the other kids. Even though I am very different, I am very same as them at the same time. It’s confusing, but it’s true. I have a disorder that is… let’s face it, pretty peculiar. It is a part of my life though, and I have good and accepting friends. I tic, unlike all the other kids I know, but I still hang out with friends, get boyfriends, and go to parties. Not wild parties… yet. I know that one day I am going to be the designated driver for my crazy best friend *Holly (*name changed). Even though I’m extremely anxious about driving, I’ve been encouraged that I’ll be able to do it, and maybe I can one day. I may have four different medicines prescribed to me, but I still go to sleepovers and have fun. I may stay up until the AM ticcing so hard that I get cramps in my muscles, but I still go out to places with my friends the next day. I may have extreme anxiety about driving, but I still take Holly’s golf cart out for a spin almost every weekend. I may go to a psychiatrist, but hey, who doesn’t these days? I may need things to be symmetrical, but I still wear cute dresses even if they cannot be one-shoulder dresses. I may stress out over school everyday, but I still get straight A’s. I might have gone to the emergency room for a tic that was non-stop for over 40 hours, but I’m still a pretty healthy person. I may have Tourettes, but Tourettes doesn’t have me.

In three years, I am going to college, just like most everyone else. In about ten years, I’m going to get married, just like everyone else. In around 12 years, I will have children, just like everyone else. I fully intend on having a normal life- with a few of my own fun twists of course! I’d love to be an actress in a TV show or a movie star, or even a singer. I’m going to get a job one day, just like the rest of a fraction of the United States population (A little economical humor, eh?). I am going to write novels and be a best-selling author. I am going to raise my daughter Temperence, and my son Cameron Sealy into amazing people. I will have a loving husband who will make me sandwiches. These things I also fully intend on happening. Yes, I do pathetically have my kids’ names planned out already. Anyway, I just wanted to outline the fact that even though I’m very different, I’m very much normal at the same time (Even though I’m a bit more fun than just plain old normal).

                                     Me                                        “Holly”

As always, thank you for reading.(:

Emma<3