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Join Wunderry Plus in the Wunderry app or on Apple Podcasts. In December of 2011, a young woman posted a video on YouTube.

Hi everyone, My name's the

and this is my first video.

She's got shiny red hair with side bangs and she's wearing a white graphic hoodie.

A poster for the metal band, Avenged Sevenfold, is tacked to her bedroom

while behind her.

So I'll start off by telling you a little bit about myself.

I'm 16, I'm in 11th grade and I play softball like all the time.

When she made this video there was no Tik-Toc there was barely an Instagram. She's not looking to monetize,

not trying to influence. What this 16-year-old is looking for is a little help.

She's been having strange symptoms, so far no one can seem to explain.

Recently, last August, I had passed out at a concert, I was headbanging, and I thought, you know, I was just dehydrated

and all that.

By now you've noticed that her speech is a bit halting, and her nervous teenage energy is more than just fidgeting.

And about a month after I pass out again.

The homecoming dance, that's awesome, right?

Um, right? Um...

It has pattern and repetition.

Eyes twitching, hands in the air, fingers flying.

And a few days ago, my twitching has,

hmm, progressed into noises like through my nose or in my throat,

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