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As the days went on, Jessica's actions became
even more scary. During the days, she would blast music out of her
window thinking that she was "preaching to the world".
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She began to think that she was Janis
Joplin, and would wander around the neighborhood singing to
strangers. She held "Inner Child" sales of all of
her belongings on the front lawn, but no one would buy. In her
room, she heard planes flying overhead to pick her up, and
would put signs on her window for the planes to see. At one
time, she thought she was a secret servicewoman working for
the president.
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Jessica's shelf holds some mementos of her mania.
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All of these actions may seem strange or even
funny, but living through them was incredibly painful, and each day,
my family lived in fear that Jessica would hurt herself or someone
else. Ultimately, all of the caring words and suggestions given by
those who were close to her seemed to be eaten up by her mania;
Jessica seemed to be the only person in her world, and only she
could know what was happening to her.
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