Assignment 8- Jonathan

Writing Territories:
Fears: Locked In Syndrome- Basically, you can't control and part of your body, but are still conscious like normal. So you can watch the world go by, but you can't move and nobody knows you're still conscious.
Annoyances: Loud people.
Accomplishments: I'm still in the Academy so far, so that's pretty good.
Confusions: Why people still use social networking sites.
Sorrows: Heelys never caught on.
Dreams: Move out, live on my own.
Idiosyncrasies: I'm quiet
Risks: I'm boring, haven't done, and haven't had the opportunity for much risky behavior.
Beloved possessions, now and then: Then- My mentalist dvd collection. Now- My portable Reddit machine (Phone).
Problems: Balancing school and fun is a struggle.

My greatest fear is Locked-in Syndrome. This is when you appear to be in some sort of coma, you're eyes can be open, but you can't move at all. Some cases you can move your eyes, come you can't. This is so frightening to me. Your family members and friends thinking you are a vegetable, thinking you're gone, but your still their fully aware, and you can't speak. You could be put down, thinking you're gone. While your still inside trying to tell someone that you're still alive. Recovery is almost unheard of, except for two cases of full recovery. There's no knowing how many people have has this, and nobody knew about it. Some people have been able to retain some sort of facial function, and can communicate threw blinks, or cheek movement. Another similar problem is sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis is much more common, and while can be linked to other sleeping disorders, can happen to anybody. This is when in the transitions from sleep to wakefulness, or the other way, you lose all motor function temporarily, and this is usually accompanied by disturbing hallucinations. Imagine waking up to your deepest scariest nightmare monster, and not being able to move, or make it go away.