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PSD Fund

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I'm Maddie, and this is my story.

I'm an average teenage girl, who likes to do all the things that other girls my age like to do. Sometimes, however, my mental illness gets in the way of things. I have anxiety and depression and somedays it's very hard to perform simple tasks such as getting out of bed, getting dressed, eating, etc. Having the motivation to go to school is a daily struggle for me. Last school year, I was homeschooled for a couple months because of social anxiety, as well as depression. If I start getting anxious during school or at home or anywhere at all, I will chew on my nails/the skin around my nails, as well as pick at my face. (I am getting better with the picking and chewing, but it's very gradual!) I have good days and I have bad days... On the good days, I am able to go through the day without any problems. But on the bad days, I find it hard to concentrate on schoolwork and hard to sit still.  I can also become very irritable, angry, or impatient. On the very bad days, I can also find myself having a panic attack or an anxiety attack. I have started this GoFundMe page because I am in need of a PSD. I feel that a PSD could be very helpful to me. A few examples of tasks the dog would perform would be interrupting me when I pick or chew, summoning help from someone if I have a panic attack, waking me up for school, provide deep pressure therapy during panic attack, and crowd control while in public. As service dog training can be very costly, I am in need of help from others. All funds will go towards the cost of training. Thank you!

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Madeline Baldwin
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Metamora, IL

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