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The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

Jurek in the hospital when she was first diagnosed with acute confusional migraines, then re-diagnosed with epilepsy, and again later to be re-diagnosed with conversion disorder. “I’ve lost a lot of friendships due to my disorder,” says Jurek.

Conversion disorder taking a toll on Jurek

Isabel Boedigheimer, Head Copy Editor January 13, 2016

  Olivia Jurek is a sophomore who suffers from conversion disorder. According to Mayo Clinic, conversion disorder is a condition in which you show psychological stress in physical ways. In...

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