About

My name is Jace Black. I am twenty, living Minnesota, and there are some things I would like to tell you.

Introducing Me – Jace Kendall Black.

My name is Jace. I live with my rescue dog, Cinderella, in Minnesota. I have an unhealthy obsession with Polaroid photos that drains my back account steadily. I still eat cheerios by the handful, as I did as a toddler. I am afraid of the dark. Most importantly, I just want to help others who are going through some of the difficult situations that I have.

At nine I was diagnosed with I.B.S. and chronic pain in my stomach. My phobia of vomiting made this particularly difficult to cope with. At fifteen the pain got even worse. I missed the rest of that school year. The doctors told me it was in my head. At sixteen I was diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder and Depression. I missed half of that school year as doctors continued to poke at me to no avail, most still blaming me. At seventeen I was diagnosed with P.O.T.S., Exercise Intolerance, and a Panic Disorder. I finally had a diagnosis, but was simply told that drinking more water and eating more salt would make me better, it did not. I was forced to go to truancy court to answer for my missed classes. At eighteen I took night classes and summer school to graduate as close to my class as possible, only missing by a month. Still, my teachers would not allow me to walk with everyone else, as I was thought to be lying about my pain. At nineteen I was diagnose with an intolerance to gluten, dairy, and eggs. I started having nightmares about cutting out my own stomach just to make the pain stop. My Panic Disorder grew with the pain, and I struggled to leave the house. At twenty I still struggle, but am working all I need to work on.

Along the way I have learned a lot, and hope to somebody can use a bit of that knowledge to work on themselves as well. After all we all just want to be happy and healthy.