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Travis shares about his first real psychotic break that had him performing surgery on himself to try and remove his thyroid. Travis thought he had Thyroid cancer and was seeing a doctor named Dr. Stankaski. The doctor told Travis he needed to remove his own Thyroid because it had cancer in it. The doctor gave Travis directions on how to operate on himself. Luckily it all turned out to be a delusion. Travis gives the reader a glimpse into what a delusion or hallucination looks and feels like. Travis describes the whole process that had him using his own razor blade to remove his Thyroid. Travis shares how he loses touch with reality and thinks things are happening in his life that aren't really happening. Having Schizophrenia creates many challenges for Travis and it makes social relationships very challenging. Travis struggles with social relationships because a lot of times he is talking about things that are not really happening and this causes Travis to lie or make things up that aren't really true. This complicates Travis' life because it is hard on friendships and relationships. Travis gives the reader insight on what living with Schizophrenia might be like. Here is an excerpt from the book. Days after I operated on myself a friend noticed a bandage around my neck and asked me what had happened. It was not until that day that I had any idea that I had schizophrenia or suffered from hallucinations and delusions. That day was very scary for me because I could not understand what was happening. I did not understand. My friend asked me what had happened and I told him that I operated on myself like Dr. Stankaski taught me to do to remove my thyroid and get rid of the cancer. Immediately my friend knew there was something wrong and said I needed to go speak to a doctor. Enjoy Travis' book.

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I'm Travis. I'm a 30 year old author of books about autism. I like football, basketball, tennis, hiking, music, rock, writing, reading, and talking. I have overcome the greatest challenge in my life. I no longer cope with autism I live happily with it. I have some really amazing friends and a truly inspirational and awesome best friend! Life had always been a struggle for me until I started taking responsibility for my own life and situation. I spent a long time wanting and expecting others to fix or improve my life and make it what I wanted it to be. Truth be known, I was the only one who could and can do that. Now I write books about autism and how I am taking responsibility for my own life. What a difference I've seen in life. Life is what we choose to make of it. I don't want to just be known as a guy with Autism. I want to be known as a guy who's doing something awesome with Autism! Travis is dually diagnosed with Autism and Schizophrenia.

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