chicklet2011

Dude, hand me some nunchucks, and neither of us would know what hit you.

Yes I have, and no it did not. I do totally understand that it can look hilarious, and that whenever people with coprolalia (saying the bad words) say taboo things that its natural to laugh it off.

Insomnia might as well be useful, right?

Not ignorant at all, it's just what the media puts out there. The part of TS that includes yelling/saying taboo words is called coprolalia. Very few people with TS have coprolalia. It's something like 5%, however, I don't remember where I read that. We all have some type of vocal "Tick", a noise we make, a word we say, and we can't control it very well, but usually it's not offensive.

In conclusion, it CAN be like the youtube guy, but only is VERY severe cases. I don't mind it when people know I have TS, because it make them feel better, usually, to know that even though I'm making odd facial expressions or noises, it has nothing to do with reality, and there is a reason behind it.

I don't have any experience with coprolalia, because I've never met anybody with it. I think the reason it's usually offensive stuff is because you're saying the things your brain is telling you you're not supposed to say. It's kinda like when I lose my filter with echolalia. I could see a guy walking a grey hound and say "Big dog". Not as a conversation starter, not on purpose, it just comes out. I think that's how it works with coprolalia. You're in the airport and you're thinking about all the TSA security and stuff, so the word "Bomb" just comes out of your mouth. That's probably not how the doctors describe it, it's just my opinion, but there could be some truth to it.