I was diagnosed with a "mild" case (no swearing, just fidgeting and grunting) when I was 9. I used to violently shake my head (as if I was telling someone "NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT") and gulp very loudly (as if I just saw something very daunting or troublesome), among many other things.
the tics have lessened in severity over the years, or even changed into entirely new tics. I'm 27 now and I work the night shift, so I'm tired a lot which is when the tics seem to really flare up (mostly just constant very deliberate blinking and muscle flexing combined with vocal "clicking"). fatigue and stress seem always to have been the main causes of flare-ups
I don't really have a question for you, I guess it's just nice to hear from someone else who truly knows what it's like
f1ngertoes49 karma
I too have Tourette's!
I was diagnosed with a "mild" case (no swearing, just fidgeting and grunting) when I was 9. I used to violently shake my head (as if I was telling someone "NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT") and gulp very loudly (as if I just saw something very daunting or troublesome), among many other things.
the tics have lessened in severity over the years, or even changed into entirely new tics. I'm 27 now and I work the night shift, so I'm tired a lot which is when the tics seem to really flare up (mostly just constant very deliberate blinking and muscle flexing combined with vocal "clicking"). fatigue and stress seem always to have been the main causes of flare-ups
I don't really have a question for you, I guess it's just nice to hear from someone else who truly knows what it's like
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