Dnuos wrote:
Sort of, they can be controlled, but it makes me feel really uncomfortable.
Making audible noises, jerking my head forward, there's more, but I put a lot of effort into silencing and freezing them, because it made me a target at one point in middle school. I still have them, I just conceal them really well, like my anxiety I conceal well. I hide stuff well, I have a good poker face (even though i don't know how to play poker lol, you get the point)
However, if it was quiet in the room and you paid close attention, you could probably hear an irregular breathing pattern from me - the tics get worse when I'm around others, and because I put a lot of effort into stopping the tics, but I do successfully, it makes relaxing movements like breathing more... "distorted"? Physically I'm fine, but I've been asked if I'm okay multiple times.
That prettymuch defines Tourette's, no?
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