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i have this rule about my tourette's, and i wanted to ask if its offensive or if its ok. is that cool?

You could ask, but if it’s a personal rule like setting a boundary for how other people interact with you or your Tourette's, or your own personal comfort level making jokes about it, then that’s your prerogative and it’s okay to set your own boundaries for your own disability.

If it’s something that you feel other people with tic disorders might find offensive or disagree with, think of the reasons why you have this rule for yourself and what it might mean for you and other people. If it’s a personal rule, you can explain that it’s something that feels right for you personally but doesn’t apply to everyone with tic disorders. At the end of the day, only you can decide what’s the right way to approach your Tourette’s, and I wouldn’t recommend looking to others to decide if that rule is right for you, they can only decide that for themselves. Hope that helps!

hi, so i deal with intrusive thoughts and have for some time now. whenever i have an intrusive thought or think im about to have one, i tend to do stuff like jolt my head, scrunch my nose, tap on my temple or some more (i guess severe?) stuff like hit my head. at this point i kinda end up doing it automatically without much or any thought put into it. i think sometimes its more of a stim than an automatic response, but lots of the time i just do it without even really realizing. does this count as a tic or is it something else entirely?

There are lots of different kinds of tics, and I know that you can have nervous tics and anxious tics that aren’t necessarily part of a tic disorder - stims and tics can also be very similar. Here is one link that goes over some of the finer differences between stims and tics.

There are also parts of tic disorders like Tourettic OCD that could be similar to what you’re talking about, but I would look into reaching out to a GP or licensed mental health specialist about this as well. I can’t say for sure if these are tics or stims or something else entirely, but hopefully these give you some more research opportunities!

this may be a stupid question, but ive recently started having what im like 99% sure are tics and my mom said that i used to have tics when i was little, and i was wondering if tics can like... worsen severely in one day? because yesterday i wasnt having it that bad, and ive like.. never in my life had it suuper bad, but today has been horrible, almost non stop. is that common or am i exaggerating it somehow?

That sounds kind of similar to what I had! It’s certainly possible and not unheard of.

Here is something I found that might help explain different kinds of sudden onsets, and here is one talking about the connection between tics worsening suddenly form childhood to adolescence!

Remember that if this is a concern that you and your family have, you could contact your GP about getting screened! Hope that helps!