#parker tics

[talking-tics]

I think people underestimate how majorly pissed off my tics make me sometimes. like. there's only so many times in a row I can jerk my head to the side before I want to bash it into a wall

[the-fabled-disabled]

who wants to burn down an insurance company with me?

[parkakeet]

so I got my smartcrutches but the cuffs don’t close the same. the one is too big.

does anyone have any ideas how I could fix that?

[bottlealleytotheharbor]

I am once again giving newsies my tics

people with tics are once again allowed to contribute.

Spot: I hc Spot as tourettic so he might have a lot because I’ve thought about it a lot.

-“bitches get stitches”

- falling

- squeaking noise with a face scrunch

- head jerk

- blinking

Jack:

-cowabunga hands

- whistle

David:

- shoulder jerk

- eye roll (this is painful friends)

Katherine:

- “osteoporosis”

- tapping my middle two fingers against my palm really fast

- pushing my head up with my palm under my chin

Crutchie:

- nose wiggle

-“fuck off”

Racetrack:

- flipping people off

- moving his heels up and down really fast

Albert:

- throwing my head back into his shoulders (this causes his hat to fall off a lot since he wears it backward.)

- moving my mouth to the side

Romeo:

- jerking my knees back

- “wow”

Elmer:

- popping my lips

(these aren’t all my tics. But they’re all the ones I have newsies assigned to.)

[talking-tics]

Fake claiming people who had tics in 2020/21 needs to stop and here's why:

first of all. I'm against fake claiming in general. you have no idea what people's situations or lives look like. you have no right to tell them what medical conditions they do or don't have. but. let's lay out some reasons why you may have seen a lot more people with tics then vs now.

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- firstly. it was 'trending'. if you were seeking out people with tics to gawk at. you were going to see them.

- talking about tics brings them out. people were making videos and content about their ts/tics, and so naturally, they were ticcing in those videos. that does not mean that they must tic all of the time in order for them to have tics.

- I spent years trying medications, waiting to see a neurologist. getting on different doses, etc. before I found something that works. when I'm on my meds, I usually don't tic hardly at all. that very well could be the case for some of these people as well.

- tic disorders wax and wane. it's a well known part of the disorders. tics can be bad for a while, and then almost non-existent for a while. and then come back. it's normal.

- tics also tend to get worse in times of high stress and anxiety (global pandemic??!)

- tourettes is not the only tic disorder. the options aren't only. tourettes or faker. there is such thing as transient/provisional tic disorder, which is a very real tic disorder that lasts for less than a year. there are also other causes of tics such as fnd.

- it's a well known phenomenon that people's tics sometimes improve in adulthood. it doesn't mean that they were faking before. it just means that they got a lucky break.

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fake claiming is gross, and this mindset only does harm to the tic disorder community. it's ableist and ignorant to assume someone is faking just because you're uneducated and think that you know more than the person who actually has the disorder.

please try to support the people you know, and the people in your community with tics. it's rough out here for us.

[talking-tics]

so. slightly off topic. or very off topic idk. and kind of a rant, so no obligation for anyone to read.

I know OCD and OCD symptoms are very common with tourettes, but I've only dealt with it very minorly in the past. I have an anxiety disorder, but it's all been pretty standard stuff.

but over the last few months, I've been like. kind of freaking out? and I'm developing more symptoms that are associated with OCD and it's fucking scaring me.

idk what to do, I can't handle my own head. I'm constantly spiralling about fucking everything and I'm so damn tired. I can't get out of my own head. I've become obsessed with the number two, like. I'm convinced seeing things in pairs or doing things in pairs is some sort of omen or good luck charm.

idk what I'm really saying ig. just wondering if anyone else has dealt with this and if you have any advice cause I'm scared and idk what to do.

[talking-tics]

I'm getting kinda annoyed with the BAFTAs drama ngl. I would really like my tags back. and also I'm scared to go in public but w/e

[talking-tics]

spamming my default tics to try and control and minimize the extra disruptive or annoying ones