#Thankfully as an adult the tics aren't nearly as bad

[blippin]

You know, as much as it killed my self esteem and social skills as a child, growing up with tourettes was kind of hilarious in hindsight

8-year old me: shrugging my shoulders uncontrollably for the past two hours

Classmate: why do you keep doing that?

Me: ....*shrug* I dunno

Me: *has developed first vocal tic as a high-pitched squeak*

Sunday school teacher: Okay everyone, I'm going to hand out masks and were all going to pretend to be animals on Noah's Ark! *hands me a mouse mask*

Me: you fuckin bitch wtf-

Me: *accidentally winks at a stranger on the bus*

My brain: Shit! they're gonna think you're flirting with them! They don't know you just can't control your face! Quick, do something else to attempt to communicate this!

Me: *makes several other strange facial expressions*

My brain: I don't think that helped. But making those faces was fun so you're going to continue to do them indefinitely *develops new tics*

Authority figure: did you just roll your eyes at me?!

Me: no! I mean yes but it wasn't intentional!