#tic disorder

[its-ticsticstics]

remind that no matter how 'severe' or 'mild' your tics are, its normal for them to sometimes be worse and other times barely noticeable!

its apart of the tics/tourettes phenomenon called "waxing and waning" and if anything, should make you feel more validated in your diagnosis <3

[yrfemmehusband]

it’s so difficult being someone who needs to talk to themself in public. there is no way for me to avoid looking “crazy” when im constantly shouting or whispering to myself or jerking my neck. i wish people understood this doesn’t mean im dangerous. people with many different mental illnesses or disorders face this issue as well and all situations deserve more compassion. treat people who talk to themselves loudly or quietly, continuously, repeatedly, or with pauses, the same as anyone else.

Edit: not targeted at anyone but I feel the need to say that This post is about tics and tourettes and psychosis please do not derail, your experience with needing to mutter bc of ADHD, autism, etc, is valid but different than being uncontrollably loud, and this is about an experience that's often left out of conversation.

[dailydivergent]

Neurodivergent reminder: Overstimulation feels a lot like anxiety, and understimulation feels a lot like depression.

More importantly, you don't need to know which it is to practice self-care.

Self-caring anxiety and overstimulation looks the same:

Recognize you're feeling big feelings

Take as many deep breaths as your need to slow your mind

Identify what’s causing the feeling, whether sensory, environmental, or situational

Minimize that cause as much as possible immediately

Self-caring depression and understimulation looks the same:

Recognize you’re in need of stimulation

Turn on an interesting long-form video of some kind

Do some quick exercise like a walk or jumping jacks

Call a friend that'll let you infodump

If you're neurodivergent and easily get stuck on labelling things — I see you.

I'm here to remind you that you don't need to know what it is to take care of it in the meantime.

You can — will — figure it out later.

[melodymorningdew]

I cannot fight for my health and fight the world at the same f**king time.

[starfishinthedistance]

This is your daily reminder that "neurodivergent traits" do not exist.

"Neurodivergent" is an extremely broad term that refers to anyone who has some kind of neurological and/or psychiatric condition that causes them to be significantly different from most of society. It's up to the person themselves whether they want to use that label based on their personal experience, but here's a (non-exhaustive) list of conditions that can be neurodivergent:

Autism spectrum disorder

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Dyslexia

Dyscalculia

Dysgraphia

Dyspraxia

Sensory processing disorder

Auditory processing disorder

Visual processing disorder

Various kinds of mutism

Language disorders

Tourette's Syndrome and other tic disorders

Functional neurological disorder

Aphantasia

Prosopagnosia

Synthesia

Conduct disorder

All personality disorders

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Bipolar disorder

Schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder

Fetal alcohol syndrome/fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder

Dissociative identity disorder, OSDD-1a and OSDD-1b

Traumatic brain injury

I could go on.

For a "neurodivergent trait" to exist, it would have to apply to all of those, plus more conditions I forgot to include. Obviously not possible. The only actual "neurodivergent trait" would be "you have a neurological/psychiatric condition".

If you mean autistic and ADHD traits, say that. If you mean mood disorder traits, say that. Neurodivergent is such a broad term, you need to use accurate language to ensure you don't accidentally spread misinformation (which has happened multiple times with the term "neueodivergent traits".)

[emberwitch7]

Trying to stay awake all day feels like medieval torture

[nurtleteckye]

last day o disability pride/awareness month. show some love for ur local tourettic

[neurodivergent-alien]

I hate not being able to do things that are 'so easy' for others. I'm tired of having to spend so much energy to compensate. I worry that my disabilities will prevent me from ever making it in life

[growntourettesmemes]

[cumulo-ghoulll]

Phantom HC ⚡

(tw: mention and description of tics and related injuries)

Phantom has a tic disorder. It's quite unnoticeable to everyone else but he definitely notices when he's ticcing. He has a lot of minor face tics so if people do see him tic, they mistake it for him pulling weird faces/being extremely expressive. The only people who know about his disorder are Copia and Aether. Aether sensed it and also checked him up when he first noticed, and Copia knows because it had to be written in Phantom's file. Occasionally, Phantom has vocal tics that are louder/more obvious than throat clearing and clicking but the pack seems to think his generic ghoul noises are a bit more different than everyone else's. His tics get significantly worse when he's stressed, tired, or excited. If he feels bigger tics or a tic attack coming on, he retreats to his room and calls for Aether to sit with him and tend to any injuries he receives if he's been punching. He usually takes a day off after a tic attack but people know Phantom likes a good long nap now and again so don't think much of it. Phantom doesn't want to tell anyone else in case they become concerned about him which would probably make his tics worse. He's also terrified of judgement even though he knows there wouldn't be any.

[tic-loud-tic-proud]

10 Tips for people with klazomania (screaming tics)

1, and this is one that has changed my life: if you have very frequent shouting/screaming tics, DO VOCAL WARMUPS! I used to consistently lose my voice at the end of every day before I started doing this. There are plenty of short and simple warmup tutorials online- find one that works for you!

2, if you live in an apartment building, make sure to tell your neighbors. You don't need to explicitly tell them you have TS, but make sure they know you make loud sounds frequently so they're not concerned. Putting a sign on your door also works. Remember: in the USA it is illegal for landlords to evict someone solely because of a disability.

3, if you're heading off to college and plan on living in a dormitory you might want to request not having a roommate. If you are already diagnosed with a tic disorder, it should be easy to do this through your college's disability services office. If you would like to have a roommate make sure they understand your tics.

4, if you are planning on going out (to a restaurant, theme park, museum, etc.) you might want to call the staff of the location to inform them you have tics a few days before. I usually call ahead to restaurants to let them know about my klazomania and coprolalia tics and I've found that doing so makes it easier for both parties.

5, going off of 4, if you're going to a theme park or large museum and plan to suppress at least part of the time, get a map and mark off secluded places where you can safely let your tics out.

6, if you'd like you can bring a stuffed animal out in public with you: both for emotional support and to muffle the sound of loud tics.

7, if you're a middle or high school student, email your teachers to let them know about your tics. If you have moderate/severe tics it was very important to me that I gave a presentation to each of my classes at the beginning of each semester to teach them about my TS. Another accommodation that I got in high school was being allowed to zoom into my classes instead of attending in person: So on bad tic days I would stay home, and my teachers would broadcast the class over zoom for me.

8, drink lots of water and purchase a humidifier if possible. At the end of a long day drinking fluid and being in a more humid environment will help to soothe your voice. Herbal tea with honey or mild broths can also help soothe your voice!

9, have a good network of friends who understand and support you. This is no easy feat and can take years but it will have a huge impact on your quality of life. Join a support group (IRL or online) to talk to other people with tics who understand what you're going through, and find people who share your hobbies and interests!

10, remember that your tics don't define who you are! It is not your fault that you have tics, and you are not doing them on purpose. Don't feel guilty for something you have no control over. You deserve to live a happy and fulfilling life just like anyone else!

[its-ticsticstics]

There's a genuine terror for a certain percentage of us with Tourettes that we may be actually KILLED OR ASSAULTED for ticcing in the wrong time and in the wrong place to the wrong person.

People think we're drunk or on drugs or we mean what we say and somehow that gives them the right to abuse us.

What I say as a tic is ALWAYS out of my control, but your reaction is 1000% in YOUR control.

Do better for those of us with neurological illnesses.

[yrfemmehusband]

Debunking popular fake claiming points when it comes to tics and tourettes:

"I saw an older video where they didn't tic once!"

1. A trait of tourette's is waxing and waning tics. This means the diagnostic criteria takes into account that some people will go days to months without ticcing, or without ticcing severely.

2. Many of my tics are nearly microscopic. How do you know they weren't? Did you have a full body view of them? How do you know they weren't wiggling their toes nonstop, or maybe those couple of sniffs you wrote off were tics.

"their family/friends came forward and confirmed they're faking!"

1. My little brothers literally forgot I had tourettes. It can also be completely missed in childhood, many women and other people who were AFAB go undiagnosed until adulthood. Sweet Anita? She wasn't diagnosed until 27.

2. Family isn't always a reliable source and many people are estranged from family members, if you aren't very close with a person and their family, don't take their family's word at face value. De

"sometimes they tic a lot, and sometimes you don't see it at all for hours/days/weeks!"

See point one about tics waxing and waning. You are literally describing a symptom.

"Every time someone brings up tics around them they start ticcing!"

This is literally how tics work. If you are reminded of them you will have them. Especially if someone brings up a specific tic.

"you can see they put thought and effort into their tics, tourette's doesn't work like that!"

Clearly, you don't know how it works if you're saying something like this. No one knows how it works or feels unless you have it. Sometimes it looks like I put effort or thought into a tic when it was entirely involuntary. Sometimes, I do put thought into a tic. There's a part of tourette's called a Premonitory urge and it's the feeling you get before you tic. If you wanna get the feeling to go away, sometimes it's better to force out a tic.

It's not helpful to anyone to claim someone is faking, EVEN IF THEY ARE. We will NEVER have any way of knowing if some random online is faking tourettes and honestly the tourettes community has bigger things to worry about, and so should you.

[seasickzig]

trash post from my phone but i CANNOT believe that some people still believe tics are controllable. Just saw a post on a disability subreddit where someone was asking for advice because their tics offended a coworker. The comments were all saying things about how this person shouldnt have sexually explicit tics and needs to get therapy and medication immediately. Telling them that they have to be able to do the job (which was not even what the post was about???). Telling them that since they didn’t have ADA accommodations in place, they’re stigmatizing tics. WHAT THE HELL? WHAT THE HELL?

Tourettes is INVOLUNTARY. We CANNOT control it. We can try to hold it in or redirect it but its like trying not to cough when youre sick. Damn near impossible, and leaves you crying. There is NO medication MADE for tics. It is frequently treated with seizure medication, and, fun fact, if you take seizure meds and you Dont have seizures, then you might DEVELOP seizures. I was on a Blood Pressure med for my tourettes and had to stop because it triggered heart issues. Redirection therapy doesnt work for everyone, and for me, still causes tic attacks!

Anyway shout out to all of my tourettic and tic disorder baddies. I love you all, and you’re perfect with or without treatment!! The way your brain works is nothing to apologize for, and other people’s reactions to the things out of your control are NOT your responsibility.

[dreamdropsystem]

Shoutouts to:

cluster a autistics

cluster b autistics

cluster c autistics

depressed autistics

anxious autistics

autistics with eating disorders

autistics that deal with hallucinations

autistics with dissociative disorders

autistics with tics

[localratwithcowboyhat]

Ahw what’s this, the Human nervous system what a silly lill guy look at him. Look at him CAUSING ME SO MANNY FUCKING PROBLEMS