Q&A part 2
6) What tic of yours have you found the funniest?
Probably the one that has just really started; where I make a weird throaty kind of noise and then throw my hands up in the air because whatever is in my hands needs to have a blinking helmet on!
7) What is it like to suppress a tic?
It is very hard. It's like having a really, really bad itch that you can't scratch but a lot worse. It's also like trying your hardest not to blink. It's alright when you start but after a few seconds, you get the urge to blink. Just like people with Tourettes get the uncontrollable urge to tic.
8) Do you think people need to be more accepting of Tourettes?
Yes I do because as I've said before, people with Tourettes can't help it. It is more complex than the stereotypical swearing. I think many more people need to understand that. People also need to understand that saying rude things about people with Tourettes eg. "people with Tourettes are dumb," is a horrible thing to say because you never know who nearby is suffering unless they don't suppress their tics. Many people with Tourettes do suppress their tics because they are afraid, just like me, that someone will judge them or say something. I have made a resolution to not hide my tics anymore but I still end up doing that because I have hid them for so long.
9) What do you think is the best coping mechanism to help with Tourettes?
In my opinion, listening to music, having hugs from my mum, squishing my squishy and watching tv shows that I love such as Doctor Who.
10) How does it affect your mood on a daily basis?
It can sometimes put a negative affect on my mood because sometimes I get nnoyed that I can't stop my tics, especially when I need to be quiet. But most of the time, I laugh at my tics because I can't change who I am.
11) How did you feel when you were diagnosed with Tourettes?
I felt happy because I finally had a doctor listening to me and that I wasn't able to stop doing my noises. I also felt relieved because it had took 8 years to finally get the diagnosis of Tourettes.
Probably the one that has just really started; where I make a weird throaty kind of noise and then throw my hands up in the air because whatever is in my hands needs to have a blinking helmet on!
7) What is it like to suppress a tic?
It is very hard. It's like having a really, really bad itch that you can't scratch but a lot worse. It's also like trying your hardest not to blink. It's alright when you start but after a few seconds, you get the urge to blink. Just like people with Tourettes get the uncontrollable urge to tic.
8) Do you think people need to be more accepting of Tourettes?
Yes I do because as I've said before, people with Tourettes can't help it. It is more complex than the stereotypical swearing. I think many more people need to understand that. People also need to understand that saying rude things about people with Tourettes eg. "people with Tourettes are dumb," is a horrible thing to say because you never know who nearby is suffering unless they don't suppress their tics. Many people with Tourettes do suppress their tics because they are afraid, just like me, that someone will judge them or say something. I have made a resolution to not hide my tics anymore but I still end up doing that because I have hid them for so long.
9) What do you think is the best coping mechanism to help with Tourettes?
In my opinion, listening to music, having hugs from my mum, squishing my squishy and watching tv shows that I love such as Doctor Who.
10) How does it affect your mood on a daily basis?
It can sometimes put a negative affect on my mood because sometimes I get nnoyed that I can't stop my tics, especially when I need to be quiet. But most of the time, I laugh at my tics because I can't change who I am.
11) How did you feel when you were diagnosed with Tourettes?
I felt happy because I finally had a doctor listening to me and that I wasn't able to stop doing my noises. I also felt relieved because it had took 8 years to finally get the diagnosis of Tourettes.
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