u/the-mickel

I have a friend who has been genuinely interested and asking questions about my experiences with tics. I think that’s great to educate and share, even if it does trigger my tics a bit more.

But now that she knows I’m comfortable talking about it she thinks it’s fine to joke about. Saying things like “Man I’m in so much pain (she has a back issue), at least my condition is curable though.” Sometimes if I have a vocal tic she’ll say “I don’t mean to be rude but you know you can take medication for tics, right?”

Our entire high school is really small so everyone knows everyone else really well. In one class we were talking about the neurodevelopmental process of infants or something like that and she said one of the stages “sounds like OP because of all the random noises he makes” (vocal tics) before proceeding to tell the rest of the class about my diagnosis very loudly and bluntly. I mean if any one of them had asked I would be fine telling them I have TS but it didn’t feel right having someone else announce it to the entire high school.

Then, yesterday, four of us were making funny hand motions mocking a video we all saw and thought was hilarious and then she turned and told me “Don’t do that, repetitive motions can turn into tics,” and went right back to doing it herself with the others. Anyway, thanks to anyone who read this word wall. Probably overreacting since my tics can be quite disruptive, especially to her, but on the other hand she only sees what slips through the cracks of suppression.

Thanks for coming to my TedTalk.

Hello. Really hope posting this isn’t insensitive in any way.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve had relatively short periods or episodes or whatever several times a day where I don’t recognize familiar places or people (parents, friends, celebrities, etc.) but I realize that I must know them. I’ve also felt a lot like I’m detached from my eyes and on autopilot, especially during certain activities. I’ve also heard it described as a glass wall between your eyes and the world which can make vision fuzzy or distorted, which I have experienced. Looking back I’ve experienced this as long as I can remember, but I really only figured out it could be something bad when I was struggling really bad with another condition, which two professionals have supposed is due to some early trauma that I can’t recall.

What makes me uncertain is that it hasn’t necessarily been distressing every time. It has been somewhat distressing when I walk into class and I don’t recognize anyone but despite the frequency, it was only scary every couple times until I found out that it could be something wrong. I understand dpdr causes extreme distress and can distort vision beyond the fuzzy/glass wall that I’ve experienced, so I do not think that I have that but I’m wondering if depersonalization can persist without dpdr and, if so, if this is what it feels like.

Hello. First time posting here so hopefully this is alright.

I’m curious if anyone else has the urge of a tic that they just could not fulfill. For example I once had a tic to wrap my arm around my back forcefully and reach around the other side and I just couldn’t do it. One of the most uncomfortable experiences I’ve ever felt. I’ve also had phantom tics that involve spaces inside games I’m playing, but usually just applying pressure to that part of the screen works.

I’m curious if anyone else has had tics like these, that you just couldn’t reach. Thanks.