Comments by "Charles M." (@charlesm.2604) on "How Tourette's Syndrome Impacts My Life | Minutes With | UNILAD | @ladbiblestories" video.

  1.  @jippy4144  That's not what a tic is. A tic is impulsive, you can't escape from it, it irritates you and frustrates you to the point where you HAVE to snap, yell and self harm if you don't do it. It's an automatic process. I believe it has nervous relation but don't quote me on that. When I was younger I had tics, like a bunch of 'em (mostly blinking, raising my eyebrows, cracking my neck, throwing my arms/legs around and raising/rolling my shoulders). It was hard to enter a room and to feel unwelcomed, rejected. I remember kids pointing their fingers at me, their eyes looking, asking their parents wtf was wrong was me. The most brutal ones were the confrontational people, like those who "invented the dance of tics" to have a laugh out of my situation and my distress or those who would legitimately hurt me physically. I don't really know why, or how, but my tics stopped when I was about 15/16 years old. It must have been related to the fact that I dropped out at 14 and was definitely starting to live a much healthier and less anxious lifestyle. So if you deal with tics related to anxiety or PTSD just know that it'll get better when you'll get better. Focus on what makes you feel comfortable. :)
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