#hey if you didn't know i have tourettes

[mr-orion]

Whenever i become mildly lost in thought in real life my tourettes do this new thing where i start making the minecraft damage sound, which i guess is better than barking or calling ppl babygirl or hitting myself or twitching or saying slurs or making a jerk off motion or-

*thinks a little too hard* -> "tk- tk- tk- tk-"

[reneesghostinthelivingroom]

Hi... i hope it's not upsetting that i'm dropping a requestion at such an ungodly hour... but can i get a fanfic of Billie Eilish finding out reader has tics too and comforting them? i am craving fluff... thanks

Deep Breaths

|| Billie Eilish x nonbinary!reader

|| Warnings; reader & Billie both have Tourettes, short drabble, comfort

|| Summary; reader spends the night at Billie's watching movies, when some unexpected movement catches her eye.

Requests open! (pls i need more Billie stuff😭)

Started; october 9th

Finished; october 9th

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Billie and you have been dating for a few months now, but it was all out of public eye. Only yourselves and a few close family and friends knew about it; though even with that you and Billie were very private. She liked having you to herself, people didn't need to know the details for your relationship. It was just for the two of you.

One night, you and Billie were staying over at her place. Watching a movie while she fed you popcorn, making you giggle. The way her eyes locked onto yours... they had you absolutely captivated. Her eyes could be so damn intense but soft at the same time and you tried your best to learn every detail about them.

You'd been so distracted you hadn't even noticed how your shoulder suddenly jerked, but you were used to that. See, you had Tourettes so it wasn't uncommon for your muscles to jerk every now and again out of your control. However, Billie picked up on it almost immediately. She'd never seen you do something like that before and with how unbothered you seemed she guessed it was pretty normal. Which likely lead to it being one thing, but she wasn't certain.

"Hey, babe?" She asked, breaking you out of your trance. You blinked a couple of times to refocus and looked at Billie.

"Mhm?"

"Can I ask you something that may seem a little weird?" Her question confused you, wondering what she could possibly ask. You nodded and she continued, you could tell she was clearly choosing her words carefully." Do you... have Tourettes?"

Billie herself had them, so she knew how to recognize them and the little jerk you had just done looked very similar to her own. So she was almost certain of it, but wanted to ask before she just assumed. Knowing that it could have been anything. You were very aware of Billie's Tourettes, it's not like she really tries to hide it. In fact she's very open about her experiences with it, but it just never crossed your mind to tell her about your own. And honestly you're surprised it took this long for something to happen around her.

"Yeah, I do." You confirmed, giving a small nod which seemed to trigger a little jerk in your neck. Making you wince, some hurt more than others. Your neck tic tended to be a real pain in the ass.

She frowned as she saw your wince, taking your neck lightly in her hand. Her thumb brushing the skin," hey. Just focus on me, okay? Breathing sometimes helps so let's take some breaths." She coached you, you easily followed suit and she nodded encouragingly.

She continued to keep a close eye on you the rest of the night for anymore tics, wanting to make sure you were okay. Billie didn't want you to accidentally hurt yourself. She cared about you, a lot. More than she even realized somedays. And Billie actually thought it was kinda cool that you guys experienced the same things. She felt a little more comfortable and hoped you did too, knowing you both could be open about your tics around each other.

[foressfaction]

:Ticci Toby:{A Rewrite}

Chapter 9

WARNING:: This story contains EXTREMELY triggering topics such as Domestic/Child/Substance abuse, Death, harsh language, GORE and dissociation triggers. This story mentions mental illnesses and disorders such as Depression, PTSD, ADHD, and Tourette's Syndrome. !!TICS MAY BE TRIGGERING!!

Chapter nine

"Hey, hey listen to me okay?" A soft voice rang out, it was Lyra's. Toby opened his eyes to see the bright bathroom lights. He must've finally passed out. He felt a tight restriction around his torso, it was wrapped in gauze, and blood was still soaking it.

"Everything is alright, everything is alright!" She was holding his hand, obviously noticing the red hand marks. She knew what happened.

"...i fell.." Toby mumbled out.

"Dammit Toby! I know you're lying! What happened!? You were bleeding everywhere, your arms are bruised and red, and- are those hand prints?! Were you jumped?! Please tell me!"

Lyra was crying, in tears. Her hair was a mess and what little makeup she did wear was smeared all over her face.

"You're covered in so many other little cuts! You know I can't handle seeing you like this! Tell me please so I can fix this!"

He was flinching to her worried yelling. "You can't fix this, Lyra." Toby started, wincing to the pressure that finally hit him. "T-To fix it, you'd have to fix me. A-And I'm…simply unfixable."

Lyra hugged him tightly. "I'm going to tell you this…at school tomorrow….you go to that kid…and you break his arm, do you hear me! Break his arm!"

Her grip on him was very tight. He had to pat her arm to let go so she wouldn't accidentally suffocate him.

"..Sorry…Sorry I'm just so angry.." She wiped her tears. "So very angry,"

"I'll get in trouble" Toby mumed weakly, not liking the sound of her idea. "I'll do it then." She insisted though he sat up quickly, shaking his head. "No, don't! That's wh-what-what he wants, attention…a reaction!..I-if i just keep ignoring them, they'll leave me alone-"

She cut him off. "Okay well look where that got you, Toby!"

Toby flinched at her sudden words, looking a little offended. "If they don't get it, they'll do what they can until they do! It's a natural human instinct. You have to stick up for yourself!" Lyra kept going, but he felt obligated to confess. "I did try! They were too strong..They threw me around as if i was a ragdoll…"

"Then tell the police! I'll call them myself so be it!"

He perked up, fear in his eyes. "They threatened to kill me…If we do-" he warned.

Lyra went quiet, staring at him. She didn't know what to say

"..Can we just forget about it? Look, I'll b-be healed in a month or so- everything will be normal again.."

Lyra still didn't know what to say. She felt helpless. She leaned on the wall and slid down, sitting criss-crossed. She was sitting right beside the tub where he was laid and treated, and now sat in.

He didn't like the fact she just sat there, looking lifeless.

"Lyra?"

"I love you, Toby, you know?" She spoke, staring at the wall.

"But sometimes you are…A handful.." She slightly laughed under her breath. Toby couldn't tell if she was joking or annoyed, maybe both, who knew.

Toby huffed a weak laugh as well. "y-yeah because…g-getting jumped is my fault, haha.."

She faced him, sighing. "..no..no…you're just lucky i'm not as dense as mom, who believes your tiny lies about your physical state." She pulled her knees up into a hug.

During that time of pure silence, Toby was thinking about that figure he saw again, he didn't know why but he couldn't remember much about that day honestly.

•••••

[thefallennightmare]

Hey, I sent in the Tourette’s HC! I took some info off of google ‘cause im really bad at explaining in my own words 😭 so hopefully this helps! Hope you have a great day!! 🤍

“A nervous system disorder involving repetitive movements or unwanted sounds. Tourette syndrome starts in childhood. It involves uncontrollable repetitive movements or unwanted sounds (tics), such as repeatedly blinking the eyes, shrugging shoulders, or blurting out words. Treatment may include medication or psychological therapies.”

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I apologize it took me a while to get this posted. I really hope I did it right!

Noah watched you intently while you sat on the tour bus with everyone, driving to the next city.

The rapid blinking. The quick left turns of your head. And the repetitive humming.

To others who didn't know, they would turn a blind eye.

But not Noah.

He knew what was going on.

"Angel," his voice carried over to you as you sat across from him on the couches in the main area of the bus. "Everything alright?"

You tried to give him a smile only for your head to snap to the left again, still a repetitive hum falling from your lips.

You felt embarrassed because of your Tourette's, almost an outcast among everyone in Bad Omens. You didn't want to feel sorrow from them because of your condition, you wanted to be part of the team and be perceived like that.

Your Tourette's was only bad like this in high-stress situations, usually managed with medication and meditation. But you were joining your boyfriend, Noah, for the first time on the road and you couldn't help but feel the nerves.

You'd been dating awhile and never once did he or anyone else make you feel like an outcast. He'd been there to help you when you needed to calm down until your tics ceased.

Like right now.

"Come on," he helped you up from the couch and led you towards the back hang-out area of the bus where it was quieter.

He sat next to you and booted up the N64, ready to play a game. You smiled through your tics.

Watching him play video games and not bringing attention to your tics always helped slow them down.

After some time, he noticed the humming stopped and your head stopped shifting to the side.

"Better?" He asked while pausing the game.

"A bit, yeah. Thank you."

He brushed his lips across your forehead. "Anything for you, angel."

[sam-winchesters-my-bf55]

Daryl dixon with a reader that has tourettes!

At first, he didn't really know what you were doing

Like, occasionally you would have a neck twitch tic or a whistle tic, preferring to not tic in front of everyone

He didn't really know too much about tourettes, like he got the gist of it, but he didn't really know all about it.

You thought he was mad at you when he asked you why you keep having tics

"What's wrong with ya'?" "What do you mean?" "Ya keep twitchin' and shit! What's wrong?" "Oh well...-" then you told him about your tourettes

After that, he was extremely understanding.

If you ever have an embarrassing tic around people, he takes the blame.

He knows that sometimes they can hurt, so he does whatever he can to help you. (Shoulder rubs, ect)

If your the kind of person that needs certain things to help with your tourettes (Like for example, smelling lavender essential oil helps mine not be as bad) he looks for them anytime he goes and raids stores.

If anyone makes fun of your tics, they're either getting yelled at or they're getting socked in the face.

If you ever start having tics where you copy the sounds he makes, he honestly feels kinda proud of himself. Your around him so much and your so comfortable with him, that you have tics copying him!

If your tics ever give up your location, like say for example you guys need to be quiet because there's a hoarde of walkers nearby, he does get a little frustrated, but apologises for it afterwords. "Hey. 'M sorry for bein' an ass. I know you can't help them tics."

[that-was-anticlimactic]

20 questions for fic writers

tagged by my beloved @zukkaoru & @lesmiserablol <333

tagging (with no pressure): @beachytablecloth, @fabro-de-omres, & @milf-harrington (so sorry if you've already been tagged!)

1. how many works do you have on ao3?

69 which... is honestly more than i was expecting? i think it helps that my goal is to post a fic once a month mostly bc that's my motivation to keep writing even when i'm busy/stressed!

2. what's your total ao3 word count?

396,183 - omg i am SO CLOSE to 400k ahhhhhhhhh

3. what fandoms do you write for?

uhhhhhhh many??? right now, it's a lot of bsd/bnha, but it's always a plethora of things, haha! my first was prolly ninjago tbh

4. what are your top five fics by kudos?

hey, little songbird, give me a song

you never quite say (but i hear)

lost in love and lost in feelings

Deeper Than Words

for a new world to begin, the old one must fall

okay the #1 for that is honestly so real that is one of my absolute favorite things i've written EVER lol, same with #2! the rest are... idk #4 is AWFUL - like one of my first atla fics and also my first time writing a ts fic (i have gotten SO MUCH BETTER AT IT NOW)

*note: i started this in like nov or early dec, and #5 changed! it was the zukka goose fic but now it's actually one of my favorites iugytfyhujiko

5. do you respond to comments

i used to be good at it. then i got stressed bc of school. and then i was suddenly like "uhhhh idk How to respond???" i think the thing that got me was i didn't know how to reply to the distressed comments on my sokka falling fic so i just. accidentally stopped.

6. what is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

oh here in the garden (let's play a game) 100% rip to sokka sorry babes ilysm hate to do it to ya, love the angst tho <333 rip to everyone who missed the major character death tag lol. well... that or a spring and summer song, too brief rip to geto in the +1 oops... oh shoot... it could also be take me where my soul can run... hm...

7. what is the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

this was hard, but imma go with i was a child and she was a child bc it's based on one of my favorite childhood memories! rip to zuko and his ice cream tho :/ but azula is VIBING the whole time oiuygfcgyhuij

8. do you get hate on fics?

not really? i did once have someone try to correct me and say that i wrote sokka with ocd instead of tourette's but it was in the bookmarks and it made me laugh lol. i also got this comment on my kubokai kaidou with ts fic: ".. the self projection is heavy in this one ... -_-" so idk if that counts lol

9. do you write smut? if so, what kind?

nope :)

10. do you write crossovers? what's the craziest one you've written?

uhhhh not really? i wrote ninjago equestria girls crossover oneshot in middle school but i never finished it and it SUCKED lol

11. have you ever had a fic stolen?

not that i know of?

12. what's the longest you've spent working on a fic? and the shortest?

uhhh i wrote a 7,600 word fic in three hours while i had covid? that's prolly the shortest? i count that as shorter than anything i may have finished faster bc i had covid lol but longest? ummmm over a year? multiple years? idkkkkkk the jay with ts fic i posted was something i wrote in 2019 and i edited it (a lot) and posted it in 2022 so??? that maybe?

13. have you ever co-written a fic before?

uhhh i did with friends in middle/high school, but those never left the docs! also grace and i have. very many much so aus lol

14. what's your all-time favorite ship? from all fandoms?

RARIJACK!!! it was one of my first hardcore ships, and also was my introduction to queer ships!!! renga is a close second, but rarijack just is really important and special to me for sentimental reasons that put it above renga and others! i am also on a seroroki kick right now. it's not my all-time favorite, but the brain rot seems never ending right now lol

15. what's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

GOD SO MANY i have a folder in gdocs just for ninjago fics and there are folders within the folder for different types of wips i'll never finish - i have That many: "no substance", "baby girls", "drafts"... etc...

16. what are your writing strengths?

uhhhhhhhhhh ngl i'm in a place right now where i feel like the answer is Nothing (writer's block has been Bad recently), but i think something i'm good at in a very specific way is making readers feel the discomfort of characters? like idk i've been told that the way i write ts and tics (specifically tic attacks) makes the readers feel uncomfortable in like a "wow i didn't know it felt this way" kind of way??? i like to think i'm good at characterization??? idkkkk

17. what are your writing weaknesses?

ummm setting and scenery & connecting parts of a story, especially if they're parts that i'm stuck on/transitions are prolly my biggest ones???

18. thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

i mean go for it as long as it's respectful and like... you tried making sure it's accurate?

19. first fandom you wrote for?

uhh rainbow fairy/a-z mysteries... but that was like very briefly on paper. first time like... for Realsies was ninjago

20. favorite fic you've written?

oh 100% hey, little songbird, give me a song. it's just really special to me and writing it helped me cope with a new tic i had. but one that i wrote more recently is fantasies i'm not sure that i'm worthy of which is a ritsu-centric fic and is prolly tied as my favorite fic i wrote in 2023. the other one would be sun comes streaming through the window (& i can't sleep anymore) which is my 21k word kenji-centric fic lol but that one is like... i'm more proud of it than anything, which is what puts it up there.

[i-h4te-po3try]

I just realized I dont make enough tourettic headcannons or like, talk about my disability, but thats a topic for another day I wanna make tourettic hc's‼️‼️‼️

First up is Fionna from Fionna and cake because I fucking love this show omg

I feel like Fionna can't suppress her tics but they're pretty mild unless she's stressed

I think Cake is just like comforting to her and helps calm her tics but I also like the thought of her helping Fionna not hurt herself on bad tic days using like her powers

Fionnas response to people being like "what was that" is just something like "Oh i just do that sometimes Im okay!"

I also think Marshal Lee has tourettes but he suppresses them a lot more or tries to play it off

I think he hides it or just doesn't tell people for a while because he doesn't like drawing attention

I think when he does tic they kinda go unnoticed like a head nod or like a coughing tic

I think it'd also be funny if like after a month or two of him and Gary dating Garys just like "hey why do you keep doing that" and Marshals just jokingly acts offended like "I have tourettes, I can't believe we've been dating and you don't even know this😞"

Marshal Lees response to people commenting on his tics is just gaslighting "what are talking about I didn't do anything, you're crazy" and then just walking away.

Thats all in my head for now so bye I might never do this again who knows

[lixianhowlz]

Lixian Howlz!

Hi hi! Welcome to my blog! A place where I can howl, rant, and bark about whatever I want whenever I want! I will probably post most about therian, hellenic, queer, and mental heath stuff but I might throw in random other content every now and then lolz

Before anything else I want to get this out of the way:

I don't have a set DNI as they tend not to work, but I ask that you not interact with me if you are: Pro endo, pro Isreal, pro ship, anti therian, narc/Borderline abuse believers, pro ED/Self harm, or someone who will argue against my religion. Obviously basic dni like racists and pedos included. This will probably be added on to if need be

Minors are on thin ice for me. I would prefer if minors didn't follow or message me, but other interactions are fine.

With that out of the way...

⇘About Me Below The Cut⇙

Hey there! Thank you for traveling below the cut!

My name is Lixian. You can call me Lix if you want! I'm 20 years old. I'm gay, transmasc, demiboy, neoboy, doggender and my pronouns include, but are not limited to, He/Him, It/Its, Xe/Xet, Tic/Tics, Bit/Bite, Pop/Pops, Pup/Pups, Rot/Rots, Zip/Zipz, Ze/Zir, and Drip/Drop. I collect labels and pronouns if it's not obvious lolz

I'm autistic and need tone tags because of it. I also have DID, adhd, tourettes, bpd, npd, and suffer from an eating disorder as well as really bad intrusive thoughts

I'm Hellenic, which means I worship and believe in the Greek pantheon. Specifically I'm an Apollon and Hestia devotee. Might be adding Zeus into that as well if he will have me

I'm also an African wild dog therian! I'm considering other theriotypes as well, but all of them Canine or similar in nature

I am also an age regressor and pet regressor, and while I don't know how much I'll be using tumblr during that I will have a tag set up for it just in case. When I regress I slide down to about 2-6ish

Now onto my interests...

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If one has * but not ° assume both

Shows/Movies: Adventure Time, Bee And Puppycat, Bluey, Bob's Burgers*, Coraline, Epithet Erased*, Heartbreak High, Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni, Howls Moving Castle, Invader Zim, Miraculous Ladybug, My Hero Academia°, Once Upon A Time°, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Spy x Family, What We Do In The Shadows (Show)

Games: Content Warning, Cookie Run Kingdom, Cult Of The Lamb*, Danganronpa (All games), Don't Starve, FNAF (All games)*, Genshin Impact*, Lethal Company, Minecraft, Pikmin (All games) Roblox, Slime Rancher 1&2°, The Long Dark, Stardew Valley°, Tekken 7, Wolf Quest°

Music: Avril Lavigne, Bambie Thug, CALYPSO°, Insane Clown Posse°, JubyPhonic, Kikuo, Lydia The Bard°, Melanie Martinez, Mother Mother, My Chemical Romance, Penelope Scott, Starkid°, System Of A Down°

Content Creators: CharlieBarley, Dollightful, Ethan Nestor°, GibiASMR°, Kaz Rowe, LavenderTowne, LDShadowlady, Macdoesit, Smosh°, Starkid°, Watcher

Misc Interests: Animating, Character Creation*, Cooking/Baking, Digital Art, Kandi making, Psychology, Reading, Reptiles*, Sculpting, Writing*

I am always open and up to talking about my interests, religion, and identities! So feel free to send me a dm or an ask!

Tagging System...

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List of userboxes I like (tumblr only.lets you do 10max photos, and I'm so upset about it lolz)

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Spicy Mints - Lottie & Tsurai - Tourette's Syndrome Awareness Month Prompt 8 : Ableism

Prompt : Write a fic in which a character with tics experiences ableism due to their tics Headcanon : Tsurai has Tourette's

Lottie decided to take Tsurai out shopping, just the two of them. She figured he could use the fresh air considering how long he'd been depressed, vegetating alone in his dorm over the summer, and they both needed to restock on groceries anyway.

He was always a little nervous going shopping on his own because of his Tourette's, so he was very grateful to have a friend with him, especially when it all went downhill.

He and Lottie were in the pasta aisle, looking over the different pasta types and price differences, determined to get the most amount of pasta for the least amount of money. Tsurai was ticcing a lot, and Lottie didn't comment on it because she'd grown used to it a while ago, but an older woman nearby seemed to really care.

"Excuse me" the woman said, an unamused expression on her face. Lottie and Tsurai looked over at her in confusion. Lottie was the first to speak up.

"Can we help you?"

"Actually, yes" she said, though she didn't seem grateful for the supposed incoming help. "I'm trying to do my grocery shopping and I can't focus because your friend over there" she gestured to Tsurai. "Is causing a public disturbance"

"Oh, I'm sorry" Tsurai apologized, scratching the back of his neck awkwardly. "I have- Mph! Wow!- Tourette's Syndrome" he explained, his neck jerking slightly. "I can't control the- Haha! Fire alarm!- Sounds or the movements I- Haha!-"

"Frankly, I don't care about whatever excuse you have" the woman interrupted. Lottie's eyebrows raised at this. "If you really can't control it then maybe you shouldn't go out because it really is insensitive to all the normal people who know how to-"

"Hey" Lottie said firmly, scaring both Tsurai and the woman. "Don't talk to my friend like that" she continued, getting really close to the woman. "If you can't handle being around a disabled person for half an hour, then maybe you shouldn't go out" she continued. "Fuck. Off."

The woman rolled her eyes, scoffed, and walked away, deciding that she didn't want to deal with that conversation anymore. Lottie turned back to Tsurai. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine" Tsurai said quietly. "Sorry for- Mph!- Causing a-"

"Don't apologize" Lottie cut him off. "Seriously" she continued, seeing the guilty expression on his face. "That woman had a stick up her ass. It's not your fault"

"Thanks for- Haha!- Sticking up for me"

"Of course" Lottie smiled. "Now... Rotini or angel hair..."

Do not repost on other sites! If you want to participate in this month's challenge, there are 15 Tourette's-centered prompts that you can find here

[empirrepostr]

so this is what Denny saw right before he socked them to the ground.

Denny is the only one equipped to time travel back then.

no don't do that. he'll make humanity extinct.

and this is a bad thing..?

also you're essentially punching Jon's ancstors.

i'm up for punching Jon's ancestors. didn't they kill a lot of people?

everybody killed a lot of people in those days.

yea but they killed people i care abuot.

you fool, you'd McFly Jon.

i'd turn him into a lil orange fish with a hat?

nobody but us would get that reference.

it has a starfish on the fanny.

we just draining all the dregs from the bottom of barrel today.

hehe bottom.

barrel bottom.

well that exists.

this i actually not the first time i've seen a sexy barrel before.

i've played amnesia.

i've also played a game called amnesia.

i've also played a game called amnesia.

rubber rats.

SkeverHyd's in here somewhere. hey say something.

snap rats. he left.

didn't wanna get snapped.

we laid down the glove of infinite. it was beyond science.

INFINI-! nah i'm not doing that.

he twirls his mustache.

you are not rosalina.

by the way.

Denny is singing songs to me..

hoo ha jhdgdgchgf hoo ha jhdgdgchgf.

you guys are my intrusive thoughts i swear.

chat is like having tourettes. that's it. i won't explain further.

gee scoob i'm like having tourettes over here.

we need to go back to club convulsion.

that martian is my favorite.

[a sequence of multiple mild curse words vaguely loops].

just post a bunch of asterixes on Tumblr for the funny.

club tourettes but it's censored.

basically the middle part of the demoman entrance video.

gadding about with yer heads full of eyeballs.

the museum piece has bones so what happened to Jon's bones eh?

he's asexual. badum tss.

no! i will ship him with whoever i want and he's gonna lik it!

gary explosion.

also elevant.

elevent?

elephant?

they vented.

imposter pacaderm.

jenny was here.

look out nelly! there's a lion!

she packed her trunk and shuffled off her mortal coin.

coin?

well that's my 2 cents.

it's 2 dimes now. inflation.

why are we inflating nelly the elephant?

really big ribs.

do you mean to eat or you're having a androphile moment.

mortal kombat questline.

not that again.

thank god they don't eat cats in china.

right now with Jon pov staring me in the face i'm okay with the idea.

mawshot make boing.

did you see the CBTO?

stop abbreviating it like that.

oh the furries are going to regret talkig about sammiches around us.

reverse exam.

depends on who's being tested.

and for what.

i'd put the whole of you guys in quarantine. me included.

just the whole? i live in donut county. i can get more.

remember that deleted level from gmod?

i have seen the muse music video.

i can make more holse. i was in the spidervese movie.

holse. what comes after horsemeat.

remember the emesy.

do i have to scrape the barrel's bottom? seems kinda mean.

i'd rather schave consentual times.

we are not living in consentual times.

at least their interesting.

Leonidas says living forever is a sin.

it is. at least for me.

put the g is the towel dispensor.

dispensorg.

i googled that earlier and i was not disappointed.

it's a whole thing. trekkies are wild.

where are my trobbles? what did you do to them?

they're one in the best hedgehog episode.

you better believe it.

i am cringin so hard right now.

hey guys i think i found the ketelds bones.

why are they purple?

this was posted on an earlier post.

beecore.

i go forever...

NANA NANA NAH..!

well it does that.

i am the night.

turns away.

how could i not have forseen this?

techion particles.

who would win Mr. Manhatten or Captain Smooth?

don't you dare ship them.

to late.

show me.

i know kung fu.

yeah it sounds like "kung" followed by "fu".

every day i'm husslin'.

this is an echo chamber but somehow we're all ducks!

i don't wanna be happy.

such an elf.

rock and stone!

been there done that. sold the t-shirt.

all for a piece oof paper to use as a mustache.

nah you're just a guy with a piece of paper on his node.

more impressions.

well for first ones you guys are not making good ones.

oh please do stomp on my piece of paper.

Elon Musk.

ironically if he's listened to sunscreen...

maybe he will, maybe he wont...

isn't that the guy that took arnold's advice in the deadpool movie?

to catch a predator.

that is a very differen movie.

imagine te crossover.

what the duck are you? yes, didn't you see the other post on Tumblr?

beejazz!

mojo king bee is catchy as.

gitarooman is awesome.

i prefer zowie.

nobody wants you here zowie. go home.

go home? i won't go home? i'm going to rule the universe.

Jon is zowie on discord.

well they were racist so they deserved it.

oops i rounded your corners.

ebil is back!

cut my hair. cut cut hair.

perm trim trim.

i've seen.

share.

aw that's adorable.

i want to give him a hug. a superior hug.

careful where you kiss. squid anatomy is...

just wait til we tell splatoon.

they have duchess eyes.

i have spacial eyes.

all the better to see through the bull****.

you know what buuuuu...

why have the lil clip things. there's no reason.

throws masterball.

throws what?

it's mew!

or marowak. it's hard to decide.

they're a real.. "kila"

is that a jojo reference?

it is now.

football!

mirf.

how is SCWP coming along?

other than people thinking it's the internet thing misspelled.

smythes you gotta get me that key to shower room i'm beggin ya!

please, the guy just started working there.

are we talin' lore or real life?

i ain't no-one the key in real life you sick lil.

nvm, i can go to the bottom of the pool and fall through the ceiling.

scary knowin there's a pool above your head.

it was built years ago and it's still sound.

yeah well so were the airbenders.

we have strayed WILDLY off topic.

multiple times.

the best of times.

the boanst of times.

it needs work.

as for wursts.

i think we should end it for Tum here.

but i like tums.

Does tumblr assume I'm a caveman? Recommended posts for Grugnar?

[faggotfungus]

To expand on my last post...

My friend and I worked at this haunted house together one year that they had been working at for years (I could only work like a week bc my Tourettes got too bad to continue). Anyway, while there I met this girl who's good friends with my friend, she's cool we got on good, but we didn't continue to talk after. The most I hear of her is from my friend.

Well, just now, my friend tells me this girl broke up with her long time boyfriend (possibly fiance, at one point I wonder about privacy) and says she's really shaken up about it, how he's left the apartment and she's by herself.

And I just... Realize I Should be feeling some kind of sympathetic sad(?) emotion I guess, but I don't. I'm mostly confused as to Why my friend is telling me all this in the first place, I hardly know this girl, I'm confused. I'm annoyed by my lack of emotional response that I feel I Should be having. All I can say is, "oh damn" and "oh damn that sucks."

So I just stop responding. What does one do in a situation like that? What am I supposed to be feeling? I have a feeling it would likely be rude to be upfront and say, "Hey why are you telling me this?"

I Do think it sucks for her, but that's about the extent of it.

[star-kissed583]

The magnificent man (chap. 7)

Single dad Jackie AU

Jackie needs to find a babysitter soon, but not just anyone, someone who can take care of the kids and are willing to help.

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Jackie let out a deep sigh as he scrolled through the different bio's of babysitters once more. He sat on the couch beside Chase and Robbie-all while the other kids were on the floor watching a movie.

Jackie huffed, continuing to scroll through as he stares at the different informations, picking out the few that seemed reliable.

Chase's little chirps and the light tapping of fingers on the fabric of the couch could be heard-and it was distracting Jackie a bit while he tried reading. Yet, he didn't mention anything as he gets up,

"I'll be back boys, I need to make some quick calls"

Jackie walked off to the kitchen with his computer and phone-making sure to still have to kid's in his sight. He looks at his list of babysitters-hoping to find one that had a reasonable price and willing to care for 5 kids with disabilities.

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The first call was a major bust.

The woman on the other end seemed to only be interested in knowing about Jackie and that was it. She instantly backed up when Jackie told her what disabilities the boys had.

It was almost the same situation for his 2nd, 3rd, up to his 5th call.

Jackie groans while covering his face. He glanced at the kids, frowning softly, 'I knew it was gonna be difficult...but...it's okay-I got this! One more call and then I can keep looking...'

"God please be the one Marvin..."

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"Hello! This is Marvin Manus speaking, how may I help you?"

"Uh hey, my name is Jackie and I saw your post about possibly accepting jobs for babysitting young kids..."

The man in the other side, Marvin, had a smooth as honey voice. He smiles on the other end, humming softly as he cooked himself some food.

"That is what I do sir. How many kids would it be?"

"...5 boys...they each have some sort of disabilities or stuff..." Jackie's nervous tone was heard plain as day.

Marvin rose a brow at that, growing more curious on what Jackie was talking about. He hums, turning down the temperature of the stove as he grabs a pen and paper, "Well...would you mind telling me what they have-to see if I can help out babysit or not"

Jackie felt a bit hopeful hearing that, hoping not to scare Marvin away, "Uh...we got three very young ones and two older kids...um, one of the older kids has amputated leg and arm," Jackie decided to start off with which wouldn't scare the babysitter away immediately.

Marvin hums, writing it down, "Alright not too bad-what about the other 4?"

"One of the young ones is mute and blind...and the other has Fatal Alcohol Syndrome...and then the blind one has a twin that has epilepsy while the other older kid has Tourette's syndrome"

The silence on the other end made Jackie more nervous. He rubs the back of his neck as he sighs, "Look...I know it's a lot...I'll even pay you more than what you're asking for. But I really need help. At least please consider if you can"

Jackie anticipated for a response- or liking the silence on the other line-only able to hear a soft tapping of a pen.

A gentle sigh suddenly came out from the other side, "I have some experiences with some of those conditions...I can try one day and see how it goes. Would you need frequent babysitting or is this an occasional thing?"

Marvin didn't know whether this was a good idea or not-but hearing how desperate the guy sounded and how caring he was towards the kids-it seemed to pull him in for some reason.

Jackie brighten a bit at that, "Um...I may need it frequently...BUT! We can try one day and see how it goes for you and see if you'd like-"

Marvin chuckles, "yeah we'll have to see. What day do you need?"

"Two days!"

"Alright sir, we'll exchange information and then I'll see you and your kids in two days"

As soon as Jackie hung up, he was smiling happily. He felt a sense of relief and joy to know he has probably found a babysitter.

"JAC-EGGS-JACKIE!!"

His smile instantly dropped as soon as he heard Chase yell. Jackie set his things down and rushed over to the living room.

Jamie was crying with a scraped knee in the middle of the living room. He was hugging his knees to his chest-crying what would be out loud if it weren't for the fact no sound was coming out of him except small little gasps.

"He fall vhen go fast to ink crayons" Henrik tried explaining as he looked worried.

Jackie rushed over, setting a gentle hand on Jay's knee to inspect it-only for Jay to suddenly flinch away from him. Jackie frowns, "It's okay. It's just me-Jackie. I just wanna help"

Jay heard the voice of the big man. He whimpers, unsure if he was in trouble again. He curled up more, not knowing where he was. A hand feeling around for Anthony.

'Where baba...I wan' baba!' He thinks as he cried.

Anthony was fast asleep on the couch, having not heard what happened. He hadn't really slept so much apparently-so Jackie has noticed how he'd often either sleep in or sleep at random points of the day.

Jackie frowns as he moves to sit beside Jay. He gently taps the floor beside him before placing a soft hand over Jay's hand, "it's okay...I'm only here to help...your brother is asleep-will you let me help you make the owies go away Jamie?"

Jackie had quickly learned JJ didn't like hearing his first name. So he knew to use nicknames only, making it his mission to let Jay know he's safe now.

Jay slowly nodded, uncurling himself from his little ball he's made. Jackie smiles as he looks at the scraped knee, "Imma pick you up and we're gonna go to the bathroom so I can care for your owie" he spoke as he carefully picked Jay up.

Jackie glanced at the others in the room, "I'll be back boys. If Anthony wakes up, let him know I'm with Jamie" he began to walk to the bathroom, gently bouncing Jay as the little boy rubbed his eyes.

Jay let himself be carried off, sniffling from the throbbing pain he felt on his knee. Suddenly he felt himself be set down on a counter, hearing Jackie humming softly as the man gathered what was needed for his knee.

Jay gently put his sleeve of his shirt in his mouth while he waited. Feeling around with his free hand the area. He could feel the smooth counter top, the dip of the counter's edge and where the sink starts.

Outta no where a hand rested on his leg, making Jay flinch and let out a small whimper. Jackie smiles softly as he grabbed a wet cloth, "Imma clean your knee up...it may hurt a little though" he warned before gently patting the wound.

Even the slightest touch caused a sudden pain through Jay. He burst into more tears, backing up a little as best as he could as he shook his head. Jackie was gently holding Jay's leg as he frowns, "I know honey. I know it hurts...almost done"

Jay kept squirming, his hands patting and hitting the counter as a way to try and express his distress.

Soon enough a gentle blow was on his knee, before feeling a bandaid get put on. Jackie rubs his leg a bit as he runs a hand through Jay's hair, "there you go, it's over Jamie...you were so strong for me."

Jackie picked the little boy up and set him down on the ground, holding his hand as they walked out of the bathroom. Jay waddled as he rubs his eyes, smiling a bit. Jackie got the boy a piece of cookie before leading him back to the living room.

All the others were still scattered around doing their own thing. Jay slowly let go of Jackie's hand and went to do his own thing again. Jackie watched the young twin go draw once again-what the boy probably thought was a continuation of his drawing-but it was just a ton of scribbles on top of one another.

Jackie sighs, making sure everyone was alright, seeing Anthony slowly wake up and go sleepily join his brother. Jackie grabbed a pencil and a paper, 'may as well write out some important notes for the babysitter...' he thought-going to the coffee table to write it out while keeping an eye on the kids.

[forgetmynamepleasethanks]

Hey, uh, I was wondering if you could do Kris, Susie, and Ralsei with a reader who has tourettes? Like, where they’d hit their back, make random noises, and jerk their neck and they’re rlly sensitive abt it?

I'm gonna use my little note I leave on my posts at the top to apologize to the people who've requested stuff that I've been taking a long time to respond too. I'm slow. Anyways enjoy.

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Ralsei

Ralsei doesn't mind it

Sure if you have a swearing tic he'll get a bit antsy whenever you swear a lot

Other than that it doesn't bother him much

He's very good at making sure you don't hit your head against anything hard

He's always waiting to stick a paw out behind your head to block you from hitting the back of your chair

Expect neck massages

It doesn't really matter if they're effective they just make him feel like he's helping

If you want him to stop he will

He's a bit of a pushover to be honest

He gets sad if you swear at him, even on accident

Sure he perks right back up with some fun fact or short story but still, really?

Even if he is the president of Weenie Hut Jr's he's still nice to you

In social settings he will walk around and apologize to everyone you yell at or make weird noises too

Not that he thinks they're all that weird he's just making sure your first impressions aren't terrible

He doesn't resent you for it, it's not your fault

He'll try and use magic to cure you of it but I doubt that's going to work

He's adamant about trying though so that's pretty sweet of him

He seems like the type of guy to push you if you jerk around in your sleep

He's nice when he's awake but you need a lot of beauty sleep to put up with Susie all day

If you ever bring up how him apologizing to people, or shoving you bothers you, he'll quickly apologize

He didn't know it got to you

He's very willing to stop

He'll comfort you about anything and will let you talk about whatever's on your mind

At the end of the day he's happy he has you, all your flaws included

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Susie

Oh no

You're a weapon of chaos now

I don't think you get a say in it either

Let's list some of the fun things Susie and you are going to do shall we?

Making fun of people

Weirding people out

If you're hesitant about it because of your tourettes she's always ready to give you some reassurance

"Why would you want to hide something so awesome? I wish I could get away with swearing at Mrs. Alphys."

If you still don't want to use it as a force of chaos that's okay with her

You two can do plenty of chaos without it don't worry

Will ask and make sure you don't hit your head and hurt yourself

Not as gentle about it as Ralsei but hey who is?

Will most likely pick you up by the scruff of your neck and make sure you sit still and calm down

Won't let you apologize about your tourettes

She doesn't see them as a bad thing so what's the hold up?

Sure it's a "disorder" but who really cares about that

She thinks your cool anyways

She's not the brightest about emotions

Go easy on her if she doesn't fully get why talking about them bothers you

She will never tell you in case it hurts your feelings but she thinks it's funny

Not is a making fun of you way, but in a cute funny sort of way

She just can't really picture you without them

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Kris

They're the most chill about it

Might be because they don't talk much though

I guess that makes you pretty different

Opposites attract though right?

They think you're pretty interesting

If you want they'll tone down the pranks the pull on you

I'm sure they want to invite you over to their house but are afraid Toriel might not approve of you

If you explain it to her, she'll understand

You always have a place in their house

You and Kris are partners in crime for trying to steal food

They'll even let you have a bigger slice of pie than them

I'm lying, no they won't, but they've considered it which is basically the same thing

Kris won't really bring up your tourettes

They don't see a reason in mentioning it really

It's just part of who you are and it doesn't bother them so what's the point in pointing it out

They are willing to talk about it if you ever feel bad about it

They'll tell you how they don't care about it and are sure no one else has a problem with it either

No matter the situation you find yourself in Kris is always there to help

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Yeah this sucks but I'm too lazy to fix it so I hope you enjoyed.

[foressfaction]

:Ticci Toby:{A Rewrite}

CHAPTER 5

WARNING:: This story contains EXTREMELY triggering topics such as Domestic/Child/Substance abuse, Death, harsh language, GORE and dissociation triggers. This story mentions mental illnesses and disorders such as Depression, PTSD, ADHD, and Tourette's Syndrome. !!TICS MAY BE TRIGGERING!!

Chapter five

Toby heard arguing the second he opened the door to walk in. Expecting that it was just his parents, but no, Lyra was home? And she was also yelling. Toby dropped his bag and ran over, stopping the man from raising his hand. "Don't touch her!" He growled. Lyra gasped slightly, looking over at their mom. The woman staying further away in the corner of the living room, she was scared to death. She had tried to stop the man before but that earned her the red mark on her face now.

"Stop d-doing this!" Toby screamed, holding his dad's arm back so he wouldn't swing at the girl. Due to the man's advantage of size, it was easy to slam the boy back and off of his arm. Slamming Toby into the wall behind the two.

"Dad, stop it!" The girl yelled, seeing the man pick up one of the bottles that sat on the counter. He then approached the boy on the ground. "You've grown the nerves, boy, maybe i have to remind you who's in charge!"

"Dad, please!" Lyra screamed, covering her mouth knowing she couldn't do anything to really stop the man whose looks could kill.

Toby was still dizzy from hitting his head against the wall. He did manage to realize what was about to happen. However seconds before he could react, the glass shattered against his head, causing him to flinch and huddle up slightly, expecting more kicks and punches.

"Oh now you don't want to act like a hero!" The man spat, dropping the broken bottle neck next to Toby, stepping over the glass to head outside and smoke like nothing ever happened. His breath smelled so bad..

Toby stayed huddled up, holding his head where he pulled off blood, looking at his fingers. The rest of the family, his mom and sister stood frozen in fear and shock. The phone on the wall had been smashed as well..neither of them could call the cops, or they would've by now.

"..Mom?.." Toby called out, vision blurry and going red.

The woman rushed over and pulled him close, holding his bleeding head. She could tell her son was suffering from a minor concussion. He didn't expect this, but he never could expect anything. Everything was unpredictable.

Lyra huddled around the two, holding a rag to his head that suffered a deep cut. "We need to get him to the hospi-" Connie cut Lyra off quickly, shaking her head. "We can't  afford questions, please, please let's just treat it here."

A tear left one of Toby's eyes, blood mixing in with it. "I'm okay, i-i can't feel it." He still wasn't completely there. The room was spinning and he could see multiple of his mom and sister.

Toby was picked up and carried up to his room before he finally lost consciousness upon being laid down. The wound on his head was treated and literally being held together by bandages and tape. Hey if it worked it worked. Toby would never forget waking up with a pounding headache. Toby would never forget that day in general.

For the next week and a half, all Toby got were stares from the kids at school, and the bullying didn't stop. His mom stayed quiet about what happened to him, and warned if he was to tell a teacher, she couldn't control how angry his dad would get about that. Out of pure fear, he stayed quiet about it. If anyone asked, he fell.

"Hey ticci!"

A voice called out from behind him, seconds before his face was slammed into his lunch tray. Toby just laid there after they walked off laughing. He didn't even lift his head. Toby had a headache all day, that just made it worse. He finally lifted his head, smashed potatoes and gravy covered his face and hair. He rubbed it from his eyes and spat some of it out.

"Just thought you could use more food, you look like you need it." The kid added, making the entire table indent of him laugh.

Toby couldn't exactly help the fact he was malnourished. He could never eat enough to gain a healthy weight, and if he finally did, he lost it almost immediately, like water weight or something.

Toby only laughed with them, his laugh having a hint of inner pain. He just got up and threw his tray away, taking the back way out of the cafeteria and into the hallway.

Toby washed his face off in the bathroom. It was absolute hell getting the food out of his hair, it made it all sticky and matted. Kids were so lame, at this point he was almost convinced he was cursed.

Toby brought his hands up and gnawed on his knuckles until they bled. He just wanted to taste the blood and feel the skin within his teeth.

'if they hurt you, you hurt them, if they hurt you, you hurt them'

he repeated to himself through his mind.

Toby left the bathroom and started to inch back into the cafeteria, locking the same kid who angered him in his sight. Toby walked towards him, glaring sharply before he was interrupted by the bell, dismissing lunch.

I guess you could say this kid was saved by the bell.

Toby ticced a little, the sound of kids getting up and rattling trash made him experience sensory overload.

Toby turned quickly and left, squeezing past everyone else. He really was going to strangle that kid. This made him realize how bad his anger could get.

Toby stopped in the middle of the crowded hall, thinking he saw something in the window that led to the woods the school was built in front of. He just stood there, staring closer. He could see a figure as tall as the trees. He couldn't see a face at all, yet felt its 'eyes' staring back at him.

However the moment he blinked it was gone.

He knew what it was, he wondered if it liked his offering months ago..he hasn't seen it that much since then. "You're back…"

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[y-umiko]

Hi! i just read your “when they realized they loved you” post and I clicked that follow button so fast. You’re a really talented writer!

I saw that your requests were open and I was wondering if you could possibly write some of the Tokyo Rev guys with an S/O who has Tourettes? I have Tourettes myself and I live for Tokyo Rev fluff. I love all the guys so you can choose whoever you feel most comfortable writing for, but if you could include Mitsuya I would really appreciate it.

If you’re uncomfortable writing about this I totally understand and please just ignore the ask in that case 💚 I hope you have a great day and if you celebrate them, happy holidays!!! 💚🎉💚

CHARACTERS: Mitsuya . Chifuyu . Baji

WARNING/S: some possible trigger/s

DISCLAIMER: Everything on this fic about Tourette is based on the information I got on the Internet, If there is some inaccuracy or if it offended anyone I apologize in advance.

Mitsuya would be totally clueless about Tourettes, so imagine his surprise when you suddenly blurted out a curse and then immediately apologize.

He would blink in surprise before the subtle smile spread on his lips, he finds it really interesting, he finds YOU really interesting, Not in a bad way. That he would opt out to know more about you, in an excuse of knowing more about your condition.

"Tourette? That's the first I heard of it, will you tell me more about it, maybe over a cup of coffee or something?"

Mitsuya wouldn't really look at you differently, he wouldn't point it out or say anything about it. to him you're not a victim, he actually pulls you in high regard for being the way you are in this wrong world.

He would be there in every sore neck from an uncontrollable head jerk. Whenever there were murmurs and stares directed at you that he didn't like he would scold the person and explain your condition to them, opting them to apologize to you.

But whenever things got bad to the point you're scratching yourself or in severe cases banging your head, Mitsuya is there to save the day, His first repose is to direct your focus away from your body sensations, he does this by taking his headphones and putting them on you, holding it on place so you don't take them off.

"Hey! Look at me! That's it breath, you're okay, I'm here, calm down" he would coax so gently while you focus on his eyes filled with worry and love, the music playing on his headphone definitely helping, when you're calm enough Mitsuya would gently embrace you, muttering sweet words on your ear to calm you down.

"I'm sorry" you would always apologize after having an episode, words buried on his chest, trying to muffle the clicks on your mouth.

Mitsuya would gently pull away but not entirely let you go, his arms still loosely wrap around you, he would take a good look at your face, before giving you that smile of his that never fails to make your heart flip.

"what are you apologizing for?" He asked calmly, "You don't have to apologize for something you can't control"

That shy and embarrassed look you had whenever you blurt out words, those sounds you make, those occasional twitches, he finds it all really adorable.

whenever he finds you covering your mouth hoping to muffle the clicks in your throat in order not to Garner attention towards you, especially him, Mitsuya would take your hand and shake his head at you, Knowing full well that holding it back would only make it worse.

"don't hide it, there's nothing to be embarrassed"

This man is totally a simp.

Chifuyu watch you with curious eyes when he first saw you, you're jerking your head uncontrollably and he himself winced at how painful it looked. He watched your head slightly tilt as you occasionally click your knuckles or randomly hit your tight.

Noticing his stare, you can't help but smile in amusement.

"it's called Tourette syndrome" you explained catching Chifuyu caught off-hand as his eyes widen, cheeks Redding for getting caught staring.

"I-I wasn't staring or anything!" He shuttered as he scrambled away from you, hands-on his pockets as he turn to leave but before he was out of sight he loudly apologizes and runs away.

Starting that day, Chifuyu research more about Tourettes, wanting to be prepared when he meets you again, He definitely wouldn’t treat you any differently, but that won’t stop him from caring about you and he didn't fail to impress. The next time he did meet you he was calm and more understanding.

From that point on, He would occasionally accompany you and make sure you're not getting in any trouble or hurting yourself in any way. Whenever you had the tendency to toss away objects on your hand, Chifuyu would be quick to catch it, proudly grinning at you but when he fails to do so he would just laugh along with you, not making it a big deal.

Chifuyu acts knowledgeable and levelheaded but he is naive at times, all his knowledge are from books and research's so when he experiences an episode from you firsthand, he slightly panics as he saw you wincing from pain but quickly regained his calm and did everything on his power to stop you from hurting yourself and embraces you after.

Starting that day, Chifuyu would intensely research more about Tourettes, drilling into his head every bit of information so he can help you whenever you needed him, which is not often, that definitely dampens the blond's mood for a few days. Because he just loves it when you depend on him.

"don't bottle up everything, you can depend on me more"

But unbeknownst to him, his presence was a major help already.

Baji would never judge you but when he first met you he was confused as, why you're making sounds or tossing your own pencil away. When he found out about your condition he didn't feel pity at all, but rather an amazement at how strong you've been.

It didn't take long for Baji to befriend you then later on started dating. Having a wild personality, Baji is protective in his own ways, punching those delinquents who would snicker and talk behind your back, intimidating those girls with his glare who would murmurs.

He's a total sweetheart when it comes to you though, whenever you're in a private space he would make you seat on his lap, giving you a kiss anywhere on your face for every blinking, grimacing, or wrinkling on your nose.

His observative so he took notice and memorized situations and things that make you stressed and would try to make you avoid them as much as possible. But if it can't be avoidable he would always be prepared, from carrying extra medication to making sure you're aware he was there so you won't get stressed.

"don't worry about it, I'm here just focus on me"

During a more aggressive and serious tic, he would stay with you, keeping away objects that might harm you, catching your arm whenever it came close to hitting your own body, even if you hit him he doesn't mind, he will still have that adorable grin as he embraces you after, making sure to remind you that he loves this part of your two and he's sure he will love more of you in the future.

[tourettesbabe]

hi ! hope youre well :)

so, im 20, and i started developing tics when i was 18 (i fit all the diagnostic criteria for tourette's, except that my tics developed once i was 18 instead of before). i spoke to my psychiatrist about it but he didn't suggest anything along the lines of a diagnosis, just said it might be my medication (we tried changing that and it wasnt it), and then kind of left it at "tics are strange, let's see what happens"

ive been kind of nervous of asking him for an actual diagnosis because it seems like he doesn't know a huge amount about tics, and i don't really feel like i need an official diagnosis (unless it's necessary for accommodations but i havent even started looking into those yet).

basically, i wanted to ask if you think it's okay for me to say i have tourette's? i do genuinely think i have tourette's, i've seen studies talking about how the DSM-5 might be outdated and adult-onset tourette's is a thing, but also it's just easier to say i have tourette's to people than try and explain that i have tics but i don't know exactly what it is and i don't have a diagnosis.

also slightly unrelated, but i haven't told a lot of people because my tics are often not noticeable (especially if i suppress them), and i feel really anxious telling anyone who's known me for a while bc im worried they'll think im faking since they havent seen me tic before.. if you have any advice on that its much appreciated

sorry this was so long- completely understandable if you don't have energy or can't respond! <3

Hey Nonnie! First of all, I'm honored that you'd message me for advice. Thank you for being so sweet as well -- I am doing well, thank you. Now, I'm definitely not an expert, but I can give you my two cents!

While it is true that the official DSM-5 diagnosis for Tourette's requires the person to have been ticcing since before the age of 18, you're also right in saying there is some discourse about whether or not that is completely accurate. Adult-onset tic disorders are a thing, and they can happen for a variety of reasons. IMO, if you fit all the other criteria like you said, it's probably Tourette's. It's also the most well-known tic disorder, so many people will understand what it means (though they may also have some inaccurate ideas about swearing and the like.)

I will say that there are many kinds of tic disorders, and many reasons why tics could be happening. If you're sure you have Tourette's, then I'd say it's fine to say that. But if you're not, I'd just stick with telling people you have a tic disorder. If they ask questions about the diagnosis, just tell them it's currently unspecified. What's most important is that you have tics, not the label.

You know yourself better than anyone else, including your doctor, your family, your friends, etc. So, although an official diagnosis can be useful, don't feel bad about labeling it for yourself. Even if it turns out to be something else, if the label is serving a purpose for you now, or if it helps others to understand you, then I don't see a problem with it.

Getting a diagnosis can be intimidating, but if it's important to you then you need to be confident! Like I said, you know yourself better than anyone else. You need to advocate for yourself and be persistent. If your psychiatrist doesn't know much about tics, ask him if he can find out some more information to help you out, or even present him with your own findings! But, again, if you don't need accommodations and it's not affecting you too much, you may not need an official diagnosis. It's your life, and your tics.

If you do go on the diagnosis route and he isn't giving you the answers/help you need, never be afraid to seek out a second opinion! There are specialists who are trained specifically to diagnose tic disorders, which may be more helpful to you. That's how I got diagnosed when I was young.

As for telling people, in my personal experience I've found it usually goes pretty well. My tics aren't very noticeable either, so when I do tell a friend they usually say they never would have known, but nobody has ever accused me of lying or anything like that. In fact, most of the time they are interested in learning more and want to ask me questions about my tics and experiences, which I am always excited to do.

I don't know your family, so I'll try to cover my bases here... If you have the kind of parent or sibling who might try to say that they know you too well to not have noticed, try and remind them that the tics are subtle and that you may have been suppressing them. Tics can be very easy to miss when someone isn't looking for them, even when they seem obvious to you. Also tell them that it's a very recent thing (and if they question the possibility/legitimacy of that, definitely pull out the receipts lol -- articles, webpages, anything you need to). It could also go just the same as I said with friends. If anyone is particularly uptight about it, don't tolerate it. You are not faking, and anyone who thinks you are needs to get educated.

Also know that you don't NEED to tell people if you don't want to. Even your closest friend or family member is not entitled to your personal medical information if you are not comfortable with sharing it. And, if it's subtle enough that they haven't noticed yet, then they may not notice unless you bring it up. It's up to you who to tell and who not to tell.

Now, I don't know if this has been your mindset in any way, but I definitely would not recommend suppressing tics in order to avoid questions from those close to you. Your comfort is more important than theirs here!!! Ticcing is a natural thing and it is happening for a reason, listen to your body and let it do what it needs to do. I honestly would recommend never suppressing at all, but I understand that it can feel embarrassing or like everyone is looking at you, especially in public. However, in my experience, people don't really notice (even after they know about the tics if they are subtle). I want to remind you though that there is nothing to be ashamed of or embarrassed about in ticcing.

I hope this helped you, if you have any more questions or need clarification on anything feel free to send another anon or DM my way. I've linked some extra resources below that might help. Good luck on your journey, I know you can do it!!! :)

Resources:

CDC's Page on Tourette's

CDC's Page on Diagnosing Tic Disorders

Tourette Association: What Is Tourette

Tourette Association: Diagnosis

NCBI's Article on Adult-onset Tic Disorders