would a person who always needed something in their hands be considere to have the turrets disorder?
because for my case.. at all times i need something in my hands.. its almost as if i fidget alot. and whenever i do have something in my hands i liek play with it and move it around like.. i cant keep it still and stuff.. but it sounds worse than it is.
as gross as it sounds.. i sometimes pick my fingers and sometimes without even noticing and its become a habit for a long time now. so im kind of lost in wat to do?
because for my case.. at all times i need something in my hands.. its almost as if i fidget alot. and whenever i do have something in my hands i liek play with it and move it around like.. i cant keep it still and stuff.. but it sounds worse than it is.
as gross as it sounds.. i sometimes pick my fingers and sometimes without even noticing and its become a habit for a long time now. so im kind of lost in wat to do?
Re: Even three-year olds can swear!
My almost 2 year old said s#&t @ 5 months and now knows f@#k
I'm here looking because, my wife thinks I have tourette's also. I'm not always able to control my profanity in public. It seems to happen at a split second of confusion or anger and doesn't really co-incide with what's going on around me at the time.
bodily tic's only manifest if I am able to supress my mouth.
I've had this problem since I was 5 or younger
My almost 2 year old said s#&t @ 5 months and now knows f@#k
I'm here looking because, my wife thinks I have tourette's also. I'm not always able to control my profanity in public. It seems to happen at a split second of confusion or anger and doesn't really co-incide with what's going on around me at the time.
bodily tic's only manifest if I am able to supress my mouth.
I've had this problem since I was 5 or younger
I have TS and have for more than 20 yrs. Less than 10% of people with TS have the extreme form that causes them to yell obscenities or mimic other people. You have to meet certain criteria to be diagnosed with TS and you should be seen by a qualified neurologist for this to happen. You can go to google.com and search for the Tourette Syndrome Association - they can give you a listing of knowledgeable doctors in your area. The best way to describe an actual tic is that it feels like you have an itch on your brain and the tic or movement is like scratching the itch. Many people with TS also have ADD, ADHD or OCD tendencies but not always.
im in gr.8 and i have TS and OCD im pretty lucky i guess becasue no one knows i have it unless i tell them or they know what to look for. im scared if people find out they will make fun of me because when ever some one mentions TS every one laughs histaricly. my ticks change from time to time and they have been ok so far but im still worried. im not ashamed to have it but like any one with Tourette's you just dont feel the same.
I think you meant "Tourette's Syndrome". If you do a search with this spelling, you'd find a lot of information. Most big cities have a Tourette's Syndrome support group or Association as well.
I have been diagnosed with turrets and I do not sware talk affensive. yes you have to have a vocal tic, but that tic could just about anything such as long silent pauses to just clearing your throaght, like me, to paoses with ums in them. htey don't are have words said outloud. that why Turrets can sometimes be so hard to diagnose. I had to go to a specialists before i got diagnosed. My regular doctor said, "You don't have turrets, because you don't sware, but it turned out he was wrong. well there is my my two cents for the day thanks for letting use alittle of your to expound a little on one little aspect of the disorder, and have a great day :-)
hey everyone!
i have always thought i had bad ocd...but the more i read about tourettes syndrom, the more i think that is what i really have. i constantly make a grunting noise with the back of my throat and then another noise that follows it, sort of like a hum. i try not to do it when people are around, but it's getting more and more difficult to control. when i am left alone i let it all out and i can't stop, no matter how badly i want to. when i am eating it's very difficult to control the ticks. they are constant. i also have to place my arms 100 times on my body until i get it right. just when i am sitting or writing or anything. i have to just feel right with the way i cross my legs...i look crazy. i am constantly moving my arms or legs just to get it right. i have to touch things perfectly a lot of the time too. i've been snacking all the time lately, it seems i always need to be chewing on something and it's affecting my weight.
ocd runs in my family...but if i told my parents i think i have tourettes they would think i am crazy. but i really think i have it.
it's nice to have a place to talk about it though. any oppinions would be very, very helpful. thanks everyone!! i wish you all the best of luck.
i have always thought i had bad ocd...but the more i read about tourettes syndrom, the more i think that is what i really have. i constantly make a grunting noise with the back of my throat and then another noise that follows it, sort of like a hum. i try not to do it when people are around, but it's getting more and more difficult to control. when i am left alone i let it all out and i can't stop, no matter how badly i want to. when i am eating it's very difficult to control the ticks. they are constant. i also have to place my arms 100 times on my body until i get it right. just when i am sitting or writing or anything. i have to just feel right with the way i cross my legs...i look crazy. i am constantly moving my arms or legs just to get it right. i have to touch things perfectly a lot of the time too. i've been snacking all the time lately, it seems i always need to be chewing on something and it's affecting my weight.
ocd runs in my family...but if i told my parents i think i have tourettes they would think i am crazy. but i really think i have it.
it's nice to have a place to talk about it though. any oppinions would be very, very helpful. thanks everyone!! i wish you all the best of luck.
i know i dont have terrets(sp) caussse i probably wouldve noticed by now but i just wanted to know if its weird or now.. but sometimes when im stressed or some intense emotion, i tense up almost like i have terrets hahah excepts its not uncontrollable, it just makes me feel better for some reason? almost like punching a pillow or something
Has there been experiences of using prayer, diet, diagnosis for deficiencies and toxic metals and chiropractics to counter these symptoms? What has been the outcome? F.B.
you know when you have something wrong with you.. u have to learn to accept and live with this problem, i was diagnosed when i was 7. it was such a mind blowing problem for me my whole life, gets better with time, some great medication i have found has been ativan, at low does this medication can change your life. do not abuse this drug though because it can be extremly habit forming. Goodluck, it wont kill you i promise. need to explain your situation to a neurologist first.
i know this thread is old but hopefully somebody replys. has anyone found out what the disorder is? when you think of the uncomfortable moment and you repeat a word? and then realize what you doing and then think to yourself thats weird. i do the same thing and its bugging me.
go to hell
i have been lately wondering if i have turettes.
i do a lot of moving my neck side to side and i grunt a lot and when we go out in public i just lose control of my muscles i would just sit there and twitch then start busting out laughing and everyone stares at me not that i mind because i am really outgoing and get hyper easy and i was just looking up symptoms of ts and wondering if i have it please help me
As cliche as this may sound but I think I might have turrets? I'd heard the term though didn't know what it referred to, I would just call what happened my "spasms", it didn't occur to me that it could be turrets till I had heard of someone that had an extreme case of it and some of the symptoms sounded an awful lot like what I had experienced. They've been happening to me since either 8th grade or freshmen year in high school, I am now 20 going to be 21 this July, and it's gotten worse over the last couple of years. Most symptoms are I suddenly twist my head to one side or the other, say damn suddenly, suddenly start whistling "Amazing Grace" for no reason, shoulder spasms, and suddenly recite this poem that I made up for no reason, and occasionally my lower left eyelid will keep twitching for about 5 to 10 min. Sometimes it'll be triggered by thoughts of previous events where I felt either ashamed, embarrassed, or stressed. Typically these symptoms will occur while driving or when I'm by myself, they sometimes occur in public, though not often, and when people notice I'll say that I had a pinched nerve or that I felt a bug bite or something to avoid embarrassment. I find that if I can find an activity to focus my mind on that it tends to keep spasms from occurring.
I feel that I have TS as well. I have always made little grunts or some noiseof some kind. I am 31 now and they are worse than ever. It drives me in sane. I made loud quick squealing noises like a horse or something, and grunting, clearing my throat and sniffing. I have mention something to my Doc about it and he kind of laughed it off, and said "I have never heard you doing it.: But it's like I can control it, like if I go to a funeral or something and I KNOW there is no tollerence for it, I won't do it. But when I am working, or doing something like washing my car or weed eating ect, I do it allot and very loud. My says that she can hear me over the weed eater.
I know it drives people crazy or they think I am a friggin looney toon, but Man I hate it worse than any of them I guarantee. If anyone can offer any tips or best practices to help with this, I will gladly welcome them. Thanks, having a place t vent it too is cool!
I know it drives people crazy or they think I am a friggin looney toon, but Man I hate it worse than any of them I guarantee. If anyone can offer any tips or best practices to help with this, I will gladly welcome them. Thanks, having a place t vent it too is cool!