Tourette Syndrome: What Makes People Tic?
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Tourette Syndrome in popular culture is often simplified to a poorly timed foul mouth, but that’s only a small part of the story-or sometimes not part of the story at all.
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As a person who has Tourette's you have no idea how much it means to me that this video was made. It's so refreshing to be able to have a video to show people so they can be a little bit more educated on my condition.
Especially since like many other disorders, it’s a spectrum and the image most people have is often the extreme! For me it’s pretty minor and doesn’t really cause me many problems. I just naturally have few friends and stuffs and never hang out with people so that may be why.
@Joey, I feel the same here mate. I get really triggered that all people really care about is autism yet when I mention Tourrette's, they either blank out or talk about coprolalia. Smh.
Agree completely! My husband has had such nasty glares and comments because of his tics, as his wife I have cried about it quite often. It's horrible to see random people act in such an awful way to someone who just has a really difficult illness. Stay strong!
Can people have a full verbal sentence as a tic or like repeats of memes as ticks??
@@myrandawolfe9197 tics can be complex motions, full sentences, phrases you've heard, a word that sounds satisfying to you and now you have to repeat it over and over again because your brain says so. It's a weird condition. I mainly have motor tics and only a few verbal ones, like my hands will just spring open for no reason or I'll be rise up on my toes (sometimes while walking) my arms and legs have it the worst, they're always sore and feel like I've done a workout.
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for making this video. It means so much to me. I have Tourette's, but I'm always terrified to tell people because of societal ideas about us so I end up just exhausting myself hiding my symptoms. One really important thing though is that it's actually VOCAL tics, not verbal tics. The vast majority of vocal tics aren't actually words, but just sounds. This is why it can be so easy to fly under the radar -- I just sound like I'm always trying to get something out of my throat. :)
Nora Joyner I know exactly how you feel. I'm super excited that I now have an easy reference to link to people so they can understand.
I've requested this video topic for months. I'm embarrassed of my tics, but I can't hold them inside.
ICARUSxRISING I've also requested it and I know how embarrassing tics can be and it's especially frustrating in public because you can't help but wonder if people are staring at you.
Joey McBride Definitely, especially when subtlety isn't an option.
I wrote my comment, and then saw that yours started exactly the same way as mine!
I met a guy with Tourettes once. Worked in a comic shop. Nice enough guy!
His symptoms were quite dramatic - he compulsively jumped, would make little sneezing grunts, and would make little tiny yells (but no coherent words). I wanted to ask him all about it, but I got the feeling he probably had to explain it a lot, so I let it go. I hope he's doing okay out there!
Yes I and other people hate explaining it we have to say to much
Everyone is different when it comes to topics like these, but as someone with Tourette's, I'm not annoyed when people ask about my condition, I'd much rather have someone be educated on the disorder than for them to assume things on their own
NO! it’s relieving to explain it, at least for me. It’s okay to ask. If they aren’t comfortable, they’ll likely just say, “I’m not comfortable talking on it”. But for me, total open book.
For me in school I'd like to talk about it but when someone laughs I freak out
Movies created a misconception that Tourette’s is characterized by tics that involve speaking words.
Most tics do not involve words. Even in the category of vocal tics, most are noises rather than words.
I have Tourette's, and I have the comorbid Asperger's, too. Oddly, it means I sometimes sense the entire tick process (Asperger's can give acute sensitivity to mental input, which is why some Asperger's seem to "overload" on sensory stimuli). Your stuff seems pretty spot on, but I always wished I could discuss some of my observations with someone more informed than myself. It's not like holding in a sneeze, more like trying not to scratch an itch. There is an involuntary input that forces about a technically voluntary response (self-control not withstanding). I can block a tick sometimes, but at great discomfort (like not scratching the itch). But moreover, the tick has a brief sense of euphoria, like scratching that itch. I get a faint rush when tightening a bunch of muscles awkwardly, or saying certain sounds (it's not the words, its the asociated experience, either physical or mental, of uttering them). When alone,I sometimes just let it rip, going into semi-voluntary fits to let it run its course. It's like scratching that iitch, or ending a real nasty bout of constapation! I could imagine some people just giving in and seemingly losing control, but the urge to endlessly scratch that itch is just too tempting (just watch monkeys scratch themselves, ooh boy).
Hm. Ran a bit long. And I didn't even scratch the surface. Badum tish.
I've never been diagnosed with Tourettes, but I have a tic where I HAVE to do this weird thing with my eyes. I can't really explain the exact motion I have to make, but it's not really relevant. I just wanted to say, your point about it being more like trying to not scratch an itch is completely accurate. When people notice my eye tick (doesn't always happen because I can hide it by pretending to itch my face or adjust my hair so I cover my eye for a second) the way I've always tried to explain it is that it's like trying to hold your breath. You can do it for a while, but then as far as I'm concerned it becomes literally impossible.
I have tourettes and what you said is spot on! It's less trying to hold in a sneeze and more trying not to scratch an itch; it's hard to resist and when you do scratch it, you feel a huge sense of relief.
Henrik Larson, John Smith; I was recently diagnosed with Turrets and for me it's like, my nerves feel tingly and then my body tries to do it, I can stop it but it causes physical pain. If I let it go, which I do, it can turn from ticking my arm, to full blown fits.
Yeah, your descriptions do sound like what I mean. But Dan, don't worry that it feels like pain, that is just a mistranslation in your brain. Defy the feeling a few times and it becomes more like tension. Odd or not, much of it is training. Maybe stuff like meditation helps, I never really tested that directly...
It's Dari. No I mean, I can stop it mentally for a short time, but tensing my muscles so they can't tic is more effective. it's still pain either way. it's been this way for about seven years now, it doesn't change much. Mostly it's my neck spasming and it either turns moves down or shakes. My jaw goes sometimes.It also happens with my arms and my legs, mostly arms. Sometimes my eyes go too :/ It's pretty shit.
I also have comorbid AS, I was diagnosed at 6.
I have mild Tourette's and when I tell people soooo many of them say, "What?! No you don't! You're not yelling swears". It makes me want to punch them. Most of my tics are subtle and painful. My most prominent vocal tic is a squeak I make in the back of my throat. I also have echolalia.
When I try to suppress my tics, it gets physically painful. Also, I was diagnosed at 15. I should have been diagnosed earlier, but my doctors were wildly incompetent. I've been experiencing tics since I was 6ish. I am now 23 and my tics are actually getting worse with age, even though I take medication for it.
Shine N. Hatfield I wish for you that you'll find a medication that will truly help you, or grow out of the painful tics without medication. I just want you to know that there's a random stranger who thinks you are really powerful and amazing for facing this everyday. Stay strong.
Me Myself, wow, thank you! 💞 I have actually been on the best medication for it at one point, but I gain, like, 30 pounds in around 2 months. I was taking it for other reasons, before I was diagnosed.
i have punched someone for that once
Shine -- I'm 43 and still have tics. I also have a squeak in the back of my throat (I notice we describe it the same way!) that's one of my older tics that I've had since childhood.
Hit them and tell them it was a tic
(I’m kidding, just thought of it when you said it makes you want to punch them because I used to have a tic where I had to forcefully swing/jerk my arm to the side and would hit people xD)
I have Tourrettes as does my father and his grandfather and so on. It was much more severe when I was a child and has gradually become something that really only surfaces when I feel anxiety. My father's hasn't subsided much in the time I've been alive. I hardly notice the tics as I grew up with them being my dad's normal. But other people notice them and it did cause a lot of issues when dating for him. Such a silly thing for people to be upset about.
I don't think having a hereditary mental issue is a "silly thing to be upset about" when choosing someone you may have kids with one day.
It's on my father's side too along with his father. It's also triggered by anxiety for me, which has probably contributed to why I've become somewhat lazy and less 'productive' in my own life and living space. As a result, I have also diminished how much caffeine I take in (I don't live the no caffeine life, but the stuff isn't a lifeline for me), since that can become fuel for the trigger called stress. Also have some general anxiety issues, not about anything in particular but very prone to anxiety.
To describe my tics, when one is triggered, my brain creates a very real felt pain. I tic to soothe that pain. The triggering thing prompts me to create a dopamine response, and that is the tic. Suppressing that tic is like keeping my hand on a hot stove. The longer I hold it, the more intense the pain.
I didn't get to choose my tics. If I had that power, they would be far more subtle.
Now I get it
wow thanks so much for explaining it this way! i dont have Tourettes but i want to learn more about it and this is literally perfect! so sorry you have to experience this ☹️
Very good. I describe it that people can relate to that if you have a scratchy thoat, you know you have to cough, but you can swallow or do something to supressed it for a short time, but the cough will always win, then it starts over again. Or another is you have an itch that just poped up on your let, you try and try to not scratch it, but you must, you do it, then it slowly builds to another itch you must scratch.
This is exactly how I describe it
Two of my brothers when they were children used to constantly repeat what they said in a small whisper over and over, it always annoyed me but I had no idea it could've been tourettes.
I did the same thing, but backward. I did it with my hands, too.
It didn't just "could've" been Tourette's. It was Tourette's.
MischievousMoo or adhdh. Its echolalia. My brother does the same thing and for him its a symptom of his adhd, not tpurettes. And he isn't autistic either. (I am though and I kinda have verbal tics I think. Or just a weird thing I don't control. Not exactly encholalia really. Mostly I just say I love you or I'm sorry.typically when I'm alone and embarassed or if I hurt myself. It makes no sense and I don't consciously do it and then I just feel weird)
Lol one time I was playing outside as a kid. And I stepped (running) in a hole. I sprained my ankle. Did I tell oww? Or even any four letter word. Nope it was "I love you" and then screaming like the 10 year old I was.
MyArtJourney This sounds like Brick from the Middle
My brother has Tourette's. I forget about it often cause he's had tics my whole conscious life. He's never had inappropriate tics and although they're noticeable, nobody really thought it was Tourette's. Past classmates just thought he was weird. Sometimes I make fun of him as family does and I have to go "oh crap, that's a tic. I just made fun of something you can't control. Now you win this arguement"
Any advice for somebody who is recently diagnosed, don't take yourself too seriously. Humour will be your best friend.
I am 64 and have had TS since probably 8, the tics when young were throat clearing, sniffing, head shaking and some sounds. I had them until 30 when I found it what it was called by going to a library and researching and finding the word Tourete's, I took Halaperidol for 30 years and only had an eye wink is all, no on paid much attention, that is until I had to get off the medication because it cased me to develop Tardive. My eye tic has come back and it is not that noticable until I have an attack for some time and it turns into more of a violent squashing of both eyes. It gets pretty painful for my whole face, head, and even into my shouldrer and back. Oops, the point I wanted to make is that only 2 people knew I had tourettes until recently I have opened up about my Tourettes, my Tardive, and another condition I have. It really felt liberating so I am not afraind anymore, the cashier at my grocery store even knows. I think it has a stigma of being embarassing because it is often portrayed of the conditon that causes yelling and swearing, but that is less then 10% of the people.
yes ... when i was in the process of getting diegnosed i learned quick that it's easier to laugh than to cry ...but i still hate it when my mom says anything about my tics ..
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Anyone else thing of "biscuit" or "hedgehog"? That comedian is really nice. :-)
Jess Thom? She's cool af, love her
Yesss
oh this reminds me of a lady I knew when I was younger called Jess. She used to volunteer at a adventure playground that I used to go to all the time, I still remember her tics.
As someone who has this disorder, this was a good and accurate video. Well done
I used to have a tic when I was in fifth grade. I made this squeak noise at the back of my throat and it REALLY pissed off my classmates. I eventually forced myself to stop making it, but it was very difficult. I had to think about not making the noise 24/7. The second I forgot about not making the noise, I would make the noise. I could feel this horrible anxiety building every time I abstained from making the noise. To this day, if I think about the noise I used to make, I can feel the back of my throat wanting to make the noise.
HeyHay I had that one too and my best friend always told me I sounded like a squeaky office chair. I remember once I was taking a test in math class and some kid on the other side of the room said "bless you" and I just started laughing like an idiot cause it was my tic and I didn't know what to say back
HeyHay, I also have this tic, but I also have Tourette's.
There’s a guy at my school with an involuntary tic, I’ve never actually met him but his tic is very loud so I know when he’s around lol. Every time I heard him near I sort of thought “peace out homie, I’m sending you good vibes” but now that I think about it, I haven’t heard him for a while. I hope he’s okay.
HeyHay same. Reading yoir comment stressed me pit so bad lol I teared up
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When I was 4 years old, I got diagnosed with Tourette's, OCD, and ADHD, so this video really means a lot to me. I never tell anyone I have it because I want people to think of me as normal, I don't want anyone to see me as some kind of disabled person. People used to make fun of me for it all the time. I've heard people talking about Tourette's before, and they always have the wrong idea. Thank you for making this video to get the truth out there.
as a teen with Tourette’s i loved seeing that u guys had made this video. Love spreading awareness and truth ❤❤❤
What I think of when someone says Tourette's is a documentary where one guy had a tic where if he was walking his dog he would spontaneously throw a ball or a stick on to the road and yell "GO GET IT!"
Thankfully the dog was smart enough to realize this was not a command it should obey.
The dog probably wasn't smart enough to realize that it was not a command. He was probably dumb enough to not learn how to do the command.
Haha, no the dog would fetch the stick or ball if it wasn't a tic, so it new the difference
MischievousMoo geez...right over your head!
If I'd had to say what happens to my brain is that I get a boost of dopamine when I do my tic, I get a feeling of being pleased
Jacob Koseda Andersen that’s how mine was
that's actually pretty cool. like endless weed hahaha
I don't think you get a dopamine boost when you do your tic, but rather you become less stressed. I don't think Tourette's syndrome makes you happier. I think it makes you less happy
MischievousMoo that's a good point, but the tics can come always no matter what state of mind I'm in
Huh. That's odd. My tics don't really please me. I just feel uneasy if I don't tic.
I have Tourette Syndrome and i thank you guys for making this video to spread information about this disorder. There are many misconceptions that i have seen people truly believe and i have been bullied about my disorder since it developed when I was 11. It is not a well known disorder so we were not aware I had Tourette Syndrome until i went to a neurologist at 15. Thank you for helping people to understand so they may think twice before making fun of the weird girl who yelps randomly and smacks herself in the face, and helping those who have the disorder but are not aware and don't get treatment.
I just picture Ethan Klein's eyebrows
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thank u for talking about comorbidity... i was diagnosed originally with tourettes, ocd, adhd and aspergers; now they say aspergers is just part of the autism spectrum disorder... but yeah, lots of morbidity! Can you do an episode on the theory that “depression is a chemical imbalance” was originally just marketing copy? i keep hearing that.
Why is it Comorbidity? Doesn’t the word morbidity have a substantially different meaning? Idk just curios bout the word origin.
How do they treat comorbid ADHD and Tourette's? The standard medication for ADHD is stimulatns that _increase_ the amount of dopamine available in the frontal lobe, while the standard medication for Tourette's _decreases_ dopamine in the same area, so I assume you can't be given the most common medication for either of them, because improving one disorder would just make the other one a lot worse.
@@ragnkja yeah I can't imagine speedballing being the best treatment for sure. I wonder if it's one of those cases where the best treatment is non-chemical.
I have two main tics that can interfere with my life. Squinting and a quick grunt. The symptoms vary day to day. On stronger days, squinting can make me practically blind when I tic. If grunting gets strong enough, it can actually affect how I breath, and I've gotten light headed from it before. I don't think it's yet considered a disability, but it really should be for those who have particularly bad days that prevent them from being able to work properly.
The SS Blue Book is woefully inadequate. The gov't also doesn't give a damn if you can't drive due to a disability, despite how massive a barrier to empoyment and independent living that is in so much of the US.
I'm a female with tourettes, in middle school my teachers would mistake my head-bob tic for me listening to music in class. Got diagnosed in high school and half of my teachers would use me as the example when people would use tourettes as an excuse for cussing in class. Gotta love that stigma.
I had tick earlier
Thank you for this video. My father had this disorder. We need to bring this out and talk about it. We need to understand our brains better.
As someone with Tourette Syndrome, I thank you for making this video. It's very educational, and got me thinking about when I used to go visit my Grandparents, and I'd be in my Grandpa's pickup and I remember watching him have head tics. But I never really put that together until now. I have Echolalia, which can be very annoying because I JUST HAVE TO COPY EVERY LITTLE THING. Whether it's through clicking my throat, and clearing my throat. I've actually taken to whistling a lot to cover this up! I've improved on my whistling since then! 😁 Also playing the drums helps a lot with these motor/vocal tics as well! I also sometimes have to touch everything I walk past. tapping things 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 in that order; also may be why I'm improving my drumming skills as well. I did noticed me doing this when I was in Vegas a few months back because I was anxious, and anxiety is not a great combo for Tourette Syndrome. I just realized this just now: I use my own disability to aid in certain skills. 😁😁
I would have loved to hear about the sort of activities people with Tourette's can engage in to curb their tics. As someone with Tourette's and ADHD, the ONLY thing that gives me a break from constantly feeling the urges of my disorder is playing a musical instrument in a highly active fashion. I'm sure there are others that may have to do with prolonged, required focus.
Also, what about the ability to supress your tics for a few seconds? Some are harder than others, but does resisting a tic for a few seconds indicate any efficacy of frontal lobe, or conscious control over tics?
I was involved in music, theatre, journalism, and debate in school- all were excellent outlets for me! Less stress and more fun, fewer tics.
TedL Cello I don't surpress well. Some people can do it for hours then unload when they get home, for example. When something triggers a tic, that offending trigger prompts my brain to create a real and felt pain. The longer I hold the tic, the more that pain intensifies until I can relieve it. It's not unlike forcing my hand to stay on a hot stove. Consequently, the tic or tics are more severe if I've had to abstain at all.
This is my case specifically, but I hope it helps.
I have tourette's and ADHD too. Singing, piano, driving and some video games greatly reduce my tics. It's a relief because otherwise I usually don't get more than a few seconds of a break.
For the most part nobody really notices my tics (or at least not mention it to me). Usually I just let whatever tics happen ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
I am so happy that this video was made. I was diagnosed when I was around 13, and it was such enlightening experience. It explained so much my behaviour, which took a lot of weight off my mind. I hope this video educates the wider world what it's truly like to have the condition and reduce the stigma surrounding it. A small note, a more accurate way to describe the feeling of an oncoming tick is like a powerful urge to itch, and if resisted can become uncomfortable.
I’m one of the ones that flew under the radar until I was 18. My OCD managed to disguise tics as compulsions. My spitting and shrugging was seen as bad habits. Only realised something was wrong when I woke up at 18 and couldn’t stop moving my head. Now it’s pretty obvious I have TS upon meeting me. Love this video. Love how it doesn’t erase adults!
Just a little note from someone who has Tourettes, to be diagnosed someone must have at least 2 motor tics and at least 1 vocal tic. If it's just motor tics, then they often have provisional tic disorder or something similar. Thank you so much for making this video though!
Coming from someone who has had this disorder almost all my life, im 21 now. i also had coprolalia for 3-4 years. This is such a great video. Not only educating me on my own disorder but letting others understand aswell. Thank you guys :)
I feel like Trisha watched this
I’ve been really interested on educating myself more on this condition because of how it’s portrayed in media and especially how people with Tourette’s are looked at in public. People who have Tourette’s are some of the toughest people out there-I wish you all the best!!
I have Tourettes and I am very glad you made this video. I needed to understand it more.
Thank you SO MUCH for making this video. TS is so misunderstood and desperately needs the visibility.
Good timing. I've never been diagnosed with Tourettes, but I do have both vocal (mainly saying yep, no, and mmhmm) and physical tics (neck twitches). They ebb and flow, and I have been in a pretty nasty few weeks of consistent tics. My funny for the week was about a package I received. In the package was 6 boxes of nail polish. I'm all excited, and when my tics are acting up, getting excited just makes them worse. So. I'm at my desk, trying to open these packages just twitching away just saying yep over and over again. Another funny was at a vape shope. We were discussing CBD oil, which I've considered due to anxiety issues. I was a little twitchy, but not horrible. He asked if I was interested in getting some. I said no, but what ended up coming out was a rambuctious up and down movement of my head and a loud no. For some reasons words like No, yes, and things with hard letters make the twitches worse. My boyfriend currently will not take a head nod as a response to anything. It must be yes or no. I'm thankful that it's not life altering for me, but it is annoying.
Thank You so much for making this. As someone with tourette syndrome to see an educational video so well done is amazing. thank you
I have tourettes, and I absolutely love this video. Personally, I was always afraid of how my tics would affect my relationships in life, so I'm glad to hear I'm not alone in that. Also, I have ADHD and the worst of my tics we're around when I was 13, just for comparison.
I'm 19 and my tics were onset at 11 and worst at 13, they're manageable but still debilitating.
Is it only British people who have tourette's syndrome?please no disrespect ,but all videos only show the British with this.
YES thank you guys for this! I have Tourette’s along with other comorbidities and it’s so nice to see people spreading education about it.
Finally a big channel that will help clear the air on this problem, I have tourettes and was diagnosed very young and every time I tell people they go straight to the shouting cuss words and it has always made me angry that nobody understands it and went off the ideas of some idiot who probably didn’t even have tourettes trying to get UA-cam views. And also glad to see all these other people in the comments who suffer as well I only know one other person with tourettes.
I have tourettes syndrome, and got diagnosed a few years ago. This really helped me understand more about my condition. You perfectly explained the way that there is an urge to tic, so thank you for helping others and myself be more educated on the topic!!
I have Tourettes and I am so SO happy you made a video about this!! Thank you!!!
Thank you thank you thank you for doing this episode! So much misinformation about this disorder
I should go to the doctor's for this. I think I have it I keep having ticks wear I shake or nod my head. Sometimes it can give me a headache (literally, it's like miniature whiplash or something.)
I have Tourette's. I don't yell or curse. I have a tic in my neck. I remember arguing with the doctor when they diagnosed me because I didn't know it wasn't just screaming or outbursts. If I fight it too long it drives me nuts. If I'm nervous or under pressure it almost becomes unbearable. In school I would have to lay my head on my desk and cover it with a jacket to fight the urge to release the tension I would get in my neck. It feels like a bubble is building up and I need to pop it if that makes any sense. Or an itch that has become unbearable not to scratch. I have OCD as well so I have to do it several times, not just once, so I look pretty silly when I do it. You learn to hide it as best as you can.
This the best info I’ve ever watched . It’s clear and concise . And true !
Love it
Hank Green, that shirt is ON POINT my man. Lookin' sharp! 👌👌👌
I do not have a diagnosis for tourettes or any other tic disorder, but I do tic. I think it started showing up when I was around the age of 10 and nobody really takes the tics seriously. They're mostly just random, sudden hand moviments, neck jerking and mouth sounds. My biggest fear is, since I have no diagnosis or any confirmation that I do have any tic disorder, that people will think i'm faking the tics for attention, which I am not. I also don't want to ask my parents to get me checked up because they'd just say i'm making things up and that i'm being dramatic. I guess I can just grow out of them. We'll see.
After hearing you followed my sister on tiktok and seeing her say to you that this video helped her understand her tourettes I just had to watch it. Good video!
I have Tourette’s, and it used to be extremely bad when I was a kid, I really appreciate the way you all handled this and it’s really informative, just curious have you heard about the chemical imbalance theory? Some believe it is that which cause ya with Tourette’s to both tic, and be more likely to have other neurological issues like ADD or OCD etc.
It's not like adhd
I have TS. My age of onset was age 12, and I hit peak severity around 15. I'm 17 today, and my Tourette's is still moderately severe. While I rarely experience debilitating tic attacks that leave me unable to function any more, I do still have severe tics like swearing and hitting myself. I even used to have tics where I would go limp or rigid and remain unable to move or speak until the tic passed- those are a rare type of motor tic called dystonic tics, but I haven't had one in a while.
I had tics as a kid, so happy they disappeared as an adult.
That explains a lot tbh. I always knew I had tourretes but I was always told "you don't have tourettes you just twitch. Tourrettes is a lot worse than what you got" then I got diagnosed with autism (when I'm not actually autistic which is why I no longer trust psychiatrists, among other reasons) and that included "ticks" and then also my severe social and generalized anxiety disorder can also cause ticks that are not attributed to tourretes. Then I realized that psychology is a field of science built on pseudoscience that should be taken with a grain of salt and has been overran with money so...yeah...don't know if I'm autistic or just severe anxiety, or if I have tourretes or if it's just severe anxiety...I'ma go with anxiety...
I remember in primary school our teacher showed us a documentary about a girl with Tourette's and how I thought it was really interesting. It's really nice seeing a video delving into the topic deeper, that documentary mostly focused on the girl herself and her symptoms, but this video explains Tourette's from multiple angles.
Tourette's, ADHD and some bits of Asperger's here. Weirdly, I can feel my tics coming. They're interlinked with and triggered by my anxiety. Violent coughing mostly. I don't have coprolalia.
Ok actually, my stress does cause me to blurt things I really don't mean.
But it really isn't always swearing, but it can be rude and socially unacceptable without swearing.
I was diagnosed with it at age 3 and I still have it, it was so hard growing up with people not understanding what I was going through so thank you for making this video :)
Thanks for spreading the word on this! It can be annoying when people get these false impressions about the disorder.
I have tourettes it's no fun. I got diagnosed at 15. I also have ADHD, OCD, dyslexia, anxiety, and depression. Lol yay tourettes
My youngest 2 of 4 children & myself have a lot of those side sister symptoms between us.. my 24 year old still lives at home. I feel lucky for that.
I got my children instruments when they were younger and some nice relaxing moments whilst playing ... tic free for a moment in time.
Hey, Sorry to hear you have the whole kit and caboodle.
I hope this science channel do some more research and a follow-up on this episode...
Thank you for covering this!! I have seen little to no videos talking about Tourettes and if I ever do they get so many things wrong. As some one who has had Tourettes for over 8 years, it is a hard condition to deal with sometimes. One of my most common tics is twitching my nose and I often try to play it off as I'm sick. People would say I looked like a bunny?? I have Tourettes , add, ADHD, OCD, anxiety disorder, and depression. That's so fuckung much to deal with and no one understands it and I'm honestly getting more and more scared as I see people do something completely voluntary and horrible and joke that they have Tourettes. I hope this video will bring a bit more awareness to people of this thanks again. Ive been planning a video explaining my experiences with my disorders and what they are and the horrible ways people view others with them
ThisCatIsOnFire I'm sorry, but "turrets" made me laugh! I have Tourette Syndrome as well, with ADD, OCD, and GAD. Bless you.
OH SHOOT I JUST NOTICED!! I was typing tourettes and it my phone is a dumb ass and corrected it to turrets im dead
I feel your pain. I have all of these conditions as well. Really affects a person early on.
There was a made for tv show about it few years back. I think it was FRONT OF THE CLASS about a teacher who had it growing up and his struggles. Was really good and made me cry as it was about the same time period I was growing up with it and really hot home.
Thanks for this! I'm 27, and I can't drive because of my Tourette's.
ICARUSxRISING I'm 26 with Tourette's. Oddly enough, mine aren't severe enough to stop me from driving and actually essentially stop while I'm driving. Sorry to hear you have it so bad!
Bob Smith Yeah, I'm not one of those luckier adults. Glad to hear your tics improved.
Nik What?
Nik That's not how that works.
Nik Tourettes doesn't always make you swear. Sometimes it's twitching or making weird vocal noises. Sometimes it's worse. You can also get vocal ticks that aren't swearing like that woman who says biscuit constantly.
Doesn't happen in comments though and it's not funny. Jokes are meant to be funny, not used as an excuse to get away with saying something stupid.
My tourettes comes way more when I'm alone, sitting alone in the bus or something alike. This is mostly if I have nothing to do - I listen to song texts to stop this and keep myself stimulated
In the early 90s, I listened to an interview with a surgeon on CBC radio (on Peter Czosky). The Surgeon Lived in Kelowna, BC, and practiced in Calgary, Alberta. Early each Monday morning, he would fly a small plane to Calgary and he would fly home on Friday.
This individual had Tourettes and OCD and he had a wealth of techniques and rituals for moving ahead and behaving in a reassuring fashion for his patients. He may have been the most disciplined man I ever heard. He said it was difficult to relax with people because he was on his own stage much of the time, acting like a person who did not have to cope with these compulsions. He was, however, happily married with children and beloved by his colleagues in Calgary
This means so much to me. My tics have gotten better due to CBT and puberty, but they used to be a nightmare, and they still suck sometimes. I hate having to explain it.
fellow tourettes haver happy for this video.. im so glad im not alone and that i can find a accurate way to relate my experinces. my motor tics arose at age 19 after something highly traumatizing where i hit my head very hard
I too have "Tourettes" though i don't have any vocal tics so technically what I have i believe is called Motor Tic disorder NOS and it's very comforting to finally see a video from a popular reputable resource on this because when I was diagnosed it was really hard to find information that you can understand as a young child and it's really scary so this is very nice
...Uh oh.
Um, I certainly learned something today. To be honest I'm relieved to learn that there's different levels of the disorder and that it's comorbid with ADHD and OCD, both things I already know I deal with. Considering I'm an adult and I've been exhibiting a similar family of behavior for years I guess I should probably talk to a psychologist about it.
Peaked at age 10? I’m 67 and it’s getting worse with the verbal tics. Fortunately it happens mostly when I’m alone.
what kind of verbal like sounds? and did anything help
@@fileinterrupted1787 many times I blurt out a curse word. Often it’s uh-oh or ouch which if my wife heard me she asks me what happened. But nothing happened. Sometimes it’s wheeee or rrrrrrrr. They just come out without warning. If I’m around people outside the house, it doesn’t happen. But many times I can suppress when home. it.
I got tourettes and I gotta clear my throat all the time or it just feels very uncomfortable.
Quick question, have you tried throat lozenges?
I also am curious. In particularly the numbing lozenges. I wonder if they'd have any effects, since that might mess with nervous system function.
I had really bad twitches about twice a day a couple years ago and punched holes in my wall. We had to put up plywood so I would not break the wall
I'm a woman with Tourette syndrome. I started having tics around the age of 7, although I wasn't diagnosed until I was 17. My father was never officially diagnosed, but my diagnosis and everything we learned about TS at that time led him to believe that he has it as well, and he also believes his father had it in some form.
I do want to point out that there is a difference between verbal tics and vocal tics. Vocal tics are the more broad category, having to do with the nose, mouth, throat, and lungs. It is a combination of motor and vocal tics that go into a diagnosis of Tourette syndrome. Verbal tics are a subcategory of vocal tics and involve actual words. Not everyone with TS has verbal tics. In fact, the more complex a tic is, the more rare it is to have.
Tics are considered simple if they involve only one muscle group or if they appear purposeless. They are considered complex if they involve more than one muscle group or appear to have a purpose. Sniffing and throat-clearing are examples of simple vocal tics. I have a small squeak in the back of my throat, which has been one of my more consistent simple vocal tics. Arm extensions are an example of a simple motor tic. Verbal tics are complex vocal tics and can be ordinary words (more common) or obscene speech (less common). There's also echolalia (repeating another's words), palilalia (repeating your own words), among other verbal tics. Touching or hopping would be examples of complex motor tics. There's also echopraxia (mimicking another's actions) and copropraxia (making obscene gestures), among other complex motor tics.
Other hallmarks of Tourette syndrome are the way tics can wax and wane, not just with stress and relaxation, but over time. One's tic repertoire can also change over time. Tics are also highly suggestible. It's common to come home from a Tourette syndrome support group with tics you never had before, and sometimes they go away after a while and sometimes they get added to your repertoire. I can't watch people waggle their eyebrows because it will trigger my eyebrow tic. Even just talking about it or thinking about it can set it off.
im getting signs slowly, which caused me to research lots of tic and tourrets articles which i found out that people with adhd or autism or ocd are likely to have tourretes occur in life, and i have adhd and im getting slow signs over time, like today i slapped myself for no reason 💀
I don’t have Tourette’s but I have adhd and when I sit still for a long time i shake my head move my shoulders and shake all at the same time and everyone looks at me and I get sad
I worked with 10 year old boy with Tourette’s. He’d have to get up and touch things and made clicking noises while moving his head. It interfered with his studies so I worked with him after school to help him keep up. The only time he didn’t tic was while asleep or drawing, painting, and playing classical music on the piano. He was very talented, in art especially.
In 12 and at probably the worst of Tourette’s. I hope this is the worst part because I flare up a lot, few uncomfortable in class or around friends, or feel awkward whenever people ask about it. This video was great
I do not have Tourette’s but I have tics from Anxiety, and I spent the first 11 years of my life wondering what was wrong with me, nice to know other people share this same problem.
I have tourettes and i am lucky to be able to keep it *mostly under control but when i get anxious, tired, or pissed off i cant hold it back. Thankfully it has gotten easier as i have gotten older and now pretty much dont have to think about it as much anymore.
Also, thank you so much for posting this! I hope it helps educate as many people as possible
I've found that there are two types of Tourette's - behavioral (the compulsive NEED to complete a tic) and a more ataxia-like Tourette's, which sometimes can cue possible future ataxia.
I've also almost stabbed myself in the face with a fork while trying to eat several times, which was scary.
Thank you! People don't really understand a lot of the time that it isn't all Corprolalia and that most of us don't manifest that at all. Tics can often be pretty painful (eye tics are the worst) and it can be legitimately disabling. I can't safely and responsibly drive (eyes, hands, and ankles all doing their own things is a recipe for bad times), which is a massive barrier to employment in the rural area I live in - on top of the social barriers to employment caused by the tics.
While I've been fortunate enough to face little trouble making and keeping friends - especially in adulthood, and I've been happily married for 9 years, the fact is that even employers who are not personally bothered by the ticcing do not want to hire someone like me in any kind of customer-facing position. And that's if their first thought isn't that I must be on drugs, which I've heard from people (usually after they've known me a little while) way too many times to be comfortable with.
And cooking is...hazardous. I drop things all the damn time due to the ticcing.
But the gov't does not recognize driving as a major life activity and does not, in general, want to recognize TS as disabling at all, regardless of severity or life impact. It's obscenely difficult to get disabilities which are not in the Social Security Blue Book recognized.
I have tourettes and it's hell. Thank you for making this video and helping others to understand. I'm always very scared and shy to tell others about it. I've been bullied for years because of tourettes. I hit myself, I scream, I twitch there is just to much to explain. I heard you get tourettes from traumatic experinces at birth. Maybe I got tics because I almost suffocated and died when I was born. I'm 11 and I still might have it when I'm 18.
i don't have tourettes. i tic as an anxiety 'coping mechanism' [quotes because it's not intentional but it could be considered one since they can calm me down..] and because it's a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder and adhd, two of the disorders i have. i refuse to record videos of myself until i stop clacking my tongue, doing a "harirrrrrrrrrrrr harirrrrrrrrrr" noise and doing telephone noise impressions because i watch my videos and i look like a 10-yo ticsandroses-clone but i don't think i'm gonna stop the tics anytime soon.
I was diagnosed ADHD and given Ritalin at way too young of an age, and in the process I developed what I referred to as facial Tourette. I blinked ALOT and did a mouth stretch like I was preparing for a dentist appointment. Got stretch marks on edge of lips to remind me. May not be relevant to topic but I felt like sharing.
I remember doing this for my health project.... one of the best projects I've done :)
@Scishow psych Are there any proven ways of therapy to help reduce or suppress ticks? I have mostly vocal ticks and a few muscle tensing ticks which plague my life and I've had numerous ticks throughout my life and I'm mentally and physically exhausted from them. What can I do? Doctors always just suggest CBT and drugs...
yes!! look up CBIT therapy. I used to have super severe Tourette’s and now I can totally control it
I wasn't diagnosed with it but I do get a lot of strong tics.. It feels like the muscle in my leg is being repeatedly pinched making it kick out.. Or even I will take a sharp breath in and my head snaps back causing me if I am close to a wall to hit my head..
Hey Hank thanks for the book you rote. Though I haven't read it I'm guessing it's gonna fantastic
When in elementry school I very often spontaneously said "banana" and "cow", I may have had tourettes if I think about it.
I have a mild tourette syndrome where I make noises, humming and I tension my muscles. I'd say it feels like a form of addiction, like I have to do it because it feels nice - I am also a sequence smoker which I sm also addicted to, that feel you get in the throat and the nice feel of yeah a cigarette. I'd say it's similar but tourettes is way more powerful
When are you guys gonna do an episode on depression? It’s a broad topic, but it seems like an obvious one to do! Great video as always, scishow!
Also, the study lines up pretty well with my situation. I had my first tic at around 5, and it was at its worst at 10 or 11, and now at 16 it's mostly gone, though it does pop up at times.v
I have had a tick my whole life. When I think of something disturbing, I involuntarily shiver, but that is as far as it goes. The problem is, I never know when such a thought will pop in my head, and sometimes I can shiver involuntarily seemingly at random, which gets weird looks. I usually brush it off by saying 'just got the weirdest feeling' if someone notices, as if it weirded me out too. Certain sensations can trigger it as well, like a dry paper towel on dry hands, or urinating but usually only after holding it for a while, ie, only when its a little painful.
I am so glad you did this videos, i have Tourette´s syndrome and it is pretty unknown. Thankfully now that i am 20 years old i have only one tic that is not very noticeable. thankfully as i went to a small school everyone was used to my weird noises and movements, so it was not too uncomfortable to be at school. Another thing that i remember is that when i acquired another tic, i stopped having an old one, so i never had mor than 2-3 motor tics, and 2-3 vocal tic. Once i had a tic that was imitating the noises that make ginea pigs, hahaha
:D finally a video about tourettes thats not showing tics so i can actually watch it without spazzing (for context.. if someone with tourettes sees another person tic or make reptetative sounds they'll start doing it too)... also when he said it can show up later in life it really can cause mine showed up when i was 15 and im 18 now and take medication for it...which i have run out of o_o
I feel like a video on computational psychology would be really interesting
I thought the little girl in the thumbnail was Miya from itsjudyslife and I got confused.
I don't think I have tourettes, but I instinctively pick at my lips and fingers, and repeat things that I find funny.
i used to have tick back in school and still do but a different one. so in school i used to me the "sshsh" sound and it used to be very loud. i apparently using sing a song's lyric in my mind and then specifically make the s sound. i remember how my classmates used to make fun of it but nobody ever confronted me but i have heard stuffs. thanks for making a video about it so more and more people can know about it. i still have ticks i honestly hate myself for it even though i have no control in it
Thank you for making this video! When I tell people I have Tourette's they are often confused because I don't swear. Or because they haven't noticed anything (I have learned to subconsciously suppress the more obvious tics when I'm around other people). It often sucks to have it, but it also has some upsides, like ALWAYS knowing if you're losing focus and you should take a break.
I'm curious can you control your tics?
@@НевенаРакита Kind of. Unless I'm really nervous or excited I can suppress most of them or substitute them with less obvious ones. It takes some effort though and it makes me look (and feel) very tense.
I don't have Tourettes - that I know of - but experience vocal tics under emotional stress. And strangely, when I'm about to pee. I don't find them irresistible because they're usually over before I even think about it. I've never been to the doctor as they're not a huge deal, for which I'm grateful. They're just a symptom of mild PTSD which itself is a symptom of having been married to my narcissist ex-wife.
From what my limited research in a few day's time, it is interesting to note that Tourette's sufferers are susceptible to their tics being suggested or influenced by other's tics as well as if they are TOLD TO do something but also if told NOT to do something. It's a terribly embarrassing condition but feom a neuroscience perspective it's very interesting.
Wondering if there is possible link between Tourette’s syndrome and epilepsy.
i've had motor and vocal tics my entire life, it was always mild until recently like even righting this i can't stop popping and whistling. hopefully i can get a diagnoses but my neurologist told me not to worry about it if it wasn't causing me distress
Thanks mate. I’m glade you guys made this!
I remember finding out that my cousin has this. He barks, apparently. I never noticed.
This is my with a soar on my mouth... skueeqing noises and and opening my mouth wide open and making heavenly noises