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‘You can’t have Tourette’s because you don’t swear’. This is something that many people have told me lately. Many of these occasions have been in public, on the bus, in college. But the thing is, I do have swearing tics, however, because of the fear of people commenting about my swearing tics, I try really hard to concentrate and suppress my swearing tics when I’m out in public. However, I also have sudden jerks, painful neck movements, say random phrases, scream, shout, repeat words and noises, and have leg paralysis tics. I forgot to mention, I also make animal sounds (reading story books to young children can be quite funny), all joking aside, my tics can also be inappropriate (which I hate so much, that no matter how much it hurts, I try to hold my tics in). This past month has been one of my hardest months. I decided to go back to a dance class which I used to attend on a regular basis. The first couple of sessions I really enjoyed it and it felt amazing to be back. The ...