{"id":1035,"date":"2012-07-30T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/teens4ts\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2012-07-30T08:00:30","modified_gmt":"2012-07-30T12:00:30","slug":"i-have-tourette-syndrome-but-there-is-nothing-wrong-with-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/teens4ts\/i-have-tourette-syndrome-but-there-is-nothing-wrong-with-me\/","title":{"rendered":"I have Tourette Syndrome, but there is nothing wrong with me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, I&#8217;m Jordan, I&#8217;m 17 years old and from Paris, Texas. I&#8217;m head cheerleader, in marching and concert band, and play golf. I PROUDLY have Tourette Syndrome. :) My whole life I have had symptoms of Tourette and OCD. I was officially diagnosed 3 years ago during my freshmen year of high school &#8212; already a stressful enough time, right??<\/p>\n<p>My tics are face, shoulder, arms and finger twitching, which are constant. Vocal tics such as grunting\/yelling happen only about 5 to 10 times a day. My OCD often controls my life, and I feel like a prisoner in my own body. Contrary to popular belief, OCD is not just &#8220;clean freaks.&#8221; Below are the things that set me off into panic attacks (ones with a * are extremely bad):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finger licking*<\/li>\n<li>Nail biting*<\/li>\n<li>Nail picking<\/li>\n<li>Showers that aren&#8217;t white<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve NEVER washed my hands without lotion*<\/li>\n<li>Other people&#8217;s driving<\/li>\n<li>My hair not being perfect<\/li>\n<li>Smacking*<\/li>\n<li>People pulling at ears\/belly button<\/li>\n<li>Textures of certain foods*<\/li>\n<li>Being alone<\/li>\n<li>The smell of other peoples car\/home<\/li>\n<li>Chlorine\/Clorox<\/li>\n<li>Being told I&#8217;m wrong<\/li>\n<li>Chewing on ice*<\/li>\n<li>Not having a Butterfinger<\/li>\n<li>Air blowing on me*\u00a0<!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I was at the neurologist one day explaining to the doctor my symptoms when he mentioned that I probably had Tourette. He asked me if I knew what that was.. My heart sank, and my eyes welled up with tears. I sort of knew what it was, but all I could think about were the stereotypes that were the butt of numerous jokes.<\/p>\n<p>In that instance, I felt like I was plagued. He started throwing around names of medications, but I just tuned it all out. I got a prescription, and my mom and I left. When we got in the car I just started crying, talking about how I felt like a loser.<\/p>\n<p>Now at least when people asked I could tell them what I had. Notice, I didn&#8217;t say, &#8220;Tell them what was WRONG with me&#8221; because there is nothing wrong with people with TS :) I twitch in class, and I yell in public, but I&#8217;ve learned to not care what others think. Yes, the jokes hurt sometimes, but other times I&#8217;ve learned to laugh at myself and the things I do.<\/p>\n<p>I have also learned to cope with some of my OCD habits. I hope to start new medication soon that will work better. But in the meantime, I&#8217;m going to enjoy my senior year :) I have lots of stories about Tourette\/OCD (both funny and serious) I would love to share :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, I&#8217;m Jordan, I&#8217;m 17 years old and from Paris, Texas. I&#8217;m head cheerleader, in marching and concert band, and play golf. I PROUDLY have Tourette Syndrome. :) My whole life I have had symptoms of Tourette and OCD. 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