Luke
have you asked your parents to take you in for an evaluation by a neurologist?
Coprolalia (swearing unintentionally) and tics can be manifestations of Tourette Syndrome and their are also some peoppe who have anger/rage disorders along with this

but honestly, where we can give general info and share our experiences, only a qualified docotr can diagnose what is causing these tics and behaviours in you

once you have a diagnosis, then we can maybe point you to some helpful information. It would be irresponsible of us though to try to recommend things to help you when you dont yet know for sure what is underlying these things

Just know that you can always come here if you need to talk......I sure no how hard this can be as my own son has had a TS diagnosis since he was 10 (He is now 17)

my mum said shall we go to the doctors so we mite be going soon and how do they check for touretes

Luke
neurologists are usually the best to diagnose TS

they know exactly what questions to ask and observations to make

before you go. be sure to write down the things that are bothering you so you can tell the doc

let us know how it goes!

in the meantime, try to eat healthy and stay as unstressed as possible..:)

i find it hard to stay unstresed at school the teachers are so annoying so they just ask questions at the doctors

Luke,

Maybe you can tell us why your teachers are so annoying? Some may have some suggestions for you.

In addition to the questions, the doctor may run some tests like MRI's, etc. to rule out other issues such as seizures. There is no test for tics or tourette syndrome. Basically they'll look at how long you've had these tics for and whether you've had both motor and vocal tics. They'll also look at family history although many cannot connect any family history of tics.

Carolyn

hi the reason my teachers are so annoying because they are always telling me what to do all the time they treat me like im a f***ing baby and it really p**ses me of getting streesed out just writting about it lol

Hey Luke,
Are you frustrated that the teachers are not understanding that you have these tics or are you feeling frustrated because they're telling you off about some things with your schoolwork that you are finding difficult or are they just frustrating generally because they're teachers? How do you get along with the other people at school? In your class I mean.

You said you tic a lot. What other sort of tics do you have besides the jaw tic? Are any tics worse lately with all the other stress you're having with school?

Some Tips for High School Students - from TS plus

Diagnostic criteria for 307.23 Tourette's Disorder DSM IV-TR

Keep talking, Luke.
It's difficult to give you any real suggestions without knowing exactly what's up, you know what I mean?

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hi lara thats the only ticking i do i do swere quiet a lot by accident the teachers tell me of for lack of work my swearing and there allways in my face that is so annoying

Hi Luke.
I had a feeling that was what you meant but I'm a little confused 'cause in one of your posts you said that "my jaw tics quiet alot".

That's why I posted all that info. about what tics are etc..

If you're swearing 'cause you're upset or frustrated with someone then that's something totally different from the tics of Tourette Syndrome.

Unfortunately TS has been called all sorts of things over the years that are incorrect... including things like "the swearing disease". This hasn't helped people at all because although a very small minority of people with Tourette Syndrome do have tics that may involve swear words or other words, it is not voluntary behaviour spoken out of anger or frustration.

An actual tic that involves swearing is a part of what is called Coprolalia. It's actually a complex phonic or vocal tic. Things like eye blinking are simple motor tics.

Coprolalia is the term for words or phrases spoken out of context. Swearing when it is not a tic is not out of context. It's out of anger or frustration and is a voluntary action although I can understand totally how feeling frustrated and upset is out of our control at times. However, displaying that frustration with anger and swear words is something that we all can control or at least learn to control over time. People who don't have tics, like I described in my other post, don't have Tourette Syndrome.

If you have other tics and are having out of context episodes of swearing or other words or phrases, anger issues and other things, then it would be worth talking to a doctor about all this, Luke.

With the struggling with the teachers in class, or maybe with family at home, or even finding the work too difficult or having problems with any of your classmates etc., then I would suggest that you should maybe be asking for some guidance through this difficult time. If you're 16 then you're in the upper grades and probably got a really heavy workload with homework and all of that. If you have guidance counsellors in your school that you trust then it might be helpful to get in to see one of them. They aren't a bad thing, you know... they're there to help, although not all experiences with teachers and guidance counsellors are always positive, it can just take time to find the right person.

Sometimes it helps all of us to learn a little anger management techniques as well. I'm not you, but if I was, I'd try to think about why you're actually feeling so frustrated in class and work on that if you can. Sometimes the only way to do that though, is to ask for help. If you do have tics, like the ones posted in the other message, then do go talk to your doctor.

Good luck with it all.

yea i mite be going to doctors after christmas and i will keep you informed on what happens thanks