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Originally Posted by SammyGladstone78
Hello everyone,
I have a question about an issue I've been struggling with. This may or may not be related directly to bipolar. For the record, bipolar II is what I've been officially diagnosed with and is my main concern, but other issues have arisen as well (general coping, obsessions, compulsions, phobias, etc.).
If this question would be better suited for another forum, please let me know. Okay, here goes:
For about as long as I can remember, I've had trouble with verbal outbursts. These seem to be brought about by a wave of thoughts, feelings, and/or memories that suddenly wash over me. For instance, something will cause me to think about something unpleasant that happened either a while ago or recently and this will lead me to thinking about an litany of unpleasant things, and I will blurt out, "No! Stop!" Or I'll remember something that made me mad, and I will blurt out a swear word (I don't know what the policy on swearing is around here, so I'll leave it up to your imagination). Or a whole swirl of emotions/memories will hit me, and I'll blurt something random like, "I love you!"
I don't believe this is full-blown Tourette's or anything like that because I can generally control it around other people (although things do sometimes escape under my breath). I would like help because it does cause me distress and makes me feel like I'm losing control.
Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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What you are referring to is Coprolalia-which is a rare form of Tourette's.
As someone who has had Tourette's since she was a little girl, I can assure you it isn't something you wonder whether you have or not. Also, one can only have "full-blown" Tourette's. There is no semi-Tourette's. No convenient Tourette's that is polite enough not to show up at interviews.
A person can control their tics in the same way someone with OCD can control whether they turn the doorknob thrice to the left before entering a room. There are times when they will, for the most part, disappear, and others when they are so bad I worry whether I'll ever stop. Because you have to continue until the tic is complete-you cannot stop until it feels "right".
In order to be diagnosed with Tourette's Syndrome, you must have both a motor and a verbal tic which have been present for more than a year. Most have symptoms surface when they are quite young.
You appear to simply be under a lot of stress.
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