I have tics but no verbal ones. They come and go. Last time they flared was after a strep infection. My dad also have tics, especially one that he had all my life. For him it did not come and go.

When I was developing issues I was 13 and my parents, who were very socially phobic, demanded that I stopped having tics. I worked so hard suppressing tics I developed OCD instead. I'm sure this is why I have OCD. I'd rather have the tics actually. The tics I have today are not especially severe compared.