just wondering how others deal with it. how do you feel about your diagnosis, how do others feel about it? have you encountered fakers or been taken for one?
i have had tics since i was 12-13 years old (that is, for about seven years now). during the whole time i was almost never asked about my tics, only once a girl i know laughed at me (and it was wild because i'm not used to it) and my friend's boyfriend asked if i was crazy. Otherwise, everyone either pretends not to notice or really doesn't (i'm not a very noticeable person in general). nevertheless, i'm shy about my tics, especially with new people, because i don't know what kind of reaction to expect, especially since some teens (and adults too) started faking tics, and i don't want to be mistaken for one of them. learning about fakers really made me more self-conscious about how people perceive me, and i don't like it :(