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    For the last five years I’ve kept track of my regular tics, the ones I say or do over and over again (for months or even years on end). Until now, though, I’ve never paid much attention to the tics I don’t repeat all the time. These occur every day, and I might only say them once or a handful of times. Some can be linked to or triggered by specific situations or sounds, but the majority are random. Recently I’ve started to record these one-off tics. Below is today’s selection: “Careless whisper costs £1”; “Long division killed your soul”; “Jim Davidson killed your soul”; “Les Dennis or Margaret Thatcher? Choose”. - An insider’s guide to Tourette’s syndrome Jessica Thom squeaks, swears, beats her chest and laughs. Here she describes living with her complex and mystifying condition

    For the last five years I’ve kept track of my regular tics, the ones I say or do over and over again (for months or even years on end). Until now, though, I’ve never paid much attention to the tics I don’t repeat all the time. These occur every day, and I might only say them once or a handful of times. Some can be linked to or triggered by specific situations or sounds, but the majority are random. Recently I’ve started to record these one-off tics. Below is today’s selection: “Careless whisper costs £1”; “Long division killed your soul”; “Jim Davidson killed your soul”; “Les Dennis or Margaret Thatcher? Choose”.

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    An insider’s guide to Tourette’s syndrome

    Jessica Thom squeaks, swears, beats her chest and laughs. Here she describes living with her complex and mystifying condition

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