(My native language is not English, I'm sorry in advance for any mistakes if there are any)
It would be interesting to hear the stories of people who have OCD and tics combined. My tics, when they get worse, are very similar to Tourette's syndrome, and a couple of doctors even suspected this syndrome in me (I just have mixed tics, but no tourette‘s).
God, on the one hand, it's not easy when there are very strong tics for several months, and at other times obsessions and compulsions are exhausting. And they are constantly replacing each other. In addition, I have very big problems in the social sphere (I even took tests for autism, high results everywhere. Besides, it's much easier for me to communicate with such people than with those who are called "normal").
Is anyone familiar with this? How do you make your life easier? 😄
P.S. My OCD and tics were diagnosed by a doctor
Hello ! English isn't my native language either so I hope I won't make too many mistakes :) I've always had tics since childhood though not diagnosed as such, some of the most annoying (socially) were making faces and high pitch noises. I wasn't diagnosed either with it but I'm pretty sure I had OCD when I was a teenager, my compulsions were mostly internal which is why it went mostly unnoticed but my intrusive thoughts (mostly about *******) were hell for me. I had such high levels of anxiety and avoided sharp objects, plugs, being near roads or railways... out of fear I would compulsively kill myself. Then a year ago was diagnosed with autism and ADHD (at the age of 29). I realized that some of my behaviors that I thought were tics were actually stims, but I still think some of them are more tics that stims (those I cannot control).