I’ve had to go to two public meetings to do with my job in as many days. They were necessary but not massively exciting. At both my Tourettes tried its best to let everyone know how dull the meetings were. These were rare examples of when my tics try to give away what I’m actually thinking.…

We did it, we saved the world from the dull wave and here’s the proof! Check out all the amazing superheroes who helped me. If you were there, see if you can spot yourself in the pictures but keep an eye out for the Bureaucrat – he’s in there somewhere.

Earlier this evening on my way to Leftwing Idiot’s, I stopped at the shop across the road to pick up a few things. I couldn’t fit everything into my bag so I carried the bag of Satsumas in my hand.

Leftwing Idiot unpacked the shopping while I took my coat off.…

This evening Leftwing Idiot and I went through the photographs Sam Robinson took at the Touretteshero party back in December. He and his team have done a brilliant job capturing the stunning costumes made by the children that day.

Earlier today I had my first session of Habit Reversal Therapy (HRT). I’ve been looking forward to doing this after years of battling for it. For HRT to work I need to keep my mind open and be ready to change my thinking as well as my tics.…

Last night I decided to illustrate one of my tics, ‘Square cheese is the cousin of lychees.’ I would normally use photos to create this sort of image but this time I tried a different approach: I drew it.

I’ve always loved drawing but recently my tics have been making it hard for me to control my hand.…

I’ve mentioned before how I often struggle to get to sleep and just recently, how medication has meant I’ve had to battle to stay awake at all. Now I’ve stopped taking it, I’m struggling to get to sleep again.

Last night it took me four hours of frenzied ticcing before I could settle.…

Yesterday’s dilemma is resolved. I was unsure whether to carry on taking the medication for my tics because it’d been making me feel lousy. I didn’t take it last night and today I’m feeling much better. So my decision was clearly the right one.…

A couple of days ago I started a course of medication for Tourettes, but now I’m faced with the tricky decision about whether to go on with it. It’s a drug I’d been on a couple of years ago but I gave it up when it stopped working.…

This evening I met Ruth in Islington and we had a great time. On the Tube home I was thinking about how important having a friend with Tourettes is to me. I felt happy and relaxed until three police officers got on and my heart sank.…