What I should be writing about is how I’ve spat several times tonight, as a tic. It’s happened a few times before over the last few months, but I’d much rather bury my head in the sand and pretend it isn’t happening than write about it.

A couple of weeks ago I said I don’t normally tic nonsense words, but that’s not true now “Squaresy” has arrived. I’m not the only person wondering what a “Squaresy” is – three boys in the supermarket queue were very puzzled the other day, one asking, “Squaresy, what’s a squaresy, did I miss something?”…

About a month ago I mentioned that I’d started Christmas shopping and was worried about letting slip what I’d got for people.

With just a month to go I’d been doing really well. But then at lunchtime Leftwing Idiot asked me what I wanted for Christmas, and before I had a chance to answer I ticced, “I’ve bought you Big Foot.”…

I was late meeting a volunteer at work this evening so I didn’t think twice about taking my normal route through the park. But it was very dark and quiet and I felt a bit freaked out, so I called Laura.…

Leftwing Idiot regularly plays reggae in The Gowlett on Sundays and I was there this evening enjoying the music.

In between tunes a man struck up a conversation with him:

Man: Is your friend deaf?
Leftwing Idiot: What?
Man: Is she deaf or something?…

I’ve recently described the difficulty I’ve been having whenever I feel any sort of emotion. I’ve always had a problem managing strong feelings but it’s particularly tricky at moment. Sometimes just a flicker of emotion gets abruptly magnified through my tics, and this nearly always leads to a big overreaction.…

I was on a bus earlier and shouted something that many people nowadays might find very offensive:

“I’m a banker!”

It’s a sign of the times that this is probably more offensive than:

“I’m a wanker.”

I’m at Leftwing Idiot’s flat, and we’ve just had something to eat. While he’s on the phone, I thought I’d quickly write down what just happened in the kitchen.

We were making dinner and he was chopping up the vegetables – something I can’t do safely because of my tics.…

I’ve been at a disability awareness training course all day. Because I hadn’t received anything asking if I needed any additional support, when I arrived I explained to the trainer that I had Tourettes. “Well, if I can’t handle that I shouldn’t be doing this job,” she said.…

I was in town this afternoon with Leftwing Idiot. We’d just walked past a homeless man when he threw his lighter at us angrily. We turned back and Leftwing Idiot asked him what the problem was. He swore at us and told us to walk on.…