I did some shopping after work and then had a drink with some friends, and for the whole five hours this took, I’ve felt people have been staring and making negative judgements about me.

It started as soon as I left work.…

I haven’t yet fully solved my sleep problems and for the last few days it’s been a struggle to get to sleep and stay asleep. To wear myself and my tics out I’ve decided to increase the amount of exercise I take.…

I’ve started shouting “Binky”. To start with I couldn’t think where Binky had come from. I very rarely tic things that aren’t actual words, but I just couldn’t remember what Binky meant or where I’d heard it before. As it turned out, not knowing was better than the embarrassing truth when I eventually worked it out.…

At the conference the other weekend one of the speakers discussed rage attacks, which is the term for sudden, out-of-control, explosive outbursts that happen without warning. Rage attacks are associated with Tourettes in some people. I’ve seen them described as the release of tension that’s been building up, and they’re usually followed by feelings of remorse.…

My long-awaited Freedom Pass has arrived. With this pass, disabled or older people can use London Transport for free during certain hours. This is brilliant for me because it means I can get off if my tics are making a journey too difficult or if other passengers are reacting negatively and I don’t feel able to sit it out.…

I was browsing the net earlier while Leftwing Idiot was editing some video. He was periodically ‘scrubbing’ through the audio. This involves going backwards and forwards through the soundtrack quickly, distorting the sound.

While I was surfing away, I found myself making similar, broken up sounds.…

Maybe I spoke too soon yesterday when I proudly announced that my mood had been assessed as normal. I’m not so sure that would have been today’s judgement. I’ve been feeling weepy on and off recently but not for any specific reasons that I can identify.…

The report from my Habit Reversal Therapy (HRT) assessment has arrived and I read it with interest. It gave an accurate overview of me and my tics. I was relieved to read that my mood was normal, and that I wasn’t found to be depressed or anxious.…

King Russell’s mum called earlier and while he was speaking to her I was squawking in the background as usual. Then I heard him say, “No mum, we haven’t bought a parrot.” He went on to explain it was just me she could hear shrieking.…

I started working on a tic-related artwork late last night. The piece, called ‘Lego is 4 Life, Not Just 4 Christmas’ is made entirely out of Lego. It was delicate and fiddly but I was totally absorbed and didn’t go to bed until 6.30am.…