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  • Tourette’s and Defiance: Breaking the Cycle of Conflict

    Tourette’s and Defiance: Breaking the Cycle of Conflict
    2026/08/06
    Oppositional behaviour can make everyday life with Tourette’s feel like a constant struggle. Requests become arguments, limits trigger intense reactions and relationships with parents, teachers or other authority figures can quickly turn into battles. In this episode, we explore the connection between Tourette syndrome and Oppositional Defiant Disorder, explaining why cognitive rigidity, emotional overload and...
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    6 分
  • Tourette’s and Anxiety: Breaking the Cycle That Fuels Tics

    Tourette’s and Anxiety: Breaking the Cycle That Fuels Tics
    2026/07/30
    Anxiety can act as a hidden amplifier of Tourette’s, increasing physical tension, nervous-system arousal and the frequency or intensity of tics. At the same time, the fear of having a tic in public can create even more anxiety, producing a difficult cycle of worry, movement and social discomfort. In this episode, we explore the biological...
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    5 分
  • Tourette’s and Stress: Breaking the Cycle of Tension and Tics

    Tourette’s and Stress: Breaking the Cycle of Tension and Tics
    2026/07/23
    Stress does not simply affect how we feel: it directly influences the nervous system and can significantly increase the frequency and intensity of tics. At the same time, the physical effort, social pressure and exhaustion caused by tics can generate even more stress, creating a cycle that is difficult to break. In this episode, we...
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    4 分
  • Tourette’s and sleep are closely linked

    Tourette’s and sleep are closely linked
    2026/07/16
    What happens when the brain never truly switches off? For many people with Tourette’s syndrome, the night isn’t always a time of rest. Poor sleep doesn’t just leave you feeling tire it can make tics more frequent, more intense, and harder to manage the following day. In this episode, we’ll explore the fascinating connection between...
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    4 分
  • Tourette’s starts in the brain

    Tourette’s starts in the brain
    2026/07/09
    What if I told you that Tourette’s doesn’t begin with the tic you can see, but with an invisible electrical signal deep inside the brain? For decades, many people believed Tourette’s was simply a bad habit, a lack of self-control, or something that could be stopped with enough willpower. Science tells us a very different...
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    5 分
  • Tourette Syndrome At School And Work

    Tourette Syndrome At School And Work
    2026/07/02
    What is it really like to live with Tourette Syndrome at school or in the workplace? In this episode of Tourette and Me, we explore one of the most challenging aspects of Tourette’s: not the tics themselves, but the reactions they can trigger in other people. We discuss the pressure of being observed, the fear...
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    4 分
  • Tics And Stress: What Fuels Tourette’s

    Tics And Stress: What Fuels Tourette’s
    2026/06/25
    🎙️ Tics And Stress: What Fuels Tourette’s Why do tics become stronger during stressful periods? Why do they sometimes seem to explode when the day is finally over? In this episode of Tourette and Me, we explore the complex relationship between stress, anxiety, and Tourette Syndrome. You’ll discover how the nervous system reacts under pressure,...
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    4 分
  • Adult Tourette’s Syndrome

    Adult Tourette’s Syndrome
    2026/06/18
    Tourette Syndrome doesn’t usually disappear in adulthood, it changes. Today we talk about masking, control, work, relationships, and what acceptance really means when you live with Tourette every single day. Tic Different.
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    1分未満