03-16-2013, 03:50 PM
According to wikipedia:
"Tourette's is one of several tic disorders, which are classified by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as "disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence" according to type (motor or phonic tics) and duration (transient or chronic)"
If you want to get very, very specific on it, yes, Tourette's is not the same type of mental disorder as, say, chronic insomnia. But it still affects the mind and brain, and so the word 'mental' can describe it.
When I used that word to describe your Tourette's, I was not calling you crazy. I was not calling you emotional. I was not calling you stupid. I was not implying that you are in any way a bad person because your brain does not work the same way as the majority of other humans. I was simply stating that your brain does not work the same way as the majority of other humans and that this can make things frustrating and difficult for you at times.
"Tourette's is one of several tic disorders, which are classified by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as "disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence" according to type (motor or phonic tics) and duration (transient or chronic)"
If you want to get very, very specific on it, yes, Tourette's is not the same type of mental disorder as, say, chronic insomnia. But it still affects the mind and brain, and so the word 'mental' can describe it.
When I used that word to describe your Tourette's, I was not calling you crazy. I was not calling you emotional. I was not calling you stupid. I was not implying that you are in any way a bad person because your brain does not work the same way as the majority of other humans. I was simply stating that your brain does not work the same way as the majority of other humans and that this can make things frustrating and difficult for you at times.
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