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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.

It's something very different. Tourette's applies to the nervous system and brain. Tourette's also has many complications to it, some people have what's known as PANDAS which is lifelong streph and that can cause Tourette's. Before you wanna play Mr. Doctor, please refrain and think for a moment. Parkinson's and Epilepsy applies to the brain, doesn't it? It also applies to the nervous system. It's not a mental disorder though. Cancer of the brain applies to the brain, right? That doesn't mean it's a brain disorder as you stupidly classify it as. You are very misinformed and you can't trust everything you read. Who has Tourette's? Me or you? Me. You make too many automatic assumptions. I know you always like to be correct, but in this situation, you are not at all. Other examples of real mental disorders would be retardation, Autism (to an extent, and I am only classifying REALLY SEVERE Autism as a mental disorder), personality disorders are another true example of a mental disorder. I am not "insulting" you, quite frankly, if someone proves you are wrong please don't put up your BS.

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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.

People with Tourette's have brains that function normally, Tourette's only impairs people. It's like being crippled, you wanna do something, and you can, but your disorder prevents you from doing that one thing. Before my Tourette's exploded when I was 9, I was a perfect A student, I used to get the highest grades in the class, I could play nearly all Bach, Beethoven, Rachmaniov, Liszt, Tchaicovsky, and Greig symphonies/serenades. I was independent and could do most daily life-tasks by MYSELF. Now I can't do that as I can barely sit on a chair for 30 seconds without my spine shaking and going out of compete control.