sarahlaine23 said 10 years, 1 month ago:

He often gets mad at himself for them, hates himself because of his ticks, and people make fun of him for his ticks and I try and tell him those people do not matter but that does not seem to work. What can I do to help? Just feel like I could do more or something I am not getting. I need help helping him.

Anxious Walnut said 9 years, 2 months ago:

Sadly, people suck.
There are days where I seriously want to end it all because my tics are so bad.
All you can do is what your doing now.
Maybe get him an account here and have him meet real people with TS?
When I met this guy with TS I felt so welcome and normal for the first time in a long time.
He’d probably appreciate the same encounter.
I’m sure this advice sucks because, people with TS aren’t really easy to find.
Just do your best to make him feel normal.

My friends copy me, if I yell, they yell, if I jerk, they jerk, and it helps take the attention off me.

Ask him if he’d like it if you do the same.
Make sure you ask though!!! If he is uncomfortable with this, then you’ll only make it worse for him.