"I do have Tourette's and I have vocal tics but, luckily for me and for everyone else, they're mostly just noises and I can keep them pretty quiet. I go through phases of words becoming tics, but there's a thing called suppressing, if you ever heard of it."
"Imagine those intrusive thoughts, but your mouth has to say them out loud, right? That is Tourette syndrome. I think what's troubling about the way that people do not understand what Tourette's is, if I start having a tic attack, like a lot of tics in a row, people are like, Are you OK?'"
"It's because I'm currently on camera and I'm having a conversation, and I'm trying not to be distracting. I'm really doing this the whole time as much fun as I'm having I'm doing everything I can to suppress every single tic that's visible, from the top of my head to [my waist]."
Billie Eilish, diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at 11, shared her experiences with the condition. She described the frustration of others not understanding TS, which causes involuntary tics. Eilish explained that she suppresses her vocal tics during interviews, releasing them afterward. She compared intrusive thoughts to her experience, emphasizing the challenge of managing tics in public. Eilish highlighted the misconception that tics are abnormal, stating that they are a normal part of her life, even when not visibly apparent.
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