I'm a 24 women who has been dealing with TS since I was 7. Have struggled with different tic and have accepted they are a part of who I am and will most likely have them for the rest of my life. I have been told I might grow out of them but at this point, I doesn't seem likely. With my one tic, I shake my head but its not very noticeable. With my other tic, I make a coughing noise which interferes with speaking. The only part of this tic that bothered me until recently is that my throat is always sore and having people ask if I'm ok, assuming I'm sick, or "bless me"" because they think I sneezed. I have recently graduated college and have entered graduate school for special education and the adult workforce. Now my tics are getting in the way of my job. I work with children and it gets frustrating when I'm trying to teach and have to pause to do my tic. On the bright side, the children I work with just ignore my tics and I'm mostly successful with my job. The frustration is more on my end then theirs. I'm nervous for the day when a student askes why I do what I do. I'm afraid to tell the truth because I don't know how parents will react. I'm pretty open about my TS and have had a "take me or leave me" attitude my entire life because its a part of who I am. I don't like feeling like I can't be open about who I am in fear of causing problems within my job. I don't have anyone in my life who has TS so I don't have anyone who really understands what I'm going through. I'm hoping on here, I'll be able to talk to people who are like myself.