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<blockquote data-quote="Melody" data-source="post: 2174693" data-attributes="member: 249001">I have severe Tourette Syndrome.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;m also one of the unlucky few who actually have the symptom of involuntary swearing, known as coprolalia.For me, it&#039;s a disabling, painful disorder that can make even walking, eating, hard to do.To me, the swearing is NOT funny.&nbsp; Not when I go in walmart and am afraid of getting jumped because I can&#039;t control the fact that I yell the n-word.&nbsp;&nbsp; People have even died from injuries due to the movements their tics cause.&nbsp; A man died from a brain injury caused by a head-banging tic.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have bruises up and down my legs from kicking myself, and I&#039;ve met a man who is paralyzed on one side of his body because of his tics.Somehow, I don&#039;t find any of that funny at all.&nbsp; I don&#039;t find having an incurable, disabing brain disorder funny.&nbsp; Especially when I consider my future, as a teenager, I think about the future, like, say, wanting to get a job?&nbsp;&nbsp; Who&#039;s gonna hire somebody who swears uncontrollably?&nbsp;&nbsp; I mean, it&#039;s just so ignorant.People who think this is a joke of some sort, gosh, I just wish they could understand. What do you think?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Melody, post: 2174693, member: 249001"] I have severe Tourette Syndrome. I'm also one of the unlucky few who actually have the symptom of involuntary swearing, known as coprolalia. For me, it's a disabling, painful disorder that can make even walking, eating, hard to do. To me, the swearing is NOT funny. Not when I go in walmart and am afraid of getting jumped because I can't control the fact that I yell the n-word. People have even died from injuries due to the movements their tics cause. A man died from a brain injury caused by a head-banging tic. I have bruises up and down my legs from kicking myself, and I've met a man who is paralyzed on one side of his body because of his tics. Somehow, I don't find any of that funny at all. I don't find having an incurable, disabing brain disorder funny. Especially when I consider my future, as a teenager, I think about the future, like, say, wanting to get a job? Who's gonna hire somebody who swears uncontrollably? I mean, it's just so ignorant. People who think this is a joke of some sort, gosh, I just wish they could understand. What do you think? [/QUOTE]

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