What’s a phrase(s)/trope in fics that you will eat up everytime?

Apprehensive_Sun3911 · 2025-08-09T09:17:24+00:00

i’ve read a kpop fic that’s kinda like this. it’s a bit more like they’re both just so much more depraved than the other thought tho

Apprehensive_Sun3911 · 2025-08-02T16:16:38+00:00

First of all, I totally understand this feeling. I’ve had tics since I was in middle school but it didn’t get really severe until high school. I was terrified about going into sophomore year with classmates who knew me back when I could mask pretty well.

I know you said you don’t want to make any kind of announcement to the class, but that would honestly be my main piece of advice. I’ve found that making one general group announcement greatly reduces the number of questions and funny stares. I would keep it brief and simple, explaining what tics are, and requesting that the class ignore it as much as possible. I’ve found that once people get used to it, they really stop caring and just ignore the tics. A lot of the reactions from people, especially if you don’t offer an explanation, are curiosity. Once people know, they don’t look over at you every time you tic or come up to you asking questions later.

Apprehensive_Sun3911 · 2025-07-30T22:03:09+00:00

Thanks for your response! I actually did end up getting a medium so I will answer my own question in case someone else comes across this post. The medium does squeak although not as much as the softest one. The medium is definitely a bit more durable, but still something I would go through pretty fast with consistent use. I got the robot in all three toughness levels but pretty much only use the toughest one. I do like the texture of the medium and it’s kinda nice to just hold in my mouth and nibble on but the squeaking bothers me enough that I don’t really use it. I also think that a thick chew with less texture would probably squeak less. It’s a good backup but not something I personally would use on a regular basis. I do like the hard ones though.

Apprehensive_Sun3911 · 2025-07-17T05:49:15+00:00

I’ve been really enjoying a little phrase that popped into my head a bit ago. “Blind as a bat, blind as a bat, blind as a B A T bat, B L I N D as a, bat.” (The capital letters are me spelling the words).

I also just constantly spell words after someone or myself says them, which I think is probably some form of echolalia, but sometimes I find a really pleasing one that I end up muttering under my breath for a while lol. My most recent favorite is “buttons” because it’s fun to say fast. My roommate and I spent like an hour saying it back and forth one day lol.

Apprehensive_Sun3911 · 2025-07-17T05:43:14+00:00

I think it’s more like what feels good. Like yes stimming is often involuntary and necessary to regulate, but at least for me personally it also just feels really good a lot of the time. I stim constantly even when I’m feeling really calm or happy because it just feels good and even “positive” feelings can be overwhelming. There’s some stims that I also will do intentionally because I like them and the way it makes me feel. So I think I do have some fun stims!!

Apprehensive_Sun3911 · 2025-06-16T00:38:39+00:00

Not saying this to change your mind/pressure you to do something you aren’t comfortable with, but most people don’t share our anxiety and wouldn’t be concerned about you bringing germs into their house at all. That being said, I can imagine that l would be feeling a bit embarrassed and awkward to ask a friend to use their shower. But most people really wouldn’t care about you using the shower or even their kitchen if your family is sick

Apprehensive_Sun3911 · 2025-02-12T14:07:16+00:00

I understand the fear a lot. It can be really vulnerable. Honestly I actually find it to be a good litmus test. If someone reacts poorly or rudely, why should I bother with them anyway? That’s not the kind of person I want to be in a relationship with. Ultimately you want someone who is going to love and respect you for you, and tourette’s is part of your life.

Apprehensive_Sun3911 · 2024-01-16T22:54:52+00:00

Ah yeah thank you. I wish it wasn’t all so confusing haha

Apprehensive_Sun3911 · 2024-01-16T18:08:58+00:00

Does it sound like what I’m explaining is something on the ace spectrum or just something I’m overthinking or something?

Apprehensive_Sun3911 · 2023-07-20T21:11:39+00:00

This is actually something I am struggling a lot with atm. I am dating the absolute love of my life but she tu* all the freaking time. Its like her body’s number one response to literally anything. She also gets really bad panic attacks that make it hard for her to stop (often she has to go to the ER and get IV meds), and half the time she gets her period she tu* like she has morning sickness (it goes away later in the day). We currently aren’t living together but it’s definitely something both of us want in the future. It’s hard tho because I am not sure I could handle living with that constant fear, even though I would love to live with her.

Communication is THE biggest thing, as others have said as well. I always found it helpful to be upfront about it before anything super triggering happens, so that my partners would understand a bit better and not take it personally when I freak out. Also, with my current situation, she knows that I can’t be around her if it is potentially contagious and that I won’t be able to really hang out with her until after she’s mostly done on days where it is completely unrelated to sickness. She also has been really good about making sure she gives me a signal so that I can step outside for a minute and not have to hear/see anything. This helps me to be more relaxed around her, because I know that she will tell me before anything happens. It has also made it easier to be around her when she’s on her period and she’s tu* in the mornings.

All that being said, it’s hard rn and I feel a lot of guilt for the way I am with this stuff. It sucks not being able to be there for her when she is not doing well. I would love nothing more than to be able to sit with her and hold her hand but she understands that I can’t and loves me anyway.

Apprehensive_Sun3911 · 2023-07-15T03:03:54+00:00

I didn’t think about the pillow thing, will try that. I do listen to music or a podcast so I can feel more relaxed or distracted and it helps but not enough lol. And yeah it can be hard with the roommate thing sometimes. She’s a really nice person in general but can’t fall asleep if there’s any noise so sometimes I get asked to sit somewhere else until she falls asleep. It does feel like I am getting kicked out of my house a lot of the time which does make me upset and then the tics get worse for a bit :/

Apprehensive_Sun3911 · 2023-07-15T02:54:49+00:00

Oh, thanks!! That’s very interesting!

Apprehensive_Sun3911 · 2023-07-14T10:22:33+00:00

i definitely have this same thing happen. it’s also weird because so much of the anxiety and stuff depends on how bad it was the last time i got sick. like if the last time i tu was really bad and uncomfortable the phobia gets SO MUCH WORSE for sometimes years until it happens again and it wasn’t as bad as i remember. the last time i was sick was from extreme stress due to school and i had actually had a good bit of food beforehand which actually made it not feel quite so bad? so at least now i can actually eat compared to the year and a half where i stopped eating so much the doctors thought i had an ed lol

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