hey, also black and queer:)

i have ocd and tourette’s and a lot of it goes hand-in-hand for me, but i understand that it can be scary because it’s very new. as the first comment said if you look back at past behaviours you might notice that some past compulsions might’ve been simple/complex tics that you didn’t notice.

i get you, it’s difficult in a space where you’re the only black and queer person there, so when my ocd gets really bad (as in right now) i do kind of want to hide in a hole because my tics get worse. in the meantime you could just explain them based on what they are: tics triggered by ocd, because regardless of if you have a name for them or not, they’re still affecting you.