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Question 28: I wanted to thank you for giving me the time of day. I am not use to what you say in the e-mails you send. You said you are prod of me and the way I am handling my TS. I on the other hand feel like my family is attacking me....I know my parents would not attend [a presentation]....But I would like to. Under suspicion by my instructors, because the most I cold explain about TS in the 5 sec I got between classes is that it is a 'neurological condition'. Family friend don't want to get in the middle of the family tension, or just side with parents. My friends are having a hard time with my being out about TS, Mostly because most of my friends them selves are disinhibited. We joke about safety in numbers. They don¹t want to be out. And want to ignore it and go on. They can't relate to my want for understanding and the freedom of being out. I have no support in the USA. I have Mailing list. And you say I am doing well. I don't want to know what bad is........

................Oh and I am doing better. My dad wants me to be re-diagnosed. Maybe he will believe it when he hears it from the mouth of an expert. R.D., CA, USA.

Good morning R.:

I want to apologize for taking so long to respond to your emails -- the past few weeks have been enormously busy for me as I finished my doctorate and moved myself and "Life's A Twitch!" to a new address. My head is only beginning to surface now so that I can finally give you the reply you deserve.........

Perhaps your parents would not yet attend a presentation. But they may surprise you. Or they may surprise you in the future. Always remember that whether they want to learn more or not is THEIR issue. Don't ever make it yours by closing the door on trying to help them learn. That is the day you become partly at fault for your situation too. Being strong and believing in others when you feel that you don't have much support from family and friends is a hard road to walk. I know. But the fact that you are doing it anyway, the fact that you are interested in learning more, and the fact that you are modeling for friends the power of standing up proud in who you are regardless of the consequences is what makes you a person worthy of a lot of respect. It's why I'm proud of you. Maybe things aren't that good on the outside, and things at this point don't feel that good on the inside. But who you have chosen to be will MAKE you a person who is 'doing well' and who WILL do well in life. Who you choose to be inside will always be more important than what is happening around you R.....................................................

 

........................I'm very glad to hear that you are doing better R. There will of course always be ups and downs, but I have faith that if you continue to hold true to yourself life will, all in all, continue to get better. Congratulations with your dad -- he is coming around because of YOUR actions. Time to be proud of YOURSELF, R.

If you think your dad, school or school board might be interested in hearing a presentation by all means refer them to my site or email address and I will do my best to accommodate them R!

cheers, and have a great start to the school year!
Dr. Dunc.

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