I woke myself up abruptly early this morning when I ticced:

“I’ve wedged a sausage dog in my bum.”

It’s Sunday morning. I hadn’t needed to get up so I didn’t set an alarm. Annoyingly, it was only 7:30am when I woke up. I tried to roll over and go back to sleep but my tics mean I’m rubbish at lying still.…

On Saturday morning Leftwing Idiot reported that my longest tic-free period in the night was fifteen minutes. Sharing a tipi with other people and disturbing their sleep had been my biggest worry about the weekend, but over the last few days I’ve perfected a recipe for sleep.…

Last week someone asked me if I have Tourettes in my dreams. I had a vague idea that sometimes I do but I wasn’t really sure. When I woke up this morning though I was sure.

Last night I had a vivid dream about having to go on live TV.…

I’ve mentioned before how I often struggle to get to sleep and just recently, how medication has meant I’ve had to battle to stay awake at all. Now I’ve stopped taking it, I’m struggling to get to sleep again.

Last night it took me four hours of frenzied ticcing before I could settle.…

I haven’t yet fully solved my sleep problems and for the last few days it’s been a struggle to get to sleep and stay asleep. To wear myself and my tics out I’ve decided to increase the amount of exercise I take.…

I’ve just got a new blanket which is helping me get to sleep more quickly. It’s weighted and goes on top of my duvet.

A weighted blanket applies ‘deep pressure’ and is supposed to have a calming effect. It also provides some resistance to my tics without being too restrictive.…

Last night I tried taking the drug. Melatonin is a natural compound that my doctor’s prescribed to help me sleep. It normally takes me a couple of hours to settle and get to sleep but it was much quicker last night.…

I’m just about to head off to bed. Recently my tics have been interfering with my sleep in a massive way. Getting to sleep has always been a problem but my tics haven’t been repeatedly waking me up throughout the night in the way they are at the moment.…

I’ve started ticcing, “Cheese” a lot. It’s been creeping in over the last month or two but it’s suddenly gone crazy and I’m saying it all the time. Leftwing Idiot hates it – he thinks it’s boring and not funny. He says he’ll never tire of “I’m a baby”, which I’m currently saying with an Italian accent.…