Why do people with tourette's shout out swear words and not just "egg" or "grass"?

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it really depends on the person. i have a form of tourette's were i tick my neck , head and shoulders and that also comes with a heaping side helping of OCD. i dont yell out cures words. i tick and compulsively do things, like i crack my knuckles CONSTANTLY and i roll my eyes alot and blink alot. you just cant help it.

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What is tourettes? I don't like labels, it really isn't understanding the condition. Maybe they just want to swear.

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Maybe because there getting pissed off that every other word is interupted with a disturbance.

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not all people with tourettes shout obscenities (coprolalia), that's actually a very specific type, and it's not common at all. most people with tourettes have a physical tic..myself, i shrug my shoulders and blink my eyes really hard, i've had that tic since i'm a little girl. you really can't help it most of the time, it's even harder if you're under stress or if you're worrying about something.

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My brother never shouts out swear words. He says things like "kek kek kek" or just random words or a random phrase. Sometimes he kind of barks/yips. And he jerks sometimes. It's totally obvious it's a neurological problem to anyone who sees him do these things. I will say, it scares the heck out of me when he yells "NO!" or something like that when I am driving. I think he saw something I didn't!

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Not all people do swear.I have Tourettes and dont swear any different then anyone else.

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