Comments on: How To Have Tourette’s Part 6: Nightmare In The Airport

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:25:36 +0000

Wow…I am hooked! Thanks for the inspiring story!!!

By: Jett

Jett — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:05:00 +0000

Josh, this story took my breath. I’ve been waiting to hear a strong literary voice on the web from someone with TS ever since I wrote about my son’s struggles nearly a decade ago.

You were expansive and warm and funny up until this post; those are some of my favorite characteristics in a writer (and human beings in general). In this entry, you are FIERCE, which ranks in the top three things I look for in a friend.

Thank you for putting your experiences out there.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:31:51 +0000

Fantastic attitude. Very inspiring.

By: Josh Hanagarne

Josh Hanagarne — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:47:33 +0000

Thanks Andy. I appreciate that. There’s a memoir in the works. You’ll have all you can handle:)

By: andy

andy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:36:33 +0000

Wow! Just been reading your articles and the way you describe your condition is intense – feel like I am right. You should definetly consider writing a series of short stories on your incidents.

Good luck making it through every day! On my reader now.

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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:46:03 +0000

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By: Josh Hanagarne

Josh Hanagarne — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:46:50 +0000

Scott, the thing is, I don’t mind the offers, but there is literally nothing that anyone else can do. I usually just tell people, “I’m okay. No, really, I am.” there are relatively few episodes that would actually qualify as an “attack.” Usually the weirdness is just business as usual. The offers to help are always made in the right spirit, and I’m grateful if unable to suggest ways to help. The occasional offer to “help,” meaning, “I’m annoyed by you, how can I make you quit?” are not taken well and I delight in making their days a little more frustrating:)

By: Cutthroat Stalker

Cutthroat Stalker — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:01:08 +0000

Josh,

I’ve been reading your blog for a couple of months now–very inspirational. An incident at the store yesterday prompts me to leave this comment/question.

A man at the store was bent over his cart and it looked like he was pressing a plastic container of orange juice quite hard against his head. My wife and I wondered if we should stop and help. We passed him up and continued to debate it when about 10 seconds later we heard a crash. We turned around and this man was on his back with the shopping cart tipped over. We rushed back to help, but a couple of others closer to him got there first.

After our delayed reaction, I’d have to say always offer help. I know you can only speak for yourself, but my question is, when you are having an attack, would you prefer people ignored you or offered help?

Thanks, and keep up the great posts!

-scott c

By: Josh Hanagarne

Josh Hanagarne — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:37:33 +0000

Shane, thanks very much. What other situations can you see this post applying to? I’m very curious to know when you get a chance to respond.