Disorders?

Question

Well, I have tourettes, OCD,ADD,major depression and anger and mood problems. With my tourettes, i will blink alot or scrunch up my nose etc. alot of the times people will call me blinky or will make fun of me in some way. I get bullied by words for stupid reasons like i am to close to their locker when mine is right next to them. how do i stand up for myself in these situations?

Answer 1

First of all, may I say that you are in the wrong category. Tourettes, OCD and ADD are not mental illnesses. Think of it this way: your software (mental) is fine, but your hardware (brain, nervous system, etc) is not wired properly and causes you to tic.

Now I am not saying problems will not arise from these conditions. You have every right to be angry within reason. However, don't use TS, ADD and OCD as excuses. Let me say it outright: people are jerks! They always make fun of things they don't understand. Once you take away the mystery by saying "I have a neurological condition" and educate them, the stigma disappears. Use humor. This always disarms them and difuses the situation.

I have the feeling that you are very smart, in spite of your challenges. You have had to work twice as hard as others to do the work in school. Keep up the good work, be true to yourself.

Also, consider the TSA Youth Ambassador program seen here:
http://www.tsa-usa.org/People/kids/YouthAm.htm

Best wishes and blessings to you!

Answer 2

These days sometimes it's better to ignore it. It can get you into lots of fights depending on who you are standing up to, and depending on your school I guess. It makes you the bigger person by not saying anything. If it becomes more of a problem I would definately talk to your school counselor about it. They can be very helpful.

Answer 3

just tell those people to **** off and ignore them there not mature and aren't worth your attention i found that if you ignore someone enough and don't respond to there insults they will leave you alone cause there bullying isn't working i get called emo and a freak all the time but now that i ignore them they don't say it anymore good luck and remember those people are beneath you.