- Est. March 2021
Monthly update: February 2026
This weekend has marked a significant milestone, in that the UK has had it’s first bit of sunshine in 2026. I am not joking when I say we’ve received 40 straight days of rainfall, with no end in sight. All of a sudden we get a Valentines Day of blue skies without a cloud in sight.
Bad weather is great for productivity on the laptop, if nothing else.
New features
I don’t really have an update on the current reader logs, as there hasn’t been a change. I decided to take the Tic and OCD logs off the footer of each blog post, and instead have them situated on the main Tourette and OCD homepages. The problem is not every reader clicks through more than one page, sometimes all the information one needs is in one place and then exit the site. So, the feature goes unnoticed.
For this reason, I have placed it on the footer of each article again, as it was a feature people used.
The below table shows where people are experiencing tics:
The below table shows where people are experiencing OCD compulsions:
The below table shows the types of tics readers are experiencing:
The below table shows the themes of OCD readers are experiencing:
The below table shows body regions readers experience tics in:
The below table shows compulsions readers experience in OCD:
Social channels
Social media content is improving in terms of consistency. I am still finding the right rhythm and schedule around work and what people want to see. I have tried one post on weekends on each channel but it isn’t frequent enough for my liking. But I appreciate that the channels are slowly growing, apart from Facebook. Facebook is a nightmare for content if you don’t pay them it seems.
So many references in tv and movies
Me and my girlfriend needed to watch a comedy to raise our spirits and ‘Not Another Teen Movie’ came up as a suggestion. We watched it, and- spoiler alert- a cheerleader has Tourette’s and is a character that came in and out of scenes throughout the whole film. It was Coprolalia of course.
I have created a whole list of movies and tv series that have references to Tourette and OCD, some of them more accurate and respectful than others. And I have enjoyed discussing these in my content.
Thank you so much for reading, and see you in the next update!
Sam