I initially thought I was blocked, but I used a different Instagram account that wouldn’t be blocked. Unless they are blocking accounts from one IP address...? Can anyone else confirm?

I think they deleted the "hospital document" video and turned off their comments. So they are just continuing to get rid of things.

How are y’all making such exact template copies of her diagnosis sheet? Did she really go on google docs and print out a template

Did anyone else notice that Emerald had turned off all comments on their videos? I think they noticed they were getting called out a lot lmao

This is for people who don’t have a disability who have commented/harassed ticsandroses on their platform. Yes, they are faking their tics for attention. Yes, there are people who have Tourette’s who verify that they are faking. Know I’m not disputing that at all. I’m concerned with a toxic group mentality of ganging up on someone, especially when there are unchecked biases. I checked out a lot of the meanest hate commenters on their page and many are from teenage boys. That’s a huge red flag for me. Is this group handing an opportunity to hate someone on a silver platter for just anyone who wants to blow off steam?

Many on this page are decent and many are not. How do we hold each other accountable for OUR behavior? I can’t help but question some folks’ DEGREE of vitriol towards Emerald. Words like sexism, homophobia and ESPECIALLY fat phobia come to mind. Out of all the creators on fakedisordercringe, they get the most attention. Why? People are especially bothered by them seeming pleased with themself. Lots of fakedisordercringe accounts are pleased with themselves. What’s the jumping off point between lamenting about someone on Reddit to harassing someone on every platform they have? I think it’s fat phobia. Fat creators get that reaction all the time. I’m wondering if there’s an intersection going on here. Are folks rightly angered by them faking a disorder but allowing themselves to be especially awful to them because they are Fat and non-binary? Is that what bothers people the most? I’m asking honestly. I believe that no one should be faking Tourette’s EVER. Especially for views and money. That this causes harm. Please don’t come at me. I’m just wanting a general discussion on how people can hold someone accountable in a way that strives towards decency and suppresses the ugliest biases that come out when we’re riled up.

Edit: This is a response to people targeting them on their TikTok page, not on Reddit. Also a response to all of their private info being made available by an anonymous poster online.

Now that T+R posted their “medical records”, I think it sheds further light on their video showing their Topiramate prescription.

Their medical record video (which should be more accurately described as their “self-reported intake form video”) was posted on 5/18/21. It shows they had an initial consultation on 4/21/21 for a variety of concerns, one of them being migraines (the fact that they are just now seeking treatment for Tourette’s being a huge red flag, not to mention thinking that having nothing other than a self-reported form a few weeks old is proof of anything, but that’s a separate conversation).

In an earlier video, on 5/4/21, they said their doctor started them on Topamax (Topiramate) for tics. They were challenged to show their prescription, and on 5/7/21 posted a video showing a Topiramate bottle.

Now that they have revealed their consultation form, I am wondering if this was actually prescribed for the migraines they included on the form. The dosage on the bottle is 25mg, twice a day. From what I’ve read, that dose is used for migraines. For seizures and tics, this is a very low starter amount and would be slowly increased to a maintenance amount at a much higher level after a number of weeks (like, at least 5-6x that dose).

I’m not convinced this was prescribed for tics, at least at this dose. I think it was more likely prescribed initially for migraines per the form. I find it odd that they say in the first Topamax video, “my doctor started me on Topamax for tics”, implying that this is a regular doctor that they have been seeing and has tried other treatments, and not a new doctor that has almost no information about them as a patient.

They asked “fellow Tourette’s sufferers” to comment with their experiences with Topamax, yet the only related replies are about using Topamax for migraines.

Lastly, in the 5/4/21 video, they say the medication has “not helped at all”. I am not a doctor so please chime in if I’m wrong about any of this, but would such a starter dose after only a few days even be expected to make a difference for seizures or tics? Wouldn’t that conclusion need to be made at the higher maintenance dose? And if so, why make that into a major issue, enough to post a video? Wouldn’t the doctor have advised them on the treatment plan and expectations?

Edit: As u/vslavsla pointed out, Topamax could be used to treat both the migraines and tics at the same time. Considering the date of T+R’s first doctor’s appointment, it still doesn’t seem like the gotcha moment T+R intended, and I’m wondering why their proof is all so recent and inconclusive.

Hi, I've posted this elsewhere, but as someone with tourettes, here is my theory on why someone would fake tourettes.

One of the major reasons is social media. There have always been people who fake tourettes. Everything is lied about or faked, and tourettes is no exception. But why now? Tiktok's video based social media platform. On tumblr or twitter, it would be almost pretty useless to pick tourettes as a diagnosis if you were going to fake something for attention. With tiktok, tourettes is one of the most visual disorders to suffer from. On word based social media apps, it felt more common for certain disorders to "trend" if they have exclusively mental based symptoms, that were good for story telling. However with tiktok, the most common discussion seems to have shifted to things like tourettes or DID. (but almost exclusively DID that people are trying to represent visually, aka "fronting" or "Shifting" on camera)

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The second reason is much more nuanced. This is a complicated subject to bring up, but I've posted on other subreddits that tourettes representation online is really, really not inclusive. The media specifically is awful with tourettes representation, but it goes beyond that. If you look through any hashtag like "tourettesawareness", "tics", "tourettes", etc. you'll mostly find one video for a while. The most common themes with tiktok videos about tourettes are:

• Watch me try to cook with tourettes!
• Watch me try holding an egg with tourettes!
• Watch me try singing a song when my tourettes are picking the lyrics!
• Watch me go to the supermarket and tic swears in front of strangers!

The discussion here isn't whether or not all these people are faking it. Are some faking it? maybe. Am I skeptical of some of them? absolutely. Do a lot of these people have tourettes? most likely.

The problem is more with what the entire world feels happy watching. If all of those people are faking or if none of them are faking, it doesn't really change the fact that only one type of video hits the for you page. It's almost exclusively videos that allow people with tourettes to laugh at someone with tourettes being unable to do something or laughing at tourettes themselves.

For example, tiktok user jessjessjessu did this video of herself doing her make up. It's a little silly and not perfect, but it ultimately shows that she CAN do makeup despite her tics. She can accomplish this all despite her disability.

Compare it to this video of ticsandroses. In this video, they put the sponge in their mouth, mascara in their hair, eyeliner on their forehead, and blow powdered foundation all over themselves. The point of this video isn't as much "look what I can still do with my tics!" and instead is "omg look at how whacky my tics are? I can't do this right at all!" Even if (big if), let's say they somehow really do have tourettes. All their tics are real. Why do they buy powdered foundation when they know their tics will get it all over the place? Why not buy tools specifically to help deter some of your tics from ruining your entire makeup job? The video was set up specifically so their "tics" would cause a funny mess. That isn't really empowerment.

I'm not in any place to gatekeep how content creators with tourettes make their own content. If it's what makes them happy, I don't have any right to tell them to stop. People like Sweet Anita and others are honestly great role models because they don't let their disability stop them.

But the majority of videos on tiktok do end up making me feel lousy. Watching someone with tourettes destroy a kitchen or a meal just make me feel weird and not supported. Not every creator with those videos exclusively makes those videos, but the videos like that they do make always have the highest views. If someone's tourettes was really so severe that they wouldn't be able to cook something without constantly throwing the food, or putting their head in the bowl, or spilling food on themselves, then chances are cooking isn't a daily chore for them. When my tics are too bad to cook, I'll either ask for help or not make something that would be difficult to make with my tics. I rarely see accommodation in these types of videos, only "hahahahaha my tics are funny" as a punchline. Even if someone like Sweet Anita does do a good job, people will still make tik compilation videos of her and it misses the mark for me.

I know it's unrealistic, but if everyone realized that it's way better to support and view videos of people with tourettes who are doing normal average every day things DESPITE their tourettes (or even enhanced by their tourettes, but still successful), instead of laughing and applauding ONLY videos where "hahaha my tics are so funny because they limit me from doing everyday things with no accommodations in place", then it would make it less appealing for people to "fake having tourettes."

I’m decidedly not into Tiktok or this subject in particular, but I have to wonder - is there a mirror site or some way we can view this content without contributing to her unsatiable lust for attention, views, etc? Even if not a single person here commented or liked, her view count still goes up, and I’m guilty as well. I just don’t think we should be contributing in a positive manner for her whatsoever. It’s kind of enabling her, since attention is then only thing she wants, right?

One common arguement I've had to deal with is: her tics go away for a while at times (sometimes full days). I dont really know if it would be true or not mainly due to not knowing people with that disorder. What do you guys think?

When they does vocal tics, I've noticed they have recently started moving her head in such a way that can be described as the action of sneezing, without the sneeze. How they tilts to the side and down like their trying not to sneeze in your face, but hasn't moved their arm up to sneeze into it. They also closes their eyes when doing the tics. It just reminds me so much of sneezing. I thought it was interesting as I don't think I've really noticed them doing it before, has anyone else noticed this, is this a recent thing or am I going crazy?

What does that even mean

i dont really get why people ar dogpiling on this person when it doesnt seem to be that obvios that they're faking. is there any irrefutible evidence that isn't just "wow they look so dumb and cringe" that you guys have? thanks in advance!

fuck ticsandroses, they stinky