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Overview*You've spent years managing quietly. This book is for what it's cost you. * Managing Tourette Syndrome in Women: Practical Tools for Tics, Anxiety, and Emotional Regulation Across Hormonal Life Stages is not a book about trying harder, fixing yourself, or chasing symptom-free perfection. It is a grounded, clinically informed guide for women whose Tourette syndrome has been misunderstood, minimized, or missed entirely-often because they learned to cope so well that no one noticed the effort underneath. This book speaks to women who: Were diagnosed late-or never formally diagnosed Appear ""high functioning"" but feel chronically exhausted Notice tics, anxiety, and emotional intensity change with hormones and life demands Are tired of self-monitoring, suppressing, and blaming themselves Want real tools without being talked down to or overwhelmed Instead of asking ""How do I control this better?"" this book asks a more useful question: ""How do I live in a way my nervous system can actually sustain?"" Inside, you'll find: A clear, shame-free explanation of tics through a nervous-system lens Why anxiety, ADHD, OCD traits, and emotional intensity so often overlap in women How masking and suppression create invisible fatigue and delayed burnout What hormonal life stages actually change-and what they don't Practical, flexible tools for tic and emotional regulation that don't rely on force Guidance on therapy, medication, work, relationships, caregiving, and disclosure A redefinition of ""management"" based on dignity, choice, and reduced suffering The tone is calm, validating, and precise-never motivational, never patronizing. The approach is trauma-informed, biologically accurate, and deeply humane. This is not a book that promises to make Tourette syndrome disappear. It is a book that helps you stop fighting your nervous system-and start working with it. Many readers finish this book with fewer answers than they expected-but far more relief. Because the most powerful change is often this one: You realize you were never broken. You were adapting. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lydia Isobel BarnesPublisher: Independently Published Imprint: Independently Published Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.268kg ISBN: 9798261778097Pages: 194 Publication Date: 17 December 2025 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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