Consumed

Hi pieanne,

Do you mind telling us what you want to say?

I probably can't help you, but I'm sure many could.

I'm talking of a man suffering from the Tourettes syndrome; sometimes they are relatively subdued, but at other times they come back in full strength, that's what I'd like to ewpress here: "sometimes he was a complete prey to theses tics, he was ... by them"
By the way, is "come back in full strength" correct?

I don't know as much as the others on board, but I'd like to take a crack at the problem. (Hey, that's how we learn )

I've

Hey, it's not a matter of knowing, it's a matter of speaking.
Is it correct to say someone is overwhelmed by tics? I mean, you, ESnative, would you raise an eyebrow?
I mean tics are all over his face.(and the rest of him)
"consumed by tics?"/" with tics"?
"aravged", "devastated" with tics (I don't like devastated that much)

Dear pieanne,

I hope I haven't misled you. I'm no native speaker! I like to mimic the way natives talk, and on a good day, I do a semi-decent job.

But you have a tick?
Anyway, congratulations for your English!

Actually, I don't know how people get "ticks".

I hope no one is "consumed by the tics"? (haha, just kidding)

Hi Pieanne,

I don't think I would say "he was consumed by tics" - this might give an impression of the wrong sort of tic(k).

Overwhelmed; devastated, oppressed, persecuted, crippled, riven, shattered, crippled, disabled, incapacitated.

Lol, Julie!
And thanks, Abbie, I'll keep these in mind, they'll be most useful!