How to stop tics (WITHOUT MEDICATION)
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- How behavioral therapy effectively treats tics and Tourette’s syndrome, with special guest Alie Caldwell, host of Neuro Transmissions.
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Topics Discussed:
- Tics
- Tourette’s syndrome
- Habit reversal
- CBIT - comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics
- behavioral therapy versus medication
Learn more:
- The Neuroscience of Tourette Syndrome: • The Neuroscience of To...
- Advances In Understanding Brain Circuits Responsible For Tics In Tourette's: www.sciencedai...
- Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT): Overview: www.tourette.o...
- Behavioral therapy for Tourette syndrome offer many children an alternative to medication: www.apa.org/mon...
- Demonstration of CBIT: • Comprehensive Behavior...
- For Kids With Tourette's, At-Home Training Could Help: www.npr.org/sec...
- A meta-analysis of behavior therapy for Tourette Syndrome: www.journalofps...
- Ali and Alie discuss clown fears on Neuro Transmissions: • IT and the Neuroscienc...
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Do you experience tics and how do you cope with them?
I was so excited to see this video pop in my sub feed! :)
That was a very good way of explaining and making other experiencing tics for those who don't have them.
You already know I have the tics - I find the less frequent ones easier to cope with, whereas the frequent ones I have more or less replaced with a competing response, but they still happen quite constantly, so in that regard I've been unsuccessful in reducing their frequency.
For me it's more important for the tics to have the lowest impact possible on my self-perception (so I guess more CBT-like strategies - ie. being able to acknowledge and feel wholeheartedly that me having tics doesn't make me a lesser person or perform worse or any less good at doing something), and if I'm able to do that I notice them less - even if they still happen. So in that regards, they reduce their impact on me. :)
Thanks so much for your comment and feedback! I was anxiously waiting to hear what you'd have to say as your opinion on this means a lot to me! You make a great point about how self-perception impacts tics. The way you see yourself impacts the way you feel which impacts the frequency and intensity of tics. Sometimes that idea gets lost in discussions of behavior therapy.
I play basketball to help me get my mind off my tics n kind of get it off my mind to relax
I have ALOT of tics and have had them since I was little. I was never diagnosed with the disorder because I dont have vocal tics (I honestly dont think I should be diagnosed anyways) these tics have died down a little bit though.
My 11 year old has tics. He has been on numerous med and nothing truly helps long.. and he has began to be depressed..He doesn't seem to be coping with them. The tics change..they get worse or at times ease off.. its a roller coaster and he stays overwhelmed.. especially because he has a jaw popping tic that has caused his molars to cut him badly .. wish GA had Therapy for his tics..
I hzte it the most when someone tels me to stop
Oh buddy... You and me both. This is such an interesting/miserable syndrome. Good luck with managing your tics.
I hate it so so much when people are saying stuff like “just stop doing it it’s no matter” omg I could go berserk when someone says it
Kitty Miku same,they say that i’m purposely foing it
I KNOW like no one is more annoyed by them than i am
Oh god I know. People don’t understand
I'm so tired of my tics. It's ruined friendships, relationships, jobs, and hobbies. Been stuttering since 4 years old with many other physical tics over the years. Breathing exercises, speech therapy, diet and healthy lifestyle choices... nothing has helped. I hope somebody who suffers from this can conquer it. It feel pretty hopeless at times but I'm doing my research and not giving up!
Is it going well man?
I am also very depressed sometimes I thought maybe death can make my body relax
Hello
This is better than my mom’s methods. She used to beat me when i had my tics which made me think about them more often and have more tics but this really helps
Pointlessinthevoid have you gotten better ? It seems like you were put in a very tough position from your mom.
Hi I use to keep winching my nose when I was a child and my mum was also like that. It never helped all I do is do it more when she not looking but it went away after a few months.dont take it personal she’s not an expert.but I in here because my 8 year old son has started doing the neck tilt a lot in the last few weeks and I noticed he does it more when he is gaming so I will cut his game time down to 30 mins a day and hope it gets better.worst part was in the first week I saw it I also told him off and had forgotten I had it at 1 time lucky my wife googled it and told me it’s tics and then it dawned on me I did it also when I was a kid and I am probably the reason he even has it. Good luck for most people it does disappear.
You good?
I'm sorry you had to grow up like me. Everyone wondered why I became so ruthless and mean towards my tormentors.
sometimes i’ll hold my mouth open and I don’t move and my eyes will blink a lot and I can’t shut my mouth until i feel satisfied
Honestly started to tear up watching this. I’ve always struggled with physical tics and it’s caused a lot of physical pain over the years. It felt really nice to be validated that my problems are real and that there are things I can do to help myself. Thank you for making this video
Me too im literally crying. I never got therapy for this as a child and i should have
same - i have Tourette syndrome and this helps a lot!
Same in my case also
Sometimes it hurts really bad....
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I had taken medicine for my tourrets, but it didn't work and when i took medicine i got depression too( the medicine has many side effects)
I also cried. Never felt so seen before
Tourettes has been stuck with me for 6 years and it’s hard when you’re kid. Anyone else who is experiencing this, I hope u keep enjoying life and don’t let anyone stop u
Thank you I will
Im 14 and ive been experiencing this for about a 4 months and i have ADHD and even if i take adderall it doenst help thank god i found this video. And thank you for motivating me ❤
I've had them since I was 9 years old, I'm 43 now and I can tell you it gets so much better, not the tics because I still have them but life is great and you will become more confident and live your life more freely and slowly stop caring what people say and think, when I was 15 I thought my life was over school was BAD, but trust me it gets so much better
my tic feels more voluntary but I've had it my whole life, sometimes it'll disappear for months and then it'll come back stronger than ever.
I've had tics since I was young. Never knew science has a name for it. It's embarrassing to have them and it sucks when others notice and mimics you. For those who do not have them, be thankful. I often wonder what the world will be like when you do not have tics, without the constant feeling of having an "itch you have to scratch" through some involuntary movement or another.
This video helps a bit. Thanks, The Psych Show guys.
worst is when you're not sure if someone mimics and makes fun of you or not.
We all family got tested positive for covid ,during that self isolation period my son got tics, after we finish isolation period I made my son busy ,more active ,took him to the park after school everyday ,adapted pets birds for him and make him physically and mentally busy and happy ,it really helped ,tics are almost gone ,I am sharing my personal experience only to help others .
My son is the same. Same time period. Head shaking almost constantly. It went away when we took him on holiday but 15 months later it's back
Thank you so much
I get bullied at school for having tics, this was helpful. Thank you 🙏🏻
You get bullied at school currently? I’ve been there! I have bad case of motor tics. Since I was 4, I’m 34 now. They tried to bully, little bit tougher for them as I fight back. I was a part of wrestling team at school, I’ve been in Brazilian jiu jitsu for about ten years now. I always highly recommend this form of martial art to bully victims, they teach you how to be confident and assertive. Bullies will avoid people who are confident in their selves. Not only that, you will win the fight 9 out of 10 times, without even throwing one punch. It’s about co trolling your opponent. I suggest you find a bjj gym around and give it a try.
I got sent to the PRINCIPAL OFFICE
hey I'm sorry for hearing that, you don't deserve that!
@@brandasar7913 I agree. I have had tics since I was 5 or 6 and now I’m 30. People tried to bully me but as soon as they tried, I always fought back. So it happened les and less. But I was always confident and studied not really bad so it helped to avoid bullying
@@brandasar7913bro, have you found the way how to get rid of tics or at least control it?
I have mild Tourettes they aren't very noticeable but gosh this is so helpful! Thanks!
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!
Tics don’t have a warning sign. Your body just has an irritability and that’s the reaction. And it’s not an urge that you’re thinking about. Unless you were already ticking and are annoyed by the ticking and trying to stop it. But as soon as your mind goes off of it, they come back. These exercises only help for a moment to relax. Tourette’s comes from anxiety. And calming them depends on the severity of the syndrome you have. Everyone is different. But yes, the basil ganglia is suspected to be the source of the condition. But I think if you “rewire” you tend to just develop different tics elsewhere.
I've had tics since I was maybe 7 or 8 and I know others who have them. There is absolutely an urge/feeling I get prior to performing the tic, otherwise I wouldn't tic!!! Anxiety absolutely exacerbates tic disorders, but it is absolutely not the cause. I tic even when I'm completely calm and comfortable
I've been struggling with both motor and vocal tics for about 16 years now. It's been very tough to deal with it, but videos like these make me realize that tics are in fact a real issue and that it CAN be managed. Thank you!
tics make easy things difficult. i can’t even execute workouts properly😢 or hold a serious conversation properly
I have about 6 tics now. But some of them last for a few weeks, months or years and then disappear. Sometimes they come back, or new ones take their place. It's so weird and irritating and hard to control them when around people... -.-
Thanks for sharing your experience! This is very common with tics. Some come, some go, and some stick around. What I always talk to my patients about is focusing on one tic at a time, usually the one that's most getting in the way, and build up your ability to manage that tic first.
same when I was 3 years old it started it also goes in waves one periode of the year I have more tics then other periodes
infashionchains same
This actually helped thank you. I have Motor tic disorder and I needed some video like this I enjoy this content. You earned a sub.
Thanks so much for watching! Means a lot to me that this was helpful to you. Welcome to The Psych Show community!
I have motor tics to
My daughter has neck jerking tic whilst breathing in and it’s constant at the moment. She has moments where she loses her breath… does anyone have any techniques to help calm them down?
I thank you very much. Since I am not only suffering from Tourette, but also from Autism and compulsive disorder, this is extremely helplful since it does actually also teach the emotions to change.
I also have autism plus tourettes
I've had tic since I was about 5. (I'm 26 now.) I always feel like a victim of the tics. They are so bizarre. Like lately I have been having two major ones, one is where I have to squeeze my left eyebrow muscle down and then follow it by a thumb twist where I have to see a shiny reflection on my thumbnail. If I don't see a light reflection on my thumb nail my brain goes crazy and wants to redo the whole thing. X( I will try the technique described in this video and pray that it helps. I've recently started taking depression meds (dopamine inhibitors) and I think it's making it even worse! I'll keep you updated
Hi!! This sounds like an OCD tic, you may want to seek help for OCD before trying to treat the tics themselves. Best of luck :))
I can relate to that. After almost 20 years of having tics I totally feel as a victim in that battle
Never been diagnosed or anything, but i think i do have A LOT of tics. Sometimes its hard eye blinking, flexing arm and leg muscles, flexing neck, and some other ones that will occasionally pop up. I feel that i can suppress the urge when i focus all my attention on it and try to feel how the urge happens before i do it.
It's really cool to have both a Psychologist and a Neuroscientist giving input on the same stuff, to see how you approach the topic in slightly different ways
Thanks so much! We also did a collaboration about fear of clowns on the Neuro Transmissions channel: czcams.com/video/Pm5ojBxJ8Jw/video.html.
Yes Ahmed.
I've been struggling with ticks for more than a decade. Well this video really helped me I didn't know anything about this tricks and tips. I hope I can liberate myself, I can't even think how life is like without ticks. Good luck to everyone and thank you.
This is SO great to know❤️ I've been suppressing Tourette's tics my whole life and it's become overwhelmingly painful and exhausting recently. Suppressing does NO GOOD!!! I can't wait to try these tips!! THANK you!! God BLESS you!!
I haven't been diagnosed because everyone around me thinks it's either "bad habit" or it's deliberate... but it runs in the family so I'm pretty sure that what I experience is tics no matter whatever it may origin from... thank you so much for the video ! Our guiding angel in an unaware neglecting world
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So happy seeing all these people having the same problem I’m having now I know I’m not alone
I developed tics around 7 years ago now due to a highly stressful and sometimes dangerous job. I never had them before this.
My tics involve clenching teeth, eye blinking, fist clenching which really causes my pains in my wrists, sometimes toe clentching, sometimes arm stretching and a lot in my stomach and face. Just reading these comments on here makes me realise there are more people out there dealing with tics than I realised. This is some what supportive. If only there was a support group or social online group for people with tics.
My tics started easing around June last year on their own after 6 years of intense and embarrassing situations.. however I had I a house fire in November due to someone petrol bombing my neighbours home which the fire spread to ours whilst we were in bed. The house is a mess but we are alive. Then my cat died a few weeks later followed now by being in lockdown and this coronavirus all this has just built up the stress and anxiety again which feeds my tics so as I write this I have been suffering with my tics all day and they at a all time high.
I am goinv to try your recommendation and also going to do my vest to reduce my stress and worry despite it being a dark time we are living in. I no I have to be strong but its not easy on your own especially when isolating. Its a testing time mentally for all of us.
However I do find some comfort in reading other people comments here. Maybe we could all come together to produce an one support group or fb group/chat or something which may help.
But I am definitely going to try this.
Have you tried massage therapy or meditation? Sounds like stress is a big trigger so maybe eliminating that stress will help you a lot?
Thank you for sharing and may the Higher Power continue to help you. 🙏 for me please my tics are bad right now.
I have most of the tics that you mentioned and have been struggling with it for around 10 years, I really hope this will help me
I have a vocal tic and while I was put on tons of medication as a child for it nothing really helped. I didn’t cope with it at all, I was badly bullied growing up and it just made me more aware of it. But since I’ve seen your videos and deep breathing helps as you say I’m going to give it a try. I’m almost 26 and I’ve been dealing with it since I was a child and I’m just done with it and I want it to stop.
I'm so sorry to hear you had such a difficult experience with a vocal tic and bullying. I hope this video and the resources in the description are helpful! Thank you for watching.
I’ve had a blinking tick for years and this seemed to help. Thanks!
Are u better now ?
I've had a head-shaking tic for many years and it severely lowers my quality of life. I had tics bad as a child, they went away and in my late 20s they came back. I will try this method, thank you for posting. I have some questions for you, what kind of therapist can I seek for in-person treatment? Also, can head and neck tics cause brain damage?
My tics problem started from when I was 13. And I'm practicing these processes since then. Now I'm 19 and the tics are really unnoticeable. These really helps.
hello how is it going now?
Would you mind sharing what helped you?
Focus on a physical activities or exercise. Do it daily so once it becomes a habit slowly you will notice you dont have tics anymore.Having a stressball can also help while going through the process.
I have eye blinking tics. This helped so much thank you!❤️
So happy to hear it helped!
Kaie thik hoga please help kare
@@dralisir mera 6 year ka beta hai usko tic disorder hai kaise thik hoga please help kare
I have a neck tic since middle school, I never knew what it actually was until Lewis news about his TS. But suprisingly, I unconsciously did the same as your recommendation to neck-down my neck everytime the urge of tic comes.
Tic really can be triggered by seeing other's tic as mentioned, I really feel it. If we have the conscious against tic, we can reduce and prevent it to come.
Thank you for sharing this vid
Thank you so much! I have slight tics appearing sometimes, and this helped me control/stop my tics from coming. Deserved sub right there
For my skin picking I hid all mirrors, twizors and safty pins I keep my nails short. I use stim toys to hold and mindfulness.
My tics/stimming are not Tourette or Autism. I just do them if Im at home or find a safe place if Im out. My dx's are Sczoaffective dis, ADHD, GAD, CAPD, dyslexia.
Thanks for your feedback! It sounds like you are implementing a lot of what psychologists call "stimulus control" interventions, changing things in your environment that make it less likely for you to pick your skin. I wrote up a guide about how to apply behavioral treatments to hair-pulling here: alimattu.com/blog/2010/10/7/a-beginners-guide-to-treating-trichotillomania-separating-sc.html. The treatment is very similar for skin-picking. Hope to have a video about that in the near future. Thanks again for your comment and for watching!
I have tics. I have one where I blink a lot though it is more like a hard blink/ grimace. Another one is a head nodding tic which is more like a twitch. This tic in particular stresses me out because I dont want people to notice and Im scared that they will ask me why I keep twitching when I cant control it. Thank you for the video.
Thanks for sharing your experience! I hope the video is helpful in regards to your head nodding.
The fact that you referenced the battle of Helms Deep to explain the approach makes you deserve a medal ❤
I’ve been dealing with this kinda thing since my parents divorced. This was very good, and I liked the LOTR analogy!
i hope this works.. tics have been ruining my life for about 5-6 yrs
This is better than my families method for my tics. They just made fun of me and constantly joked about it and always used to copy me. Or they would point out my tics in front of a group of people so that everyone could look at me and ask “why do you keep doing that? Stop it’s weird.”
They would always say “Go to a doctor for crying out loud!”
…but I was only 13. So I didn’t know how to do that at the time.
They always made fun of me. And that was their method of helping me deal with my tics and Tourette’s syndrome.
I've tics since I am 8 yrs old, and it's the worst thing ever. Side effects, headaches because eyes rolling, I will try these exercises. thanks
I have a really tic of nodding my head, and people are always asking me “why do you nod so much?” but it’s really hard, and this helps.
I've had tourette syndrome since I was about 1 year old. I have motor and vocal tics and along with that, I have ADHD. It's a complete struggle and it's sometimes painful.
I've done these coping techniques for a couple days and they already seen to be reliving. These tics are so aggressive though like they just keep coming back as soon as U get releif. I wouldn't wish these on anyone. My neurologist said I know they're annoying but nothing you can really do but go on meds so this video was awsome ti see
I started doing a vocal tic when I was in 4th grade, sorta like a throat clearing. My mom was convinced that medically something was wrong and took me to all these doctors and then decided I was stressed. Her solution- mock me. Told me I was grunting “like a pig” or would do the noise in return louder and repetitively. I was humiliated and ashamed. As a result I am now 33 and still do it, both when not anxious and worse when I am anxious or stressed, I do it so much that I don’t even realize I’ll it 90% of the time. This is the first time I have heard about this treatment and wish me luck because I would do anything to make it go away.
So sorry. What I find strange is that I can’t “make my tics” occur to show my doctor and how exhaustive and debilitating they are. I’m not certain, but my family has a tendency for nerve related diseases and pain from negative emotions- so I think my tics were at least triggered to start with trauma in my later life. At 50. I’m now 72.
I have the exact same thing
I got tics when I was 7 they where really bad reallllyyy bad from then I had them on and off I would never have them constantly when I was 11 they started to get extremely bad I literally couldn’t go to school because i couldn’t control them what I did to help was sleep and pray and tried to stay relaxed they were gone for about 8months there starting to come back now and I need new tips if anyone has any please reply to my comment😔😔🥺literally feels like someone else is in my body:((
Wow this is absolutely incredible and so helpful! Thank you for giving another option to medication!
Thanks for watching! Happy to hear it was helpful!
I know you guys are legit because of the Star Trek blu-rays on the shelf! But seriously, this is very well-presented.
My eye tics are the most annoying. I have vocal tics as well, such as low humming. I can’t even drive because my eye tics affect me so much. Sometimes I wish I was dead because I hate the feeling of tics :/
I just tried it and it is helping me... THANKS!!!
Thank you so much for this video, i really needed this. My tics come a few times a year since I was a kid (now 21). In the last few years they became way stronger. Especially last year I experienced that they come on concerts, (I think because of the extreme sensations e.g. flashing lights, very loud music, everyone around me sshouting , singing and dancing) I couldnt speak a single word for hours because of blinking and nose wrinkling tics. I want to deeply thank you for this instructions. I feel so releaved and as I read all the comments here, the others are, too. You did a great video there!!
I have a tick that is a weirs noise i make from my throat.. Kind of like a hicup mixed with a dog barking.. I hate it, its like having almost permanent hiccups that never go away.. Will be trying this.
Deep breathing as a competing response is the one I would start with.
I have the same thibg right bow
It feels so nice to know I'm not alone I suffer from this too and have for years
@@lisac5999 did you ever find anything to make it go? I've had it for years and years and it's still here unfortunately :( I manage to disguise it in public a little but I wish u understood it
I wish I understood it not you lol
I hate tics and they don’t leave me alone it’s very hard to sleep at night because of them
the best way i found was if you are treated like everyone else and not someone else. I dont do it whenever i m with friends but do them when i meet new people
You two are excellent! Thank you for helping me begin to understand CBIT. Hopeful and searching for a specialist in CBIT/Tourette's for myself. As most know, Tourette's is not just a child/adolescent issue-it can def last into adulthood as it has for me. 😊 Thanks to you both!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO.
i will try deep breathing to treat my vocal tics.
Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching!
Thanks guys, oof! Really. I needed quick help with the tic and found your nice video. I didn't research my tic much, I just kinds live with it for like 7 years maybe..
So happy to hear this was helpful! Best of luck managing your tic.
I'm also suffering from tics. Only thing i did is to try to calm my mind and meditation . It's really painful and don't know how to get totally rid of it and when.. 😞. But don't get unhappy. Just try to find happiness where you can and be happyyy.. 🙂
Since I’ve been told that I have generalized tics I began to keep observing my movements and actions and think if healthy people do that. So far I have calculated as much as 18. That’s crazy
Excellent video! It feels good to learn, thanks for that!
Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful!
we should make a support group for people with tics
1:28 - we've reached peak nerdiness 8)
Yup 🤓
I have physical tics. My oldest son has physical tics, my daughter has tics and might be Tourette's, my youngest son has been diagnosed with Tourette's and has the worst tics out of the lot of us.
We also have ADD/ADHD. I'm a single father, you can imagine that the house is a bit crazy!
Sounds like a lot of energy in your household!
This didn’t help me it just made everything worse. All I can think about now is my tics and how often they are and nothing has changed
I'm sorry to hear it wasn't helpful for you. The treatment is effective for about 50% of individuals who experience tics. If these strategies weren't helpful for you, then you might want to consider working with a professional trained in CBIT, medications, or a combination of both.
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My neck cracks and pops when I tic (in my neck for years) and it first started on a school bus being hyper and shaking my head as a kid purposely trying to get dizzy with a friend. From then on, I acquired tics in my neck.
I had neck cracking ticks too, it was very exhausting and sometimes it feels like the brain hurts when i cant tick properly.
I started focussing my tics on something less exhausting, i normally do them on purpose thus shifting my focus on tickin something else rather than the neck tics, now i dont have my neck ticks not completely but like 2wice every month which is like a super achievement.
Good luck!!
I’ve had tics since I was 7 and I am so insecure. Last year I was ticking and I was grunting and a kid called me a gorilla
Hahaha.
Its an awful thing to go through I have motor tics all the time but I try to live a normal life your not alone
@@lisac5999 me too :(. I have all kinds of tics. I hate my brain
@@ArthurM1863 its sucks were not alone though
I've just seen this now, and it was kinda helpful for me. I have tics and it makes me breathe less than usual and it's really irritating and really hard to deal with. It happens to me almost everytime, everyday. My girlfriend is helping in a way she don't know, when I'm with people that's I'm not that comfortable with, my tics doesn't occur that much or sometimes I don't really have the urge to do it. And deep breathing helped too, I wish I had the resources to consult to a specialist for my tics. I did went to a psych but it didn't help that much, the medications she gave me, which are antipsychotics just made me really sleepy and made my whole body become numb. It started from mannerisms when I was still in grade school and now it's getting worse. And one of the thoughts that came to me is that my gaming addiction caused me this. Just wanted to share my story and hoping that someone could help me. I live in the Philippines.
Thank you so much for sharing your story! I know how hard it can be to work with someone who has expertise with tics. That's why I made this video. If you're struggling with a breathing related tic, deep breathing is likely the best competing response exercise. You'll want to "reverse" the tic. In other words, if your tic is about breathing in from the mouth, you'll want to breath in through your nose and then out through your mouth. If it's about breathing in through your nose, you'll want to breath in through your mouth and then out your nose. Best of luck!
Im here cause i cant stop looking at the side with my eyes all the time I just have to Helppppp
SAME TIC OMG
Yessss it happens to mee too I have to do it or else I don’t feel comfortable and I just want to stop but I can’t
Wow! I tried deep breathing, helps so much. Thank you
this information is very enlightening, and not at all the overview that everyone gives. thank you for being thorough and giving other sources of info !
Thanks for the wonderful, thoughtful feedback!
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Tics has been Really bad for my mom and I got taken away from her for tics so I need to help her
Thanks for doing this video. I started aggressively eye twitching 2 months ago. This because I've been working on an active fire in Northern California. The smoke was thick and what remained was pure dust and ash. The blinking got worse evan after I changed locations. My tics usually aren't that bad but now I'm on the verge if getting fired because of them. I'll try this. I hope it works!
I'm sorry but if you don't have it it's pretty easy for you to say what to do & how you should do it 🙄 ....
I have ADHD and 8 tics including, eye tics, vocal tics, etc. So thanks.
thank you so much, as someone one have physical tics it indeed helps a lot!! what a relief
You don’t need a defence what we need is some sort of acceptance of our tics
Awesome. I will never blink again for the rest of my life
Been 6 years since I started ticking. Was 26 when they began, started when I was in a toxic job and under stress. I’m scared to go the doctor as in the UK they can take your driving licence away.
I've suffered tips for 70 years. Like blinking and breathing, you more often are not aware of it. All of this is easy for those that don't suffer tics.
2020: I will try to practice these tips. Hope it will work on me. I am 28 yrs old and having eyes and face tics. Thanks for uploading this video 🙏
Same !!
Did it help?
I have almost died from Tourette’s before, because of my my tics are breathing out, and opening my mouth, but it HAS to be prefect, and I’ve almost died.
Well this was great and very informative thank you for sharing. She is so right there is a burning sensation when you try to keep your eyes open and those exercise really helped I'm going to try it for a week and I'll come back and share to see if it made a change
Hey darling! How’s your journey?
I’ve tried this and I might be doing it wrong but man, it made me think about my tics and they were more intense…
This video has just given me like ten more tics thank u
Sometimes talking about tics or seeing/hearing other people's tics can trigger your own tics.
I have been having tics for almost 20 years now, started in primary school, never went away. They keep aggravating year after year and getting in the way of a lot of things I do. First it was just a hand or the blinking of an eye, now it's like vocal tics, hands, arms, head, face, all of them combining in different orders. It's so consuming sometimes. Still they happen when I'm alone, in public I can manage them almost completely. But I'd like to know why, it's not Tourette and I know it has a lot to do with stress and anxiety, but even when I'm relaxed I have them, maybe less, but they're there :/
Hope you are feeling better now!
Have you found answers or anything? I can totally relate to what you’re saying. The same here, so years. And I feel that I’m a victim in that fight
@@vladimir6141 nothing at the moment, but just because I haven't really tried to find answers yet. Hope to be able to deal with it in the foreseeable future
superb and highly enjoyable. My tic only developed in my 50's, especially the last year, my 52nd, and is one of constant clearing of throat/chest. No matter how relaxed I am (eg after a mindfulness body scan), I have that frog in my throat, and when I walk and talk, its constant throat clearing. Not fun.
I'm like 99% sure this isn't tourettes, but a few years ago I used to make little noises every now and then, but then it just kind of disappeared, but in the past few days they come back and really strong they're loud and very few seconds and it's really annoying especially if it keeps up when I get back to school because I don't want to deal with anybody telling me stop or possibly getting in trouble during tests and stuff
The Uruk-kai are destroying my walls every two seconds and it’s pissing me off
If the strategies here aren't helpful, try working with a professional therapist who has expertise with tics. If that doesn't work, it might be time to consider medication. OR, you could call up Frodo.
I have a tic in my head where something makes me think in my head f u to god and I’ve been praying for this to go away
omg I used to have this non-stop as a child. you're not alone. it's not your fault!
That doesnt sound like a tic but please do correct me if I'm wrong
You're still repressing it. I mean, I'll try this but this may make me want to do it more. I'm looking for an out right cure. This is torture...
I have had this weird Nose tick a few minutes ago and now that i know how to control it it has gone away. Idk what that was but the tipps of you helped me alot! Thanks :)
Thank you so much for this video! Its very informational, helped me so far.
You don't need to stop tics they're a part of some people's life. That's like telling someone to stop breathing or blinking. You can't.
grimacing tics for me.. like the sun is always in my eyes. i try to relax my face. being a runner we were always trying to keep our faces relaxed and the key was to relax the eyebrows.
I am suffering from tic , I don't know how to solve it , I am gonna try this
Maybe an analogy that is more fitting than the CASTLE-analogy would be an analogy involving a river: The water normally flows in one direction, and we are trying to open another river-branch that deflects the original water-flow so that the original water-path dries out in the long run. (We are not really creating a defence against the water; instead, we are making it flow in another direction, thereby drying out the original riverbed.)
I slowly pull on my hair as a tic and focus on the end. It sometimes gives me a headache when I do it too often but I can't control it much...everytime I try to stop I just have a strong urge to continue doing it xc
Wow! Thank you so much!
I do have tourette syndrome, I lift my eyebrows repeatedly and move my head along with it, it’s been quite embarassinf many times.
These exercises will help me hopefully, I tried holding the top of my head for a minute or so, and the urge lessened.
Thanks so much for your comment! Wonderful to hear this video was helpful.
It breaks my heart when my mom tries to hold in her words whenever my nerve tics take over my face..
Deep breathing works for a short while for me then I'm back to grunting, grimacing and convulsing.