#stress tics

[its-ticsticstics]

Why Anxiety Cannot 'Cause' Tics

Anxiety cannot cause tics, if you've been on my blog, you know I say this and lot and I will continue to.

But why do researchers and Tourettes and Tic experts say this?

Essentially, anxiety is a Serotonin pathway-based disorder/emotion. Serotonin is largely responsible for emotions like anxiety, sadness, motivation, and others. There is a lack of serotonin in the synaptic cleft meaning that the brain has very little serotonin to absorb. This is why SSRI's (Selective Serotonin Uptake Reinhibitors, which allow more serotonin to build in the synaptic cleft) aka antidepressants are the medication used to treat them. In terms of the part of the brain we're looking it, its the Amygdala which is responsible to the 'fight or flight' part of our brain. When there is a lack of serotonin the brain, or damage to the amygdala its common to see symptoms like fear, panic, paranoia, inhibition, etc.,.

In regards to Tourettes, Tic disorders and generally, any other involuntary movement, we're looking at Stratial Dopaminergic Alterations and motor pathways in the brain include the sensorimotor cortex, putamen, pallidum, and substania nigra. An excess of dopamine in the brain can cause a hyperinnervation of dopamine terminals, particularly in the striatum which is hypothesized to lead to an increase in the involuntary movements and sounds as see in those with TS or tic disorders. As for the motor pathways in the brain, studies have shown an overactivation in there areas and in fact, the more activation seen in these areas often indicate a more severe case Tourettes. And truthfully because its a neurological disorder, the details of neuropath ways and how everything connects gets MUCH more complicated from here and I've really only touched on 2% of this, but I digress.

TLDR;

Down to a brain structral level, anxiety and Tourettes and Tic disorders are completely unrelated.

Sources (at least the ones that are pubically accessible): (1)(2)(3)

#tics #tic disorders #tourettes #tic disorder #tourettes syndrome #motor tics #vocal tics #neurodivergent #neurodivergency #anxiety tics #stress tics

[lxv3s1ck]

I’m kind of freaking out right now.

I think I might have tics? I’m not sure but I keep like twitching and like jerking my limbs and stuff and it’s really freaking me out and I have no idea what to do. I’ve been doing it for about an hour and it’s not stopping.

I might just be being paranoid and like placebo-ing myself into tics? I don’t know I’m scared and I don’t know what to do. Am I faking it? Do I tell someone? This hasn’t happened like this before. I’ve had a few small little twitchy motions in the past but it’s usually just like once and it’s over and it’s hardly noticeable. I pretty sure most people get those things but now I keep jerking my arms or legs or like moving my head. I will kind of go for like a few minutes without doing anything but then I’ll start again. Someone please tell me what I’m supposed to do in this situation? I’m scared

#physical tics #tw tics #cw tics #tics #pls help #motor tics #adhd tics #stress tics #tics and tourettes #autism tics #anxiety tics

[steriotypicaloutlaw]

So I've found that when my verbal tics get bad and I'm at work, mouthing or whispering them instead of just suppressing them definitely helps. My coworkers never question it, just thought I'd share what helps for me just in case it can help anyone else too.

#tics mention #anxiety tics #verbal tics #ocd tics #ocd related tic disorder #stress tics

[woodlands-nd]

so you know the like "why are you hitting yourself" repeated a million times thing? like when someone grabs your hand and like hits you with it and repeated "why are you hitting yourself" like every time and it's super annoying and stuff

tics that make me hit myself, just saying

#these are connected #minor tics #stress tics #tics

[trichy-mads]

started having tics where i’ll be hitting my head tonight with my palm & fist :(

had a couple hitting ones for a while but never on my head and never repeated for so long :( i hate this

the more severe my tics come the more convinced i am that it is actually tourette’s which is so scary

#physical tics #autism tics #stress tics #tics and tourettes #tourettes #tourettic ocd #vocal tics #tw tics #cw tics #tics mention #motor tics

[parental-unit-of-chaos]

Welcome to "✨I'm not coping with that as much as I thought I was✨!"

In today's shows we be discussing stress about getting your job when you have server mental disorders. [ C-PTSD, Autism, Major Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and OCD ]

Oye special geuss will be: Trans masc (FTM)

Tw: self harm, disordered eating.

SO .. I thought I was okay, handling the stress while trying to get my frist job after highschool. For the past like month I have just been stuck in a rut, can't get to the next step, stuck at home, unable to get a schedule going because there is set factor I have to keep my life around.

It started off fine... Then I stopped getting up at 4:00, it was hard to eat breakfast, I didn't feel like eaten at all, I would be eating and then my brain decides thats enough food if I eat another bite it will make me throw up. The unresting anger and worse of all. I believe I am starting to get two types of tics.

Now as some one who is autistic, I know the difference between stims and tics. THESE ARE TICS, I can't control them what so ever.

First it was one that use to be a stim, cracking my neck, I feel a pressure in my neck and the itch to crack it. As of now it has involved into doing it as my brain sees fit.

Second, one of my hands spasms open, mainly my left (my previous to S/H arm, which the outside lower arm is mainly scar tissue). I almost broke my favorite mug because my hand spasmed and I dropped it, luckily it was on the carpet and nothing was in it.

note: No, I do not think I'm developing tourettes. As my partner while staying over has told me, my body twitches in my sleep. So I feel like it's a different issue than tourettes.

Having tics can have many causes besides tourettes. Such as stress, anxiety, genetic, or just simply changes in the parts of the brain that control movement.

,......................

Something that I'm currently working on studying about my brain, is getting back into the creepypasta/ marble hornets fandom.

Back in middle I was a huge Jeff the killer fan, now going back into the fandom, I am now a big masky fan.

Theory:

I was in a very abusive house hold and most of my truama in that time period was childhood based truama. That's why I was into Jeff the killer, because I could really relate to his backstory (the real story, where Jeff is Asexual).

Now returning to the fandom being 19 in 4 months, I have started to like masky alot more being more attracted to him. His truama is mainly in adulthood and caused real mental health issues. As well as how he comes with me, I relate to more.

The theory is, that the reason I'm starting to like masky more is because I have moved on from the truama of childhood and grown past that, but now I'm stuck with the truama that have experienced through mid, to late highschool, trying to cope and process what happened to me then.

That or I have become a lot more kinky.

#stress tics #mental health #not okay #marble hornets #jeff the killer #creepypasta

[bitch-in-need-of-therapy]

I fuckin hate this meat suit first it had the audacity to be born and have me shoved in it without my concent and then it fickin tries to take the body back and randomly goes woop and punches shit

#stress tics #misc #vocal tics #flesh prison #release me

[crumb]

THE PASSENGER 2023 | dir. Carter Smith

#stress/ptsd related tic? 🤔 #gif 1 is when randy is being bullied #gif 2 is after seeing sheppard #gif 3 is after beating the shit out of sheppard #gif 4 is right before he walks outside at the end #the passenger #the passenger 2023 #kyle gallner #horroredit #horrorgifs #horrorfilmgifs #userhorroredits #crumbedit

[scentgarden]

i just realized that any time i thought i was ticcing before i got diagnosed with autism i was actually just stimming

i swear every day i make a realization like “huh, autism”

#autism #stress tics #stimming #yay or nay?

[melodymorningdew]

I love being told that the help I'm given means I owe something to the person who helped me 🙃 Like don't help me, then.

#unconditional love is a thing #don't help me if you're going to hold a debt over my head thanks #disabled #chronic illness #chronically ill #chronic pain #chronic disability #chronically fatigued #fibromyalgia #undiagnosed chronic pain #melody morningdew art #undiagnosed chronic illness #disabled blog #disabled blogger #chronic migraines #chronic migraine #chronic fatigue #undiagnosed something #undiagnosed disability #ibs c #invisible disability #invisible illness #i hate living #kms #physical disability #tic disorder #post traumatic stress disorder #pots maybe #pots #hypermobile ehlers danlos

[basicallyjaywalker]

I'm headcanoning rn that the ninja all have anxiety tics and they flare up at various times

In the same way that tics will make you involuntarily jerk or speak, theirs involve involuntary power use

Nya has had to stop the entire place from burning down when Kai accidentally flings a fireball

Jay has surged multiple appliances while trying to use them normally

Cole has accidentally made holes in the nearest surfaces including walls, floors, and furniture

Zane has frosted himself on accident

Nya has had to apologize for squirting water on someone

Lloyd has gloves he wears when he has bad periods because the damage from multiple energy balls in a row was just too much

#ninjago #lego ninjago #ninjago headcanons #my own anxiety induced tics have been going haywire #so im coping #(I'm fine btw its just stress related) #nya is me fr in this bc i have smacked objects very violently in front of friends #scaring the shit out of them #and had to profusely apologize #shoutout to my ticcing besties #jay walker #cole brookstone #lloyd garmadon #kai jiang #zane julien #nya jiang

[its-ticsticstics]

I hope everyone who I help realize that 'anxiety tics' aren't a separate tourettes-like condition know i DON'T think they're faking their tics, even if anxiety tics where their original diagnosis.

Doctors are TERRIBLY misinformed about tourettes and if your not an AMAB, then the chances of being diagnosed with a tourettes or tic disoder dramatically lower because of male biases in the research and treatment of tourettes and tic disorders.

If you're ticcing, you DESERVE a better explanation than "its just anxiety"; there's no proof anxiety cause tics and you've been medically neglected. If you need help advocating for yourself for second opinions or a neurologist, I'm 10000% here for you.

I think SO many of us with tics have been medically neglected and we deserve the proper treatment, I stand with you!

#anxiety tics #stress tics #tics #tic disorder #tourettes

[comfycozycrossfox]

anyway i cant be friends with neurotypical people and people that only interact with normal people because theyll look at me strangely when i tic in a store while my friends are just like "is this joanns fabrics overstimulating for you dawg"

#i think that if we're going to be friends #not only do you have to be cool with me ticcing/stimming #you have to be cool with me ticcing/stimming without me explaining it #i shouldnt HAVE to go 'i get stress tics/have some mystery tic disorder' or 'im autistic and need to get big feelings out' #the coolest people i know see me Move Strangely and straight dont react #actually the coolest people i know go 'you motherfucker your ticcing is setting off mine' but #also this is about u twi hi twi <3

[bubblegumr1ck]

My tic (singular for now, let's hope it stays that way) is annoying me, so you know what. Curse be upon ye. I now headcanon that Rick and Morty both have tics.

Rick's vary wildly and every time he "fixes" one another one develops. They couldn't possibly be caused by his stress or anxiety, no—he's convinced they're all caused by his implants and that he can eventually fix them all. He's forever stuck in the denial/bargaining phase until he sees Morty struggling too and feeling othered by Rick's efforts to "fix" himself.

Rick's tics mostly include jerking motions, weird leg/arm movements. This sometimes includes violent actions like punching; not so bad when he's out on adventures or by himself, but terrible when he's sitting at the table with his family eating breakfast or dinner. More rarely is he affected by making repetitive sounds or consistent facial tics but when those happen he isolates himself more.

Morty's tics are caused by his anxiety but no matter what he does they never really go away. Loud lights, sudden sounds, and caffeine tend to trigger them.

Morty's tics are facial. Eye-flinching, grimacing, the works. One time, it looked like he was winking at Jessica and Brad wasn't very happy about that. Over time he's gotten better at disguising them, but they still make him feel awkward.

Once Rick accepted that ticks were just a fact of life and started supporting Morty, they both felt much less alone.

#rick and morty #rick sanchez #morty smith #headcanons #tics #can you guess which kind of tic i have? it's listed here lol #also i used inspiration from my friend who has a punching tic #BTW too many people think only people with tourette's have tics???? #anyone can develop tics #i'm of course talking about tics caused by stress/anxiety here and in a more general sense #but that's just because it's what i have experience with #jfr i currently have one (1) tic and every time i /think/ it's gone it comes back and jumpscares me #took me way too long to accept i had it in the first place #doing some research and having friends who have tics really helped though #ok i'm gonna stop rambling now sjkdhkjdhs

[gossip-girl-of-middleearth]

I just crashed my car AGAIN because I slipped on black ice on the way to work, I wasn’t even in shock or scared once the car hit a wall of ivy on its side, I was just mad that I crashed on the same road again

I was so mad in fact, that I said, “Oh, hell no,” and chucked the car into first gear, spun the tyres, and rocked it as I floored the engine

Miraculously, the car zoomed out of the ditch and shrub it was stuck in and onto the road — the power of not wanting to be known as the person who crashed their car twice in the same week, since all my coworkers take the same road to work 😭😂

#what’s it say about me that high stress situations don’t shake me anymore #I’m like ‘oh just crashed my car again and almost died on an icy road? bet lemme just eat a tic tac real quick and burn the clutch to get #outta here before someone sees lol’

[ambiguousgrass]

what do you say when someone asks about your tics like how do you respond to that genuinely

#''why do you make that noise all the time' to annoy you specifically actually. tganks for asking #it was worse when i was younger but now i just make a small hmt noise every few sec/mins depending on the day #its like breathing to me #how do i explain that #usually i get freaked out and pretend i dont know what theyre talking about which i dont think is agood thing but idk what else to do. #grass yells into the void #tics #autistic stimming #<- not what the posnt is talking about but i do that too with that noise when i gtt stressed.