Do you experience tics and how do you cope with them?

I hzte it the most when someone tels me to stop

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!

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

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

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

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.

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 .

I get bullied at school for having tics, this was helpful. Thank you 🙏🏻

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 have mild Tourettes they aren't very noticeable but gosh this is so helpful! Thanks!

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 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!

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.

tics make easy things difficult. i can’t even execute workouts properly😢 or hold a serious conversation properly

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

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.

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

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 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... -.-

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.

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.

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

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?

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 have eye blinking tics. This helped so much thank you!❤️

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’m So happy seeing all these people having the same problem I’m having now I know I’m not alone

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.

I’ve had a blinking tick for years and this seemed to help. Thanks!

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

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’ve been dealing with this kinda thing since my parents divorced. This was very good, and I liked the LOTR analogy!

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!

The fact that you referenced the battle of Helms Deep to explain the approach makes you deserve a medal ❤

I just tried it and it is helping me... THANKS!!!

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.

Wow this is absolutely incredible and so helpful! Thank you for giving another option to medication!

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.

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

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 know you guys are legit because of the Star Trek blu-rays on the shelf! But seriously, this is very well-presented.

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 hope this works.. tics have been ruining my life for about 5-6 yrs

Excellent video! It feels good to learn, thanks for that!

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 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 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:((

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 :/

1:28 - we've reached peak nerdiness 8)

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..

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.

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 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.

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 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!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO. i will try deep breathing to treat my vocal tics.

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

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

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.

Awesome. I will never blink again for the rest of my life

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 this video! Its very informational, helped me so far.

we should make a support group for people with tics

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!

I have ADHD and 8 tics including, eye tics, vocal tics, etc. So thanks.

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 hate tics and they don’t leave me alone it’s very hard to sleep at night because of them

Wow! I tried deep breathing, helps so much. Thank you

thank you so much, as someone one have physical tics it indeed helps a lot!! what a relief

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

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 🙏

Im here cause i cant stop looking at the side with my eyes all the time I just have to Helppppp

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.

Tics has been Really bad for my mom and I got taken away from her for tics so I need to help her

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.. 🙂

Very helpful video! Thanks for sharing!

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’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

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 :/

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 :)

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.

This video has just given me like ten more tics thank u

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

Suuuuper interesting!

The Uruk-kai are destroying my walls every two seconds and it’s pissing me off

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

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’ve had tics for as long as I can remember I always got told it’ll go as I get older but it never has and it causes no end of stress and crushes my self confidence . I’ve tried nearly all of the coping mechanisms etc however I’ve never been down the medication route at this moment in time but highly considering it hence it does effect my driving ability . Has anyone used medication and does it work it would mean alot 🙂

I'm so thankful to find this video, it's really helpful for me. I have tics on my legs, the urge sometimes goes on my toes or my thigh. I'll really glad if you suggest me the competing response that is suitable for them.

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 have tics and get stuck in them for awhile for like a couple of minutes and body movement and open eyes and jumping tic and sniffling tic and eye rolling and and throat grunting and this video helped! Tics are hard and feels like I’m stuck in them and it’s hard! hope you see my comment i got diagnosed when I was 8 and going to be 21 august 31st this month and I have multiple disabilities and anxiety and autism and aspburgers and adhd and Social problems and eye contact problems this is a challenge and sometimes I have multiple Tics at once someone told me In school I’m not Normal and i said to that person everyone is unique and special in their own ways and their isn’t a thing about being called not normal

I’m 72 and my tics (nose sniffing, throat sounds and upper body shrugging) began after a mental breakdown at 50. I am getting worse and it’s terribly exhausting and embarrassing in public. I have Kaiser and live in Northern California. I was completely dismissed when I tried to talk to my doctor about it. I don’t know what to do. Thanks for your video.

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.

You are amazing guys! Thanku! It helped me a lot💋

You don’t need a defence what we need is some sort of acceptance of our tics

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…

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